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Title: After Diana: Irreverent Elegies by Mandy Merck, Sara Maitland ISBN: 1-85984-265-8 Publisher: Verso Books Pub. Date: September, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.86 (7 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Intellectual and a welcome relief
Comment: I am a member of the large, but mostly silent, majority who simply could not understand why so many people went berserk following Diana's death. I was never interested in Diana's travails while she was alive, but the mass hysteria in the wake of her death prompted me to try to understand this phenomenon and its implications on modern-day society. It was difficult to find literature that would answer my search for comprehension, but this book has certainly delivered. It is well-written, academic, well-balanced, provocative, and laden with perceptive and practical insight.
If you worship Diana and believe her to be a saint, you'll hate this book. It portrays her as a human being with both strong points and bad points. If on the other hand, you want to understand the meaning of Diana's death, why the mass hysteria erupted, how it reflects on our culture, and attendant food for thought, then you'll love this book. I certainly enjoyed reading it.
Rating: 1
Summary: Almost totally lacking any redeeming value
Comment: I got this book some time back and just cannot stand it. I'm not a Monarchist but from what I did get through of this book it is just plain mean. The general tone is as the subtitle says, irreverant. From one end to the other the writers spend their time denigrating the Princess as well as the Royal family, showing no liking or even respect for anyone. It seems to me to be a compilation of hatred or at least lack of respect for the subject and those who have any sort of interest and/or respect for the British Royal family and their way of life.
Rating: 1
Summary: Intensely irritating
Comment: A collection of short essays, most of which consist of little more than psychobabble. Get it through the public library - don't buy it.
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Title: A Royal Duty by Paul Burrell ISBN: 0399151729 Publisher: Putnam Pub Group Pub. Date: 25 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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