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A review by sidonpaper
Judy and I: My Life with Judy Garland by Sid Luft
5.0
I’ve been debating for a few days what I wanted to write in this review. This book captivated me immediately because I’m a huge Judy fan, and I have been since I was old enough to focus on the TV. But I’m a firm believer in knowing our idols’ flaws, and through learning Judy’s this book thoroughly broke my heart.
I almost convinced myself I was going to leave a 3/4 star review for this due to Luft’s long and arduous introduction into his own background. Towards the middle of the book it dawned on me how important it was to understand how this man thought, and whether an intentional move or not, by giving us such a descriptive insight into his pre-Judy life he granted us the tools to decipher his narration as genuinely as possible.
Speaking as someone who has also unfortunately got a lot of experience living and coping with people suffering addiction, the way he retold the events of his marriage (particularly the later years) really struck a chord with me. He writes gut-wrenching accounts of incidents I’d never heard of, drew a cold and honest light on nights which Judy and the press both played a role in romanticising or sweeping under the rug, and he remains relatively self critical of his own forthcomings, which is think is what led me to remain as interested as I did throughout the entirety of the book.
If you love old Hollywood this is a great read.
If you love Judy Garland, it’s a necessity.
I almost convinced myself I was going to leave a 3/4 star review for this due to Luft’s long and arduous introduction into his own background. Towards the middle of the book it dawned on me how important it was to understand how this man thought, and whether an intentional move or not, by giving us such a descriptive insight into his pre-Judy life he granted us the tools to decipher his narration as genuinely as possible.
Speaking as someone who has also unfortunately got a lot of experience living and coping with people suffering addiction, the way he retold the events of his marriage (particularly the later years) really struck a chord with me. He writes gut-wrenching accounts of incidents I’d never heard of, drew a cold and honest light on nights which Judy and the press both played a role in romanticising or sweeping under the rug, and he remains relatively self critical of his own forthcomings, which is think is what led me to remain as interested as I did throughout the entirety of the book.
If you love old Hollywood this is a great read.
If you love Judy Garland, it’s a necessity.