Reviews

Madonna by Andrew Morton

kimmyannie's review against another edition

3.0

I thought this was better than the newest Madonna book. Tells so much more about her growing up, family life, coming to be... but it's unauthorized, so who knows how much is really true. Andrew Morton is well-renowned as a biographer though. Pretty good book.

kristenlopez8's review against another edition

2.0

Morton seems to be in awe of Madonna to the point he doesn't tell me anything I didn't know before. The book is pretty slim and really only gives the greatest hits of Madonna's life, there's far more interesting biographies that go more in-depth. Instead of focusing on the singer he spends sections detailing historical things or other people that he tries to give the most tenuous connections to Madonna. His quotes all seem to come from unnamed sources and/or ex-boyfriends that he blames for the breakups of relationships, it's pure pandering from a writer who wants to please the one he's writing about. If it wasn't so short I'd have given up early on.

matt_and_cheez's review against another edition

4.0

Since falling in love with Madonna's music a few months ago, I felt the need to read up on her life. Andrew Morton writes very clearly and with just enough detail, and his British perspective made the book all the more interesting. He makes you fall in love with, pity, and sometimes despise Madonna. Since she is so out-there and versatile in her work, the range of emotions and viewpoints this book presents is appropriate. The con to the book is that it was published in the early 2000s so I think a sequel is in order.