This insightful biography traces the life and career of Whoopi Goldberg, exploring what makes her tick, how her irreverent and impressible persona gets her into trouble, why she is is such a workaholic, and how this unconventional actress has earned an unexpected reputation as a femme fatale photos, many in color.
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Seasoned celebrity biographer Parish here serves up the usual fare, this time focusing on comedian Goldberg. Covered are Goldberg's less-than-promising, poverty-ridden, drug-addled beginnings in New York City; her venture out West with daughter in tow; and her struggles as a single mother to survive with aspirations in check. Parish chronicles Goldberg's early stints as a successful stand-up comedian?where she honed her unique brand of irreverent humor that still pervades her film, television, and stage roles?through to her current status as, ultimately, a flak-proof comedian. The author includes overviews of her films, with the predictable riffs of preproduction background and gossip, plot summaries, quotes culled from extant sources, and excerpts from reviews. The focus is on the actor's irrepressible, though often undiscerning, penchant for work and the world's attempt to make a martyr out of her based on race, class, and gender?and her concomitant defiance. This is infused with the author's respect for his subject, but as is the nature of this ilk, the book will be out-of-date soon after publication. Recommended for larger general collections.?Jayne Plymale, Univ. of Georgia, Athens
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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I have the privilege of doing work (i.e., writing books) that I thoroughly enjoy, so it is no real chore to be active on my book projects seven days a week. Doing research is much like being a detective, bringing as many elements of the subject's life to light and assessing how each piece fits into the puzzle of a celebrity's biography.
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This review is from: Whoopi Goldberg: Her Journey from Poverty to Megastardom (Hardcover)
I found Whoopi Goldberg's life to be interesting (dare I say even inspiring?). I commend this biography because it provides plenty of details and Parish backs up his factual account of her life with lots of quotes from Whoopi. But I was really annoyed by how often he mentioned he doesn't think she's good-looking. Also, he sometimes offers long descriptions of movies she herself didn't think much of, but then shorts others like The Long Walk Home. Passable, but there's room for another book or more about this remarkable woman we seem to know so much and so little about all at the same time.
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Not too short and not too long. detailed and specific. it makes sense, informative, and entertaining.
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