Reviews for Illustrated Biography Dictionary

The average rating for Illustrated Biography Dictionary based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2018-05-28 00:00:00 Seth Bowen I couldn't even finish this book. At first, I was impressed with the minute details of Jimmy Stewart's life that the author brought to light; and the book itself being a hefty tome, I was excited at the prospect of learning everything there is to know about such a brilliant actor. What made me give up the book about a quarter of the way through was the author's odd preoccupation with Jimmy Stewart's sexuality and sex life. While sex may sell, I think that some of the insinuations were completely unnecessary. Often times they came so far out of left field that it felt somewhat creepy.

Review # 2 was written on 2012-06-27 00:00:00 Zachary Ares The author seemed more interested in gossiping about celebrity sex lives and telling the entire storyline of Stewart's movies than in adding anything worthwhile to the reader's understanding of the man or the actor. Jimmy Stewart was a great actor and a good man, and despite the author's lack of interest in that, it's still obvious. I thought the author used a lot of other people's books and interviews, rather than doing any investigating himself. The only thing I know he did was watch Stewart's movies. And wrote down every detail in them. If you don't know the ending of some of the movies, do not read this book.