Happy Cat
12 de julio de 2014
Lovely and truthful book about the King of Pop, gone too soon.
I have a natural curiosity about people and with the sad 5th anniversary of Michael's passing, I was interested to read a book that told the truth. There were dozens of books to choose from, so I decided who better to write a book about Michael Jackson than his very own brother, who lived those years with him. It was a delightful choice. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I am sad that the world lost such a once in a lifetime entertainer, and that he had so many things that tortured him while on this earth. However, it appeared to me that he was most happiest, of course, when doing what he does best, creating and entertaining, but also, from watching videos, he was clearly happy when married to Lisa Marie Presley, and I have no doubt, he took great delight in his children. So I comfort myself with the fact that, in his final years, he had his children to fulfill his life.Germaine's writing of this book; Honestly, I have never read such an eloquently and poignantly written book. My take is that he tells nothing but and all of the truth. He lovingly tells of the details of every stage of their lives, yet, with Michael's point of view at the forefront; growing up and performing from a young age, becoming musical sensations, then Michael's going off on his own to become the biggest entertainer & artist of all time, the horror of the child molestation accusations, yet without the sensationalized or lurid details, then Michael's abandoning of Neverland and the U.S., his imposed isolation, then, sadly, the details of what happened at the end to cause his death. The scenes he paints are well written, you feel as if you lived it with them. I have to admit that I was never a fan of MJ's music due to all the crotch grabbing, but that was simply his stage persona and part of his performance. But the man was truly the greatest entertainer ever. I am re-listening to and enjoying some of his music all over again though. If you wish to read the REAL story about Michael Jackson, then this is the book for you. And if you wish a first hand account of what his life was like with his children, and another truthful book, read the book by Bill Whitfield & Javon Beard, "Remembering the Time: Protecting Michael Jackson in His Final Days". I believe these two books together give the entire life story of Michael. My only confusion was the isolation Michael kept from his family. That was something that Germaine never really explained, other than, the "gatekeepers" of people around MJ kept them from him. They wouldn't even relay phone messages. At times, I believe it was mostly to keep the family from influencing the managers and money people around him in order to make sure their money kept flowing. But it doesn't explain why Michael stopped keeping in touch with his family himself. Kind of puzzling. Only other explanation was, again, the self imposed isolation he put on himself. The bottom line; Michael Jackson was a sensitive, kind & compassionate man who was simply a child at heart. I think that if given the chance, he would have never grown up, but the money machine around him destroyed him. I absolutely do not believe he ever hurt a child and the second go round of accusations certainly had an interesting twist of a reason for why that happened. You'll have to read the book to find out what that was! I blame the media for blowing things all out of proportion and people for believing the lies. Some day, someone is going to have to make the media responsible for ruining people's lives. I'm very glad I read these books and in my own mind, understand a little bit of what a wonderful man Michael Jackson was. Thanks, Germaine, for giving us an inside look into your lives and for setting out the truth for all to see. God bless!Ver másVer menos
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