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| Celebrity Detox: (The Fame Game) | 
 enlarge | Author: Rosie O'donnell
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  113 reviews
Sales Rank: 16813
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 224
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Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.7 x 0.9
ISBN: 0446582247
Dewey Decimal Number: 792.7028092
EAN: 9780446582247
ASIN: 0446582247
Publication Date: October 9, 2007
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 Bad Review by Book Maniac October 9, 2007
24 out of 34 found this review helpful
The review by book maniac was not a real review. Doubt it was even read by that person. Look at the that person's other reviews and you will see they are an Ann Coulter fan. That tells you right there that they would be against anything Rosie says or does. That type of person wouldn't even read her book.
Great book. All profits go to her charity. She really opens up in this book and tells what it's liketo be and does to a celebrity.
 Does not play well with others October 14, 2007
23 out of 36 found this review helpful
An unfocused hodge-podge of random thoughts, screeds and doggerel (much of it recycled blog posts) from what appears to be one deeply unhappy woman suffering from a severe my-way-or-the-highway mentality. Example: At one point, Rosie takes the entirety of America to task for the death of Anna Nicole Smith. . . because none of us stepped up to the plate and knocked some sense into her head!
Too late to do anything about that (and Anna probably wouldn't have taken my call anyway) so I'll do the next best thing. Earth to Rosie: "Seek help immediately! And if you ever feel the need to commit another unhinged pity party like this to paper, burn it, stick it in a drawer or turn it over to a therapist, but DO NOT approach a publisher."
It has apparently never occurred to her that there are millions of other people making a zillionth of what she earns who are also not wild about their jobs or co-workers but who somehow manage to get on with their lives anyway.
Amateurish and vindictive, this is a disgustingly shallow wallow in the same sty of celebrity self-indulgence that O'Donnell professes to detest.
 Too Much Left Out to Be Truly Compelling October 9, 2007
22 out of 29 found this review helpful
I'm a fairly regular reader of Rosie's blog so I'm familiar with her candor and frankness, which I appreciate. I really do. But this book left me wanting more than what was offered.
First of all, it started in the wrong place. In order for the average Joe to understand exactly what "celebrity" and "stardom" mean to someone who came from an average background and upbringing, Rosie should have started this book from the night she stood onstage accepting the first Emmy for her daytime talk show. She clutched her award and, speaking through tears of apparent joy, exclaimed that dreams really do come true! So, aside from not having enough time for her children, what went so horribly wrong?
OK, so people whispered about her behind her back and stood waiting for her outside a bathroom stall (and I agree this doesn't sound the least bit pleasant). What else? I wanted to know more about the progress and transition of seeking privacy over fame. Rosie says in her book that fame is addictive but doesn't say why or how in any real detail. Is it the money? The attention? Not having to wait in line for a seat to anything? Meeting and possibly hanging with stars that make you go ga-ga?
Rosie spent the last 8 months or so saying how Donald Trump doesn't deserve her attention. She wouldn't even say his name preferring to call him the Dump Truck. Yet, in this book, she calls him every name she can think of in describing how insignificant he is and how little impact he has on her life. Uh ... what does that accomplish except to bring him back out of his spider hole? Why roll around in the gutter with this loser now? Why give him one more reason to book appearances on every talk show in the world to rant about that "fat little Rosie." She shouldn't have lowered herself to even include him, especially since he supposedly has no effect on her.
Somewhere along the way it appears Rosie mistook entertainer or comedienne for activist and political mediator. I don't disagree with her on her political positions. I stand right there with her on most everything she advocates. But she doesn't address that transition in her book either. The Rosie of "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" is a far different Rosie than we saw on "The View" this past year. I've heard her say or read on her blog that she credits the change to getting older. That's it? I don't think so. I think there's more to it than that. And I fully expect another book tackling that very issue when Rosie is ready to deal with that aspect of her life. I have no doubt it will be just as honest as this book. I just hope it's more flush with stories and details.
After all that I've written, I still recommend this book. Just don't be swayed by the headline I just saw on my newly arrived TV Guide: "Rosie's Shocking New Book!" There's nothing shocking here. And if someone perceives Ms. O'Donnell's honest words about herself as shocking, then he/she needs to get out more. Seriously.
Read-worthy; personal depth with a clear voice. October 9, 2007
22 out of 26 found this review helpful
Rosie's style of writing makes for a clean read; her voice comes through loud and clear (but NOT annoying!) This is a wonderful presentation from someone who is not afraid to share her real feelings in print and in art. You can see her expressive artwork in Linda Woods and Karen Dinino's Journal Revolution: Rise up and Create!
Journal Revolution: Rise Up and Create! Art Journals, Personal Manifestos and Other Artistic Insurrections
I found the subjects she writes about intriguing (love the peek at inside workings of The View) and purging (enjoyable to see Mr. Dump Truck blasted by the master!)Totally worth a purchase. Yes, I will read this one again after a bit (and I don't do that very often!)
Disappointing October 14, 2007
22 out of 32 found this review helpful
I am a big fan of Rosie O'Donnell. I want to say that right of the bat. I think she has an incredible heart, and uses her celebrity to bring good to those less fortunate. I admire her and feel more celebrities would do well to imitate her charitible acts.
With that said, I was stunned and disappointed by this book. I read Rosie's blog regularly. In her blog she is down to earth, and incredibly easy to read and relate to. In this book she comes across as a name dropping egomaniac.
The book focuses on how Barbara Walters let her down so horribly. Every other word about her is a dig at her. Commenting on how shes so old and tired, how she hopes when shes Barbara's age she has the grace to leave when she should. The most disturbing thing in the book was that she looked to Barbara Walters, a virtual stranger before she began working for her, as a mother figure. It is so sad and kind of pathetic it makes me feel badly for her. She is incredibly childlike in her behavior in regards to Barbara Walters. This book is basically a hate letter to her. That was the most disappointing of all. This book was all about The View and how Mama Walters let her down. It wasn't about detoxing from celebrity. It didn't go into her life after the show, or detail much about what led her to need a "detox". If anything, the fact that not having a private bathroom at work ruined her life, I'd say she needs some help.
The only reason I'm glad I bought this book is that the entire profit went to charity. Otherwise, I'd want my money back.
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