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Title: Ordinary Girl: The Journey by Donna Summer, Marc Eliot ISBN: 1-4000-6031-1 Publisher: Villard Books Pub. Date: 07 October, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 2.64 (22 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Very good book
Comment: I enjoyed this book. I'm a big fan of music and artists' autobiographies, so I could not wait to read this book. Donna Summer's one of my favorite performers, and she's every bit as entertaining in print as she is on record. Her writing style is lively and sprinkled with vivid imagery and humor. Summer details her days in Boston, the trauma and insecurity that caused bed-wetting into her teens, and her rise to prominence in German theater. I was a little surprised she didn't delve more deeply into the rise of disco music and the role she played and the crash of the style in the late 70s and early 80s... she talks about the origin of many of her hits, but I thought more details about some of her albums and singles would have been great. I was also surprised that the whole fallout with the gay community over her alleged comments on the AIDS virus being a ruling from God (which she still denies to this day, and besides, I don't think any of it was true) was boiled down to one sentence. Since her born-again statements alienated many gays, I am surprised she did not write more about this. Nonetheless, she's very candid and direct in her delivery, just as she is when she sings. Any lover of Summer or pop music in general will dig this book... pick it up!
Rating: 5
Summary: This is the book that SUMMER wanted to write!
Comment: Some reviewers have been highly critical of Summer's bio because she doesn't dwell on the making of her legendary disco hits. Others claim that the singer doesn't titillate enough on the "seamier" sides of the music biz.
To those critics, I say, to quote from one the singer's seminal hits, "Enough is Enough". Summer has written a fascinating book that combines a "how-to" for recording success along with a primer for having constructive familial and spousal relationships.
Throughout the book, Summer cites much of her achievements as the result of Divine Intervention; such references are clear testaments of the singer's unbending faith. She never comes across as preachy but as one who has weathered many personal and professional storms and never lost her faith.
She mentions the many that have had a major impact on her development as a performer, wife, mother, and woman. Summer remains faithful to those that contributed to her ascension to the top of popular music, offering revealing anecdotes on Casablanca Records president Neil Bogart, her husband Bruce, her three daughters, and one-time neighbor and lifelong friend Sophia Loren.
The abundance of pics from her collection is a welcome addition to a truly inspiring work.
And the fact that Miss Summer revels in her Christianity makes her far from "ordinary" in the entertainment industry.
Perhaps, she should've called the book "Heavenly Girl".
Rating: 2
Summary: A major diappointment
Comment: What a missed opportunity this book has turned out to be! Although it contains a few (not many) insights into Donna's personal life and beliefs, fans hoping for an examination of her music, creative processes, and working relationships with her collaborators like Giorgio Moroder, will find virtually nothing to satisfy their curiosity. Much of her career, the hits, the good and bad times and the controversies, are only touched on lightly or not even mentioned. With masses of pictures filling out the sparse 246 pages or so, the content of this book is so light I feared it would fly away if I wasn't holding on to it! I guess this is all Donna wants her fans to know about her, but frankly, it just isn't interesting reading. Hopefully some other biographer will write a more informative book about Donna and her music some day.
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Title:The Journey: The Very Best of Donna Summer ASIN: B0000CABJ1 Publisher: Utv Records Pub. Date: 30 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $13.98 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $12.99 |
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Title: Chaka! Through the Fire by Chaka Khan, Tonya Bolden ISBN: 1579548261 Publisher: Rodale Books Pub. Date: 10 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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Title: Donna Summer: Her Life and Music by Josiah Howard ISBN: 0967597331 Publisher: Tiny Ripple Books Pub. Date: 05 February, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title:Ultimate Collection (32bit Remastered) ASIN: B0000DZP5X Publisher: Universal Pub. Date: 29 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $32.49 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $32.49 |
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Title:20th Century Masters - The Best of Donna Summer: The DVD Collection ASIN: B0001DMY2I Publisher: Universal Music & VI Pub. Date: 24 February, 2004 List Price(USD): $7.98 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $7.98 |
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