I feel so uneasy after finishing this book. Reading all the details of their relationship has left me feeling like a nasty voyeur. I'm a fan of Madonna and have been since I was 14 years old (21 years ago). I've always had the idea that she may be a difficult but I hoped I was wrong. I chose to believe she did what she had to do to gain fame, fortune and notoriety however, in my heart I also chose to believe she was a good person deep down. Well what a slap in the face I got as this book proved me wrong! Madonna is one ego driven, hypocritical narcissist. These 4 words sum her up completely. I cannot believe how cruel, unkind and utterly crazy she was with Christopher.
Why would someone of her wealth begrudge paying her brother a fair wage for his hard work? Not a high wage, I say a FAIR wage? Why would someone of her wealth not be supportive of her family? Telling her sister she could come to the wedding if she paid her own airfare and incidentals? The list goes on and on. When finally Christopher stands up to her and tells her what he thinks she wrongly assumes he's an addict. Wow, someone must be an addict/crazy/mentally ill to disagree with the queen of pop????!!!! Again, Madonna is a hypocrite. Yes he chose to stay and put up with her abuse but in my opinion he was just being there for her. He was hoping she would come around and realize how crazy she was acting. He was in essence giving her the benefit of the doubt but she let him down in a big way. Do I think Christopher made some mistakes along the way? Absolutely, but after reading this book you tell me if you wouldn't have after putting up with the ice queen for all that time!
I enjoyed the book. I'm glad I read the book. This book is not particularly well written (hence 4 stars instead of 5) but I don't think most people read a tell-all for that reason do they? If you want to know who Madonna is read the book. Granted we still don't know her 100% but the main gist is there, and frankly I don't want to know anymore. She's a horrible person! I feel cheated. I'm so sad the woman who gives the best show in town, the hippest music to dance to and a warm fuzzy feeling when I hear her on the radio, is such a cow.
As for Guy Ritchie, I don't feel he's the reason the siblings had a fall out. I think it's difficult for a lot of Americans to understand the British sense of humor (I'm from England) and I think Christopher can't begin to believe Madonna doesn't want to know him anymore just for her own reasons. It's easier for him to blame Guy.
What's sad is this whole situation; their toxic relationship needn't have come to this depressing outcome. They could have had a wonderful time together on the road to Madonna's stardom. Why did she feel the need to power-trip him at every turn? Why couldn't they co-exist and treat each other with respect? She was horrid to him, and truly I thank God Christopher wrote this book. She deserves every single stinging word he wrote. She deserves the pain it will bring her. And honestly she is a fool to be shocked that he wrote it. What did she expect??? Everyone else in her world signed a CDA, and you have to know so many other employees must have felt the way Christopher did but couldn't share their feelings.
I'm really pleased he has turned his life around and that this book is out there for the world to see. In my opinion there's nothing worse than being unkind. It doesn't cost a thing to be a good person and even if you justify it by saying she was under pressure that just doesn't cut it. Madonna went far beyond unkind. Mean, stingy and cruel is just unnecessary and so far from anyone I want to admire. The very last sentence in the book about the nature of family was the icing on the cake for me and a big kick in Madonna's teeth. She doesn't know the meaning of family and that's a shame. For someone who preaches about kabbalah and doing good, and blah, blah, blah from all her deep lyrical musings, she's a fake! She doesn't follow her own advice and yet preaches to the world what we should do when she's screaming abuse at her brother for wanting what's rightfully his?!?! Buy the book if you want to know who Madonna is but be prepared for the empty feeling that will follow as you turn the last page.
Why would someone of her wealth begrudge paying her brother a fair wage for his hard work? Not a high wage, I say a FAIR wage? Why would someone of her wealth not be supportive of her family? Telling her sister she could come to the wedding if she paid her own airfare and incidentals? The list goes on and on. When finally Christopher stands up to her and tells her what he thinks she wrongly assumes he's an addict. Wow, someone must be an addict/crazy/mentally ill to disagree with the queen of pop????!!!! Again, Madonna is a hypocrite. Yes he chose to stay and put up with her abuse but in my opinion he was just being there for her. He was hoping she would come around and realize how crazy she was acting. He was in essence giving her the benefit of the doubt but she let him down in a big way. Do I think Christopher made some mistakes along the way? Absolutely, but after reading this book you tell me if you wouldn't have after putting up with the ice queen for all that time!
I enjoyed the book. I'm glad I read the book. This book is not particularly well written (hence 4 stars instead of 5) but I don't think most people read a tell-all for that reason do they? If you want to know who Madonna is read the book. Granted we still don't know her 100% but the main gist is there, and frankly I don't want to know anymore. She's a horrible person! I feel cheated. I'm so sad the woman who gives the best show in town, the hippest music to dance to and a warm fuzzy feeling when I hear her on the radio, is such a cow.
As for Guy Ritchie, I don't feel he's the reason the siblings had a fall out. I think it's difficult for a lot of Americans to understand the British sense of humor (I'm from England) and I think Christopher can't begin to believe Madonna doesn't want to know him anymore just for her own reasons. It's easier for him to blame Guy.
What's sad is this whole situation; their toxic relationship needn't have come to this depressing outcome. They could have had a wonderful time together on the road to Madonna's stardom. Why did she feel the need to power-trip him at every turn? Why couldn't they co-exist and treat each other with respect? She was horrid to him, and truly I thank God Christopher wrote this book. She deserves every single stinging word he wrote. She deserves the pain it will bring her. And honestly she is a fool to be shocked that he wrote it. What did she expect??? Everyone else in her world signed a CDA, and you have to know so many other employees must have felt the way Christopher did but couldn't share their feelings.
I'm really pleased he has turned his life around and that this book is out there for the world to see. In my opinion there's nothing worse than being unkind. It doesn't cost a thing to be a good person and even if you justify it by saying she was under pressure that just doesn't cut it. Madonna went far beyond unkind. Mean, stingy and cruel is just unnecessary and so far from anyone I want to admire. The very last sentence in the book about the nature of family was the icing on the cake for me and a big kick in Madonna's teeth. She doesn't know the meaning of family and that's a shame. For someone who preaches about kabbalah and doing good, and blah, blah, blah from all her deep lyrical musings, she's a fake! She doesn't follow her own advice and yet preaches to the world what we should do when she's screaming abuse at her brother for wanting what's rightfully his?!?! Buy the book if you want to know who Madonna is but be prepared for the empty feeling that will follow as you turn the last page.
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