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Madonna's New Book (Books)

I laughed my ass off at this review. The indulgences we offer celebrities are astounding.

Madonna's kids' book lands with a thud:
Million copies of overblown, empty story (San Francisco Chronicle):
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Slipcased, with a first printing north of 1 million copies, simultaneously released in 30 languages and 100 countries, pop singer Madonna's first of a projected five children's books landed in about 50,000 bookstores nationwide Monday. The last time a five-book series launched with such a bang, the first installment was called "Genesis."

Unlike the Pentateuch, the five books of Madonna begin with a 46-page kids' book titled "The English Roses." Read attentively, it yields an extremely personal, almost confessional glimpse into the author's raw feelings. Unfortunately, those feelings bespeak a persecution complex so narcissistic that she ought rather have paid readers $100 an hour than charged them 50 cents a page.