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Especially the time when Jimmy was just trying to make it in the business.
I also found it annoying how he would go into extreme detail about certain situations, in which there was NO way he would know that kind of information! Unfortunately the book does not end well. Its a basic biography that has edited in every bit of gossip, hearsay and innuendo that Alexander could find.
I found myself wanting to learn more about James after reading this book because it mostly focused on the possibility of Dean's sexual fluidity. It's very much a book about his personal life, scandals and the rumours of his sexuality and experiences. With his death, the change from man to myth, from star to saint began--and in the years that have passed, his cult has only grown.Boulevard of Broken Dreams: The Life, Times and Legend of James DeanThis is the first full-length biography I've ever gotten around to reading about Dean, and I was not impressed. When I say I loved the book I mean I loved reading about Dean and seeing new pics. But this book seemed to be some kind of Slash Fiction (gay fanfic according to wikipedia).I loved the book because there were a lot of 'new' pics of Dean I'd never seen before, including one where Dean is completely naked & masturbating up in a tree. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Alexander is a good writer technically, but it feels like a 300 page article from the National Enquirer. Boulevard of Broken Dreams - song by Green Day | Spotify Oooops, something went wrong. This book felt like more of a gossip column than a biography. He even ends his small book pointing out this fact. I found myself wanting to learn more about James after reading this book because it mostly focused on the possibility of Dean's sexual fluidity. But Alexander surmises these encounters with women were mostly platonic and Dean never seriously considered marriage. It was the one where he's lounging with a cowboy hat, and although I didn't know who he was (my friend had a habit of plastering her walls with posters of people she didn't even know, just to hide the ripped wallpaper), I thought it looked pretty cool.
He always played that trouble teen become man so it wasn't surprising to me that he had a tumultous childhood. Start by marking “Boulevard of Broken Dreams: The Life, Times and Legend of James Dean” as Want to Read: I found myself wanting to learn more about James after reading this book because it mostly focused on the possibility of Dean's sexual fluidity. Alexander's book is a Kitty Kelly book. Its a basic biography that has edited in every bit of gossip, hearsay and innuendo that Alexander could find. It wasn't until he finished high school and moved to Los Angeles that he began to explore a more bohemian life as a poorly paid, part-time actor. I will let you read it to find out what.Interesting book I picked up when I lived in London. What an eye opener. SKU 459772. He has no proof of what he's saying. But Alexander surmises these encounters with women were mostly platonic and Dean never seriously considered marriage. The writer is almost like a little fangirl, fantasising about Dean's exploitI don't even know where to start. The most controversial aspect is the discussion in the book of the possibility of James Dean being gay.
The author traces the gay roots back to the death of Dean's mother when Dean was just a child and his father's decision to let the boy be raised by an aunt and uncle. I have nothing against the LGBT community but I don't think that his lifestyle choice, some of it written very 'vividly' really had a place in this book. Only wishfull thinking.Writing some 40 years after the crash that snuffed out James Dean's life at 24, Alexander pieces together fragmentary evidence to present the actor as primarily homosexual, rather than bisexual. Many of his fans want to get closer to his identity and characteristics not details of his alleged romps which include standing naked in a doorway, tied up, getting burned with cigarettes.Alexander takes a lot of liberties with what is widely known about Dean. DNF sets my OCD into overdrive! We’d love your help. He was so tough and mysterious in Rebel without a Cause. I myself don't find it to be controversial at all--it happens in Hollywood today with young actors needing to appeal to women even when they aren'tJames Dean is my favorite "Old Hollywood" actor.
James Dean is my favorite "Old Hollywood" actor. I feel like the author is a fanboy with the hots for Dean, and he WANTS Dean to have been gay. I have nothing against the LGBT community but I don't think that his lifestyle choice, some of it written very 'vividly' really had a place in this book. I know that his sexuality was subject to much speculation, but this book took it to a whole new level. thing? I will let you read it to find out what.Interesting book I picked up when I lived in London. Eventually, Dean starts rooming with and having sex with male actors his own age. When you read a biography, you are reading a "history" and as such it should be treated as truthful and fact based. This is the sixth time I have read this book, and I find that each time I still am so hopeful that he won’t die.
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