 2008-12-29 - I finished it, but
I vowed that I would never read this book as I have been a fan of Madonna's from the start, but there I was, picking it up. The book was full of information, but it was if this book was rushed to publication. The information read like that of a gossip column. For someone who lived this life, it seemed very surface. It seems that Mr. Ciccone has an axe to grind. I never thought that Madonna was not self-absorbed or greedy, but her brother seems a little bitchy and jealous of her from childhood until now. Make a drinking game of the words spelled wrong! Rush job from start to finish. If he is anything like he is in the book, Mr. Ciccone needed the money and the book was his best bet. Shame on you, Christopher. If you are a true fan, you will probably just laugh it off. It is an okay read...just okay.
 2008-12-27 - whose ego is bigger?
Fashioned after the writing style of Rupert Everett's biography,
"Red carpets and other Banana Skins" this account of brother Ciccone's so-called life with his sister Madonna includes generous portions of empty celebrity name dropping without much purpose whilst lacking Rupert's ascerbic wit and charm. It reads as a desperate attempt to cash in on his
famous sister's fans' desire to read some fresh new dirt on Madonna's private life.
However,it comes as no revelation that Madonna has a huge ego and is obsessed with the Kabbala. We have all read this in a dozen interviews. What I found irritating and upsetting is that a sibling whose only client and employer most of his life, as if he was forced at gunpoint to work for her, has been Madonna whom he regards with a huge sense of entitlement .Therefore,it seems rather rich that when he finds himself constantly broke WITHOUT her employ, he reacts as if shocked by her distrust, disrespect and so called miserliness. His views are erratic throughout the book which leads to skepticism on the part of the reader. For example,one minute he criticises the Kabbalah movement for favoring Madonna at meetings and having her sit next to the Bergs and the next he joins the Kabbalah himself and follows their doctrine!
There are many grammatical errors and typos, it is clumsily written and he
writes "my SISTER Madonna" lest you forget that Madge is his sister, about as many times as Oprah has said "My BEST FRIEND Gail" on her show. Read the book by all means if you are a Madonna fan looking for juicy insights into her earlier childhood but be aware that most of it is a hissing " hello pot, this is kettle" account of his famous sister's ego which is not much bigger than his own without her achievement and success to go with it.
 2008-12-21 - Interesting
This book held my interest. It paints an unflattering picture of Madonna. Self-centered, low-self esteem, cheap, cruel. Someone who doesn't live in the real world, and doesn't want to. An aging pop star. I believe the book is accurate.
2008-12-17 - Disloyal
This man would not have had a life without his sister, her accomplishements, connections and success. This is not about Madonna, it's about him. Boring!
2008-12-17 - Dirty Laundry
Some laundry is best to be unknown, especially when it is somebody else's dirty laundry. Christopher Ciccone paints a less than stellar picture of his sister, and yet turns a less critical eye towards himself. It's sibling rivalry gone bad, and I have enough drama and headaches from my own siblings to take any real interest. If one doesn't have anything nice to say, maybe one shouldn't say anything and maybe one needs to get his own shadow for a change... A very acrimonious read.
Male pancia.
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