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Furious Love: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton and the Marriage of the Century
Sam Kashner, Nancy Schoenberger
3.76 AVERAGE
168 reviews for:
Furious Love: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton and the Marriage of the Century
Sam Kashner, Nancy Schoenberger
3.76 AVERAGE
I am such a fan of old Hollywood and all the black and white movies of the past. I loved learning about this couple. What a passionate and heartbreaking romance they had! This book was INCREDIBLY well researched. There was SO much detail. Perhaps more detail than I was always interested in. For example, there were long explanations of each of Elizabeth's jewellery pieces that I wasn't terribly interested in, but I'm sure these were fascinating details for other readers. The first half of the book was really interesting and then it started to feel really long and was harder to be motivated through. Still, I enjoyed this book and I was very impressed with the scope of research that contributed to all the quotes, stories, and varying perspectives of the love story between Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. I found it fun to watch some of the movies that they mentioned, all while knowing the stories behind many of the scenes. This was a really amazing and thorough book. But I only recommend it if biographies of old Hollywood actors is your thing.
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Este libro nos cuenta la historia de su matrimonio y lo icónico que fue en su tiempo, una relación que desde su inicio la gente no pudo evitar obsesionarse. Un amor del que todo mundo tenía una opinión, lleno de pasión y glamour y lujos y drama. El matrimonio del siglo. El inicio de la celebrity culture. Me encantó leer al respecto.
Elizabeth y su obsesión por las joyas, Richard quien amaba comprárselas, la devoción que se tenían mutuamente, el respeto, la necesidad del uno por el otro. Normalmente me cuesta creer que existe algo como las almas gemelas o algo parecido, pero Richard y Elizabeth lo eran, y amé leer sobre ellos. Elizabeth es todo un ícono, una de esas personas que nacieron para ser vistas y admiradas, y Richard... La verdad me sentí un poco identificada con él, y me encanto leer sobre su vida y su relación con Elizabeth, me encantó que amaba las palabras y el lenguaje y le escribía las cartas más románticas del mundo a Elizabeth. Amé leer sobre él y conocer un poco sobre su vida.
"So I have decided that for a second or two, the precious potential of you in the next room is the only thing in the world worth living for. After your death there shall only be one other and that will be mine."
La razón por la que le pongo solo tres y media estrellas, es que el libro me pareció un poco desordenado, y eso confundía, sobre todo a mi que no tenía idea de absolutamente nada de lo que estaban hablando, además el libro me pareció un poco demasiado largo, creo que se pudo haber hecho un mejor trabajo de edición, pero sobre Elizabeth y Richard todo fue perfecto, leer sobre sus lujos y la pasión que tenían el uno por el otro fue increíble, justo lo que quería y estaba buscando, algo completamente dramático, y el titulo Furious love queda perfecto, no se me ocurre una mejor palabra para describir su amor.
Y si bien el libro tiene tres y media estrellas de mi parte, las cartas y poemas de Richard Burton tienen fácilmente sus 5 estrellas, y para mi, el deseo de Elizabeth de honrar a Richard con este libro, se cumplió. Los admiro a ambos, y si es que existe la vida después de la muerte o algo por el estilo, espero puedan estar juntos y felices en el más allá.
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Interesting story of a passionate love but the writing wasn't very good and the book could have used a better editor.
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Moderate: Death, Toxic relationship, Alcohol
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I haven't read a biography about any old Hollywood stars, so this was interesting. This book allowed me to reflect on how some people choose to live their lives, where pleasure is their no.1 priority. Usually, reading a biography, you understand the persons life and POV better, making you empathise with them. I finished this book hating both Elizabeth and Richard. They were not very good people in a lot of ways. Their top priorities included making money and spending money. I do recommend this book though because its eye opening to a completely different life style. Also, Richard saying he's in love with Elizabeth but still cheating on her is BS. It was disgusting how romanticised cheating was throughout the book. It was portrayed as a product of passion and love while it is truly just the product of people who have no regard for other peoples feelings.