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Wake me up when it's over!, 20 Jan 2005

By	Tawanda! "fuzzylogic570" (weymouth uk) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Johnny Depp: A Kind of Illusion (Hardcover)

I bought this book, having glanced at reviews of similar ilk, and frankly. wish I hadn't. I wanted to find out more about the actor, the man, his likes & dislikes. Because I loathe and distrust fan sites I thought the book would do it for me. Instead I discovered that, to me at least, it seemed to be more an exercise in revealing the authors extensive knowledge of films & the film world and simply for the sake of its title, concentrating on Johnny Depp.
I found myself wading, scan reading & yawning my way through what appeared to be lots of little mini-biographies of other people Depp had worked with. I really didn't want to know that much about these people and felt that with all that padding removed it would only amount to a very thin book.
Sorry to be so negative but I was, for once, truly dissappointed with my Birthday present.

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Johnny Depp A Kind Of illusion, 18 Aug 2005

By	Rebecca Baxter (England, UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Johnny Depp: A Kind of Illusion (Hardcover)

This book gives mini biographys of people who Johnny Depp has worked with and gives you information about his homelife and how things were when he was younger and how he wanted to be in the music career and not in the acting at first. If you are looking for a book telling you about his favourite food and favourite colour this isn't the book for you because there will probably never be a book like that, Johnny Depp has a mystery about him and has kept himself out of the public view, he is a hollywood outsider, and this book shows how different he is to the rest. Worth every penny. ****

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Depends what you're looking for, 13 Dec 2006

By	Ms. Hr Jackson "Hannah Jay" (England) - See all my reviews

Far from providing a great deal of insight into the man itself, 'A Kind Of Illusion' is more a comprehensive analysis of his filmography. I received this book hoping to find out more about the actor himself and what shaped him into who he is today. Instead I found a rather tedious series of bias reviews of his films. Buy this if you're more interested in Depp's career than his personal life although it does provide snippets of information about his life that could be of some interest.

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A frustrating read!
I have been a big Depp fan since childhood, but this is very disappointing. The author is incredibley negative throughout, as if he doesn't actually have much interest in anything... Read more

Published 29 days ago by C. Vowles

Leave the film reviews out!
This book has some great info on Johnny's antics and his history, but the author seems incapable of being objective about his films, and i didn't read this book to find out what a... Read more

Published 19 months ago by sixx6six

Interesting read but too much author comments.
This book is not, and I repeat NOT, a book for people merely interested in the women Johnny Depp has had 'relations' with, nor is it a book that delves into Johnny Depps personal... Read more

Published 24 months ago by Mr. S. Farningham

Detailed but negative
This book goes into more detail about Johnny Depp's films rather than him as a person which is interesting as other books I have read tend to skim over the details, but... Read more

Published on 15 Mar 2006 by clarejt

Comprehensive book
If you are wanting a book on Johnny's favourite colour and the like then this is not the one for you. Read more

Published on 18 Jul 2005 by E. A. Chan