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Ball of Fire

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I am what you call a Lucyfile who seeks and loves all things about I LOVE LUCY. I thought I had read all there was in terms of books and stories about the glory days of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz! How happy I was to find a book written in 2001 almost 10 years after it was written. However, I realized why it took so long for me to find out about the book, as it wasn't really about Lucille Ball's life. It was more about the people in her life and what was going on rather about the actress herself. Whatever was going in her life was made to read like she was a third party. The author, Stefan Kanver, does not delve into the mind of his subject so I always questioned its validity that it really happened as he described. On a positive note, I found the book enjoyable, as it was very readable. I kept saying how did Lucy really feel with the frustrations of living with someone like Desi Arnaz whom I love too. She was devoted to him as he helped to make her into the superstar that she later enjoyed. But I kept questioning who are these people were really? If the man was such a philanderer then why did he stay in the marriage for 20 years? It takes two to tango to make a marriage work or fail. The author never really talked about Lucille's role in her marriage that ultimately broke up because of the fame.

I did enjoy reading the book, as I love all things Lucy. I have a collection to show my devotion to the show that aired before I was born but the book did not give me an insight into the person the world knows as Lucille Ball.