Customer Reviews

Judy and Liza

5 star:		(1)
4 star:		(0)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

A truly wonderful, fact-filled book, dealing with the relationship between a mother and daughter, who just happened to be the superstars of their generations. I've kept this book all these years, having been published originally in 1983, and occasionally pull it from the shelf, relax and peruse its pictures and chapters. I highly recommend the book. So many of the older books on Garland are now almost impossible to find. When you can, buy them! Rarely are you disappointed, if for nothing else, the pictures are so enjoyable! Judy had to be one of the most photographed women of her time.

Imagine the horror of receiving this book as a gift, not once, not twice, but thrice. Well that happened to me. This book portrays Judy as a horrible person who only lives to cause havoc in the lives of those she loves. Anyone who really knew Judy will tell you that nothing could be further from the truth.

And what's with the story of Judy and Liza at the London Palladium? Judy did not try to sabotage or ridicule her daughter's efforts on stage. This is the problem with society, we take everything too literally. Liza merely said (with great humor and respect) that working with her mother was competition with enormous love and respect. Everyone present that night denied any friction between the two, and recall Judy's advice to pay their respects to Liza as well.

Avoid this like the plague and make sure you don;t get it three times.

James Spada took an old myth and turned it into this shoddy book. It's bascially a trash, rehash of stories of the relationship between Judy and Liza that were not true to begin with.

Save your money and buy "Judy" by Gerold Frank, amongst a few others on Judy Garland. 1 star maybe for the pictures, but the good pictures do not compensate for a lying text.