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Expedited UK Delivery Available. Bookbarn International Inventory Advanced Book Search Browse by Subject. Find Rare Books Book Value. I threw my eyes into the arms of Patrick Dennis.
I read this when I was a teenager But that was long ago. I remembered it as a pick-me-up so I let myself be picked up again.
It's really Dennis' anti-'Auntie Mame'. It's just as madcap - but it's a darker if still wildly funny tale of the life of Belle Poitrine. In fact, it is her autobiography. She's actually a rather terrible person - a no-talent beauty who, with failure upon failure in her trail, wends her way through stage and screen, perpetually firmly believing she is a major star.
To say the least, she's deluded and has no sense of self. Or any real sense of most of the people around her. In her eyes, Belle is noble and a good human being. But throughout her life she remains horribly naive as she vaguely alludes to having quite a bit of sex Belle does go through some tough spells and low points in her At one point, she really does hit rock bottom - and is in the tight grip of a jealous lesbian agent who is 'overseeing' her brief stint as a chanteuse.
But she somehow always lands back on 'top' -ish , finds the strength to go on believing in herself. And, once again, money! So, ultimately, things turn out well for Belle, whether we know if we feel happy for her or not. But, what the heck, she's a survivor! Dennis' book comes with about photographs of Belle's insane life in the entertainment world - and they hilariously off-set his wonderful way with words.
This is perhaps the most charming book ever about the life of a vain, rank amateur. But it sure made me smile throughout. Caro Patrick Dennis, In genere, quando scrivo le recensioni in questo formato, stanno per arrivare valanghe di critiche e di lamentele ai poveri destinatari. Onestamente, io un po' La compatisco. A dir Caro Patrick Dennis, In genere, quando scrivo le recensioni in questo formato, stanno per arrivare valanghe di critiche e di lamentele ai poveri destinatari.
Una idea originale e divertente, eppure La parte finale con la sua filosofia di vita, in particolare, vale tutto il prezzo del biglietto. Non parliamo poi del cinismo sotto la maschera dell'ironia, una combinazione che personalmente adoro.
Infine le fotografie, un vero e proprio valore aggiunto Beh, sappia che almeno per me ha vinto la sfida, e colto nel segno. Quasi quasi, gli do anche tutte le stelline Con affetto, Surymae Rossweisse I romanzi di Patrick Dennis hanno un solo incredibile macroscopico difetto: Ottima domanda, sono brava a farmi le domande da sola. Per la fottutissima genialata dell'autobiografia farlocca, con un comparto fotografico meraviglioso.
Potrebbe pure essere scritto in aramaico con influenze di esperanto, chissenefrega. E so che Patrick Dennis avrebbe apprezzato questo mio vezzo da esteta. Con le donne che descrive, ci mancherebbe altro. Sep 03, Charles Adams rated it it was amazing. Little Me is a book I read many, many years ago. It's a "fake" memoir told from the point of view of a woman who made many compromises in her effort of getting attention, all supposedly leading to her becoming a "star.
As an editor who got Little Me is a book I read many, many years ago.
The photos are priceless, and the fun you'll have if you just let go of your resistance to parody will be immense. Apr 25, Steven Kinzler rated it it was amazing Shelves: Not an easy book to find, but worth the effort! By the author of Auntie Mame. A very funny, read! Aug 19, Sean Hall rated it really liked it.
bahana-line.com: Little Me: The Intimate Memoirs of that Great Star of Stage, Screen and Television/Belle Poitrine/as told to (): Patrick Dennis. Editorial Reviews. Review. "Enormously funny Mr. Dennis's dialogue is hilarious , his pages a Little Me: The Intimate Memoirs of that Great Star of Stage, Screen and Television/Belle Po itrine/as told to - Kindle edition by Patrick Dennis.
Hilarious satire of celebrity memoirs with fantastic photos. It was a lot of fun to discover but it did start to wear a little thin towards the end. Aug 29, Carl Kleinebecker rated it it was ok Shelves: MEH not so much Belle just stumbled though life I'll see the play if given a chance Tra gli innumerevoli mariti e le speciali pellicole che vedono come protagonista Belle, il tempo passa e la bellezza e l'avvenenza dell'instancabile attrice svaniscono. May 07, Sherwood Smith added it Shelves: This is such a peculiar book. I first saw it in my parents' bedroom, not long after it came out.
Dad was hiding it, so of course we had to peek at it, and the "naughty" photos absolutely riveted us--just because they were naughty. But the story made no sense.
I stumbled on a copy in a used book store decades later, and the first couple of pages made me laugh out loud--it was a sendup of star memoirs, probably of Gypsy Rose Lee's autobiography, which I think came out around then. The joke very soo This is such a peculiar book. The joke very soon wore thin, but what kept me going was actually the photos--I got a sense that this was a group project, and a great deal of fun was being had. I always find that disarming, even if the finished product isn't all that great. Anyway, I wish Dennis had kept this to novelette length at most, before the joke really wore off.
Oct 21, Janet rated it it was amazing. I read this book in its original hardbound version, sneaked from my parents library. It took me a long time at 12 or so to understand that it was a FUNNY book, because I was way more interested in the naughty pictures than picking up subtext Written by the author of "Auntie Mame," the book purports to be the memoir of a fictional "innocent" named Belle Poitrine didn't realize at the time that that meant "Nice Bustline" in french led into a life of adventure by a series of untrustwort I read this book in its original hardbound version, sneaked from my parents library.
Written by the author of "Auntie Mame," the book purports to be the memoir of a fictional "innocent" named Belle Poitrine didn't realize at the time that that meant "Nice Bustline" in french led into a life of adventure by a series of untrustworthy men.
Very very funny, as the the character avows her innocence, while the pictures belie every word she says. The original is a real collector's item, I'd say worth the money, but there are two paperback editions as well. Mar 18, Phyllis rated it it was amazing Shelves: Brilliant, ageless parody of the bombshell lifestyle. How many Belle Poitrine types have come and gone from the public eye since this book was published? It's pretty amazing how fresh the humor is because the famous for being famous archetype has never gone away.
I always felt Jeri Archer, the actress who portrays the Poitrine family in the photographs, deserved a credit of her own for this book. She's a genius, and if you read the fine print most of the costumes she wore were from he Brilliant, ageless parody of the bombshell lifestyle.
She's a genius, and if you read the fine print most of the costumes she wore were from her personal collection of vintage clothing. She was very much a collaborator in the creation of Little Me and should be remembered as such. Feb 11, Ann aka Iftcan rated it it was amazing Shelves: I still remember reading this many years later. It was screamingly funny at the time I read it, but then, I had been reading a few other "real" celebrity bio's at that time, and decided that this was, without a doubt the best one I'd ever read.
The photographs in the book just provide that little bit of "over the top" camp that was needed to keep this book light and frothy.
A really good "beach" read, if you want something that is light, amusing and doesn't really engage the brain cells all that I still remember reading this many years later. A really good "beach" read, if you want something that is light, amusing and doesn't really engage the brain cells all that much.
Apr 22, Cydni Perkins rated it really liked it. It took me a couple chapters to understand the author's humor, but once I got it the book became hilarious. It's a satirical imitation of self-reverential celebrity memoirs, and Belle Poitrine is the most unreliable narrator ever. I'm probably used to books being straightforward and having the story handed to me, so I had to sort of learn to read between the lines -- it was worth it.
Others who are quicker on the uptake will probably do better than I. Anyway, the story is shocking and amusing, a It took me a couple chapters to understand the author's humor, but once I got it the book became hilarious. Anyway, the story is shocking and amusing, and the ending is perfect. I had a blast reading this. Apr 03, Bill rated it really liked it. Another Patrick Dennis brainchild This story also found another successful venue on Broadway in the early s. So funny and still on point with the bizarre lives and exotic memiors of entertainers, both then and now.
Belle Poitrine is a delighful egotist and her life story is a hoot. The photos are hilarious! Nov 19, Brad Geagley rated it it was amazing. A faux autobiography of a fictitious movie star, this book - along with its posed photos - is a sendup of every self-serving celebrity biography that has ever ruined a forest. Starting in , when Belle Poitrine - nee Schlumpfert - is born, and ending in with the chapter "Frankly Forty", this ranks with "Myra Breckinridge" as one of the best satires in fiction. Jan 17, Tom Ratliff rated it it was amazing.