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Book Review of Angelina: An Unauthorized Biography

Angelina: An Unauthorized Biography
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I've never been a big fan of Angelina's. I was always just more curious about her. She seemed so weird and her interviews so full of enticing "news" that beg the viewer for immediate shock and attention. She's seemed like THE definition of a media whore to me. This book did little to change that opinion, however, now I understand more WHY Angelina is the way she is. She comes from a long line of media whores, each one maneuvering ever more slyly than the next to make headlines without the others knowing where the info came from. I used to be a big fan of Brad Pitt. After reading this book, that has waned. I never knew of his drug use before now and I'm very sad to learn of it. Billy Bob Thornton comes out of this book less scathed than I'd anticipated and seems more normal than all the rest to me now. This book is well-written, well-researched, and thorough. My takeaway is that I will be praying mightily for those six children of Angelina's. They're going to need it.