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Flash80 wrote:Oh I have Maldonado's book. That was is terrific too! It REALLY exposes some of the craziness that went on behind the gates and even though it was written by Jermaine's ex-wife, and while I got the feeling that she may have been somewhat bitter about how their relationship ended, I never got the impression she was lying or even exaggerating anything.
I also have Latoya's book, and while some people may wanna call her a liar because of her ADMITTING she lied about MJ's molestation thing...her book reads pretty sincere to me. I think at the most, she may have exaggerated & sensationalized some things, but overall I believed much of what she said in it.
Between these 3 books (Taraborelli's, Maldonado's and Latoya's), you REALLY (I think) get a pretty concise look into the histrionics and psychology of the Jackson family. What's also kinda funny is how they each tend to overlap and touch of the same stories/ordeals, but from different angles.
I never bothered with Moonwalker or Katherine's book, because I frankly (much as I love MJ) suspect that these may have really glossed over or watered down a lot of things just to protect "image."
Well, Moonwalker certainly is a private & reserved book but most of Taraborelli's account hails from that. It is helpful that it gives an accurate timeline of events in MJ's life. & as much as MJ or Katherine may be protecting familial image, they still have a certain POV. In all my readings, I've discovered MJ to be very honest though very reserved, abstract & elusive in his comments or assertions. & I find decoding some of it very interesting given a lot of other things I've read. LToya certainly is a sensationalist & while reading her book, it just seemed so out there, too exagerrated, almost madeup. But in reading, I began to check her assertions like that guy I forgot his name who holed himself in his mansion (certainly more than eccentric than MJ) who threatened her only to find out that it is in fact on par w/ what LaToya describes. I was at first hesitant w/ her story of Joe threatening her w/ a gun only to be somewhat collaborated by Maldonado later on. But as for her stories of abduction? I have a hard time believing it, IDK. But i ever they did, I honestly wouldn't blame the Jacksons, would you? & s much as I believe LaToya was being controlled by Gordon preying on her insecurities, I find her to be somewhat like Jermaine, egotistic, envious, insecure & melodramatic. So I find myself cautious yet intrigued by her book nonetheless. I agree that Madonado's does come off as somewhat bitter but I find much truth in her tales, particularly her stories of Jermaine, Katherine & Joe. Have you read THE LETTER yet?
<<That's what I'm giving it. I don't know wtf that is on the cover, but it's a mess.
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I don't buy it 2 seconds that this guy is his son. No way.
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