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Poker Face: The Rise and Rise of Lady Gaga
Poker Face The Rise and Rise of Lady Gaga
Author: Maureen Callahan, M Callahan
"Stop feeding me bullshit. Tell me the truth." — --Lady Gaga, 2009 "I hate the truth. I hate the truth so much I prefer a giant dose of bullshit any day over the truth." — --Lady Gaga, 2010 In little over a year, Stefani Germanotta, a struggling performer in New York's Lower East Side burlesque scene, has become the global demographic-smashing p...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781401324094
ISBN-10: 1401324096
Publication Date: 9/14/2010
Pages: 256
Rating:
  • Currently 3.4/5 Stars.
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3.4 stars, based on 5 ratings
Publisher: Hyperion
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
Members Wishing: 0
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SteveTheDM avatar reviewed Poker Face: The Rise and Rise of Lady Gaga on + 204 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
I picked up this book because I'm actually a Lady Gaga fan, and spotted the cover staring at me every time I wandered through the book section at Target.

This is not ordinarily the kind of book I think I'd like to read, and wow, I sure should have stayed with the thought. This book was really nothing more than a list of names. There was no storyline here, no arc of growth, no insight. I'm really not sure why I even stayed with it.

1 of 5 stars.
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Helpful Score: 1
I really enjoyed reading this. I've read some reviews saying that it's unfair to Gaga, but I really cannot see that. The author does spend quite a bit of time showing instances of where Gaga has exaggerated facts or outright lied, but she also shows instances where other people have exaggerated or lied to make Gaga look bad. And let's be honest -- we knew all along that Gaga was making some things up.

Although it's not particularly insightful into Gaga's music (and probably would have been more interesting had it been written post-Born This Way), the book provides some interesting background on how Gaga got her start. It's easy to read, and well worth it for any Gaga fan.
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