A much misunderstood man
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Having worked briefly with the legendary Private Eye creation Piers Moron - I think this is an illuminating book from a man who took a really courageous stand against the Iraq War as Editor of the Daily Mirror. It's almost as good as my slim little volume 'I'm a Journalist...get me out of here'.LOL!
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Entertaining, but too much about Piers
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This book was a lighthearted read, but it becomes so apparent that Morgan truly does think of himself as a big-time celebrity long before he made it big on America's Got Talent. I would imagine that most people bought this book to read about gossip about various celebrities, and - like me - really aren't interested in Morgan's conversations with his children or gilfriend. He writes like he's a celebrity and worthy of a great deal of attention. He's not.
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Self-delusion on a massive scale and therefore very very funny
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Piers is ace. The guy often embarrasses himself in front of people who he clearly reveres in almost a starstruck little boy way, and then over-compensates with his 'Oh it's all so normal, they're just normal people, look, I take the p*ss out of Tony' type tirades. When all along, he just SO wants everyone to like him.
He practically screams out with insecurity, it must be leeching out of his pores when he's actually in the presence of the glitterati. Especially the royals for some reason. You can STILL hear his little-boy excitement through the text, even in this second version of his 'memoirs'.
I love both the books, I think they're hilarious. Completely cringe-worthy and a truly fascinating insight into a not-particularly-bright man, who can't believe his utter bloody luck to be hanging out with his cricketing heroes (his eulogies on Botham are particularly vomit-inducing) or bravely being a little bit rude to Cherie Blair.
I disagree with the reviewers who think Morgan 'can laugh at himself'. He's just exercising the self-deprecating 'trick' he over-excitedly explains in his second book about public speaking - to laugh at himself publically before anyone else can get in there. It's total self-defence and extremely transparent.
Which makes it all the funnier when he's 'choosing' which career to pursue. Should it be political commentator? Or maybe an investigative journalist? Or perhaps a TV presenter (despite the fact that he seems to die on his arse every single time I see him on TV)? His skills are just endless, his self-adoration insurmountable, and his lack of self-awareness priceless.
By the way, he makes his kids sound truly horrendous, spoiled little brats. I hope they're not as their doting daddy describes.
Oh, and his utter disbelieving glee when he manages to pull Celia Walden almost made me feel a little bit sorry for him. Bless!
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100% Brilliant
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Piers Morgan is the closest thing to Citizen Kane. He is the best Editor since Kelvin McKenzie.
I have been a fan since he headed the Bizarre column on THe Sun. Piers was the `top man` but he also had the same gift as Sir Alf Ramsey and surrounded himself with a talented team.
His line-up included Andy Coulson, Garry Bushell, Jane Moore and author Garry Johnson.
Piers then moved onto editing the NOTW and the Mirror before becoming a TV superstar.
He was unfairly sacked by the Mirror and this book tells of his amazing fightback to become Mr Telly in the UK.
This the best book I have read since Garry Bushell Off The Box.
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Light and fun look at celebrity
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Piers Morgan, like him or not, does not pretend to be anything he is not. These diaries follow a period of time after his Mirror sacking and his ventures into other types of employment and his gradual re-birth as a celebrity.
His diaries come over in a number of ways, some insecurity slips through, his natural wit comes through and there is a lot of honest views on some very famous names. This is an easy and fun read which I enjoyed a lot more then I thought I would. I expected Morgan to irritate me but I found myself agreeing with his views in a surprising number of areas and I liked the fact that when he is being shallow he admits it. It is obvious that he understands that celebrity is a game and one he has discovered he can play quite well.
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