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“Hollywood Bad Boys” and “Hollywood Divas”, written by James Robert Parish
"I'm not childless, I'm child free!"
I’m sorry, I get tempted by cheap, trashy, Hollywood tell alls. These were right up my ally too cause they were like a Coles Notes of scandal. Broken down alphabetically these books started at the beginning of film history.The Bad Boys one was the first one written and it was actually kind of boring. Although I had forgotten about how Johnny Depp used to be considered a Bad Boy. It was obvious upon reading the Divas one that Parish was more interested in the female subject matter. It was a better researched book and more through. As well there was a picture for each entry. Something Bad Boys lacked. Because both books start at the beginning of American Film history, I enjoyed learning about the early film divas like Theda Bara, Paulette Goddard and especially Tallulah Bankhead. The only downside to the Divas book is that it ends at 2002, so entries like Britney Spears, Madonna, and Sharon Stone had way more scandal in store for them.
“Tarot Cafe” Vol.3-4, written and illustrated by Sang-Sun Park
This was the only comic I got this time around. I have the first volume and I like the illustrations. It’s nicely ornate for a manga. I also find the theme of tarot cards interesting. It’s a fantasy manga, from Korea.
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