Jack's Life: A Biography of Jack Nicholson....
Nicholson: A Biography
I wonder what Jack’s reaction would be to me giving his biography 3 Stars .
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Yep, that’s probably about right.
According to Goodreads 3 Stars means “I liked it” and . . .
They appreciate the thorough research and unbiased biography by Marc Eliot.
. well, I liked it – I just didn’t like it like it. Part of me wants to say that it was because this book was more of a filmography rather than a biography, but I’m pretty sure that’s not it because I wanted to read about Jack’s movie career and already knew about/could have really given two shits about hearing more regarding all the chicks he’s banged.
The problem with this book (for me, at least) was that it got so mired down in the details and mechanics of what it took to make each Nicholson film that it lessened my enjoyment. Being inundated with budget overages, failed production timelines, hiring and firing of various producers, directors, actors, script writes and re-writes is not my idea of w