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A review by albon
Furious Love: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, and the Marriage of the Century by Sam Kashner, Nancy Schoenberger
4.0
2018 review:
I have no idea why past me bought this book. Maybe it was cheap? I don't watch old movies, I didn't know anything about Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton (their names sounded familiar, but that was the extent of my knowledge) and I don't read a lot of non-fiction. All in all there is nothing to suggest this would appeal to me.
But it turns out Taylor and Burton are actually fascinating people, with an interesting and at times heart-breaking history. The pressure of being "Liz and Dick" ruined their marriage just as much as they themselves did. But despite it all they clearly loved each other to the end.
I have no idea why past me bought this book. Maybe it was cheap? I don't watch old movies, I didn't know anything about Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton (their names sounded familiar, but that was the extent of my knowledge) and I don't read a lot of non-fiction. All in all there is nothing to suggest this would appeal to me.
But it turns out Taylor and Burton are actually fascinating people, with an interesting and at times heart-breaking history. The pressure of being "Liz and Dick" ruined their marriage just as much as they themselves did. But despite it all they clearly loved each other to the end.