Pointless Sequel
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Obviously a cash in deal but a sequel is pointless - this is more a whos who and who i know in the business and nothing more. The flair of her first book outing has vanished and its almost like the pound signs have flashed before her eyes before writing (ghost writing) this book. Not good.
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Big hair, big mouth!
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I really enjoyed Sharon Osbourne's first autobiography "Extreme", it was a hair raising true story and a juicy read to boot. However, this sequel is more or less a list of arguments and feuds she has had with various people. It depicts how someone treated her, what she thinks of them, and what she said to them. Its a bit one sided and she more or less has the same arguments and the same reactions to a host of different people, almost all of them famous. I can't say I agree with her behaviour, she is very rarely sorry, and I can't help feeling a bit uncomfortable with how she talks to people sometimes (I think she grossly overdid her dressings down of Chris Tarrant and Piers Morgan). I also thought it a bit odd that the book is dedicated to her dog Minnie. However, Sharon is undoubtedly her family's champion and will protect them fearlessly, even if the slight is perceived rather than true. She certainly sings Ozzy's praises which is only right, being his wife. However, I did balk a little at her boasts of how he has been famous for forty years and changed the face of both rock music and television. Lovable as he comes across, that does sound a little tall for a man who is a good heavy metal singer and songwriter.
There are also anecdotes where Sharon has obviously been a dreadful show off, stealing limelight, the thunder and the show whenever possible and I am sure that would grate on the nerves of many. Still, she really knows what she's talking about when she is managing Ozzy's career and their business affairs and she openly admits her talk show was a turkey. Having said all this, I can't deny its a cracking read, and I also can't deny that much as I want to, I just can't seem to dislike her, annoying as she can be.
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A Faa-bulous Memoir!
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When I found out that Sharon had a new book out, I just had to buy a copy. I have just finished reading it and have to say, what a fantastic, totally honest, gripping and hilarious autobiography this really is, as fearless as the lady herself.
Sharon thinks nothing of name dropping and tells her story just how it was, you really have to admire the lady's curriage and can't help but love her.
"Survivor" makes for compulsive reading and has the reader longing for more. I for one, was in fits of laughter as I read what Sharon has to say about her enermies and was on more than one occasion, touched.
This is a must have autobiography for all Sharon Osbourne fans.
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Still compulsive but not as good as the first
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I think there was no way that Sharon was ever going to pull something out the bag the second time around that lived up to Extreme. Maybe it's because I really didn't know that much about her early life that I found Extreme so compelling, and because so much of what is in this book is in the newspapers and has been well documented on television I wasn't as gripped this time around.
Having said that, it is still vintage Sharon, loud, often vituperative and searingly honest. What makes her slamming of other celebrities so acceptable is the fact that she is just as critical of her own mistakes and actions. As such you feel that what she is saying is weirdly o.k. I did think at times though this book read like more of a hit list of people she wanted to get even with rather than a continuation of her life story. I still enjoyed it though.
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Sharon Osbourne Survivor: My Story
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This book, in my opinion was very disappointing, at times it became almost a name dropping list...... on a plus point there was some very funny tales told !!!
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