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Still Talking |  | Author: Joan Rivers
Publisher: Random House, Inc.
Category: Book
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Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 2355598
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st
Pages: 293
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 9.5 x 6.4 x 1.2
ISBN: 0394579917
Dewey Decimal Number: 792.7028092
EAN: 9780394579917
ASIN: 0394579917
Publication Date: November 5, 1991
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The well-known comedienne and talk-show host opens up about her life, describing her rise to the top, her marriage, the birth of her daughter, the politics of the entertainment industry, and her husband's suicide. Reprint.
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 An impressive and educational book September 15, 2008
When I opened this book two days ago, I did not expect what I found. This is an impressive and engaging memoir about Joan Rivers' life and career. It centers around her husband's (Edgar Rosenberg) suicide and how that experience shattered her and her daughter. The book is essential reading for those whose lives have been impacted by a loved one's suicide. Rivers spares no punches in describing what lead up to, and the aftermath, of her husband's death.
What could easily have been a heavy and morbid subject instead was handled gracefully, with candor and honesty. I think that the reviewers who concentrated on Rivers' comedy style instead of the overall subject matter really missed the point on this one.
Intriguing 'second act' autobiography with the comedienne at full steam... July 23, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Picking up right where her previous book "Enter Talking" left off, pioneering female comic Joan Rivers is matched up with producer Edgar Rosenberg via her "Tonight Show" connections, and soon found herself married. The book not only examines the show-biz ramifications of this loving marriage/business partnership in the entertainment world, it also shows how two 'outcasts' (by Joan's definition) came to cling to one another--and blame eachother when plans and dreams fell through. Some of the minute details (such as how many times Rivers guested on Johnny Carson's show) are sketchy, but Rivers' anger over being wronged so many times by people she trusted is instantly identifable. It's also a show-biz tome of wonderful gossipy bits: Tony Bennett constantly turning up late for a Vegas gig; Shirley MacLaine throwing her weight around (well, she is a Taurus!); Elvis Costello nodding off on camera; Cher being a good pal, always there when needed. Often, Rivers drops name for no other purpose than to fill certain gaps (she keeps mentioning Bill Cosby, Ann-Margret and Woody Allen without explaining these relationships to us--were they personal, friendly, or professional only?). The book's prologue and middle section details Edgar's suicide and Rivers' numbing heartache, yet Joan is careful not to overload her prose with repetitious grief--she's remarkably poised with her pen, sharp and brittle but also a woman in need. In fact, she's far more womanly and human here than her stand-up act ever let on, and many of her stories (triumphs and tragedies) are gripping, emotional, moving, bitterly funny and vividly told. B+
 Nothing Meaner than a Comic June 19, 2004
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Did we read the same book? After seeing other reviewers' comments, I feel like the kid pointing out that the emperor has no clothes. Joan Rivers' autobiography is indeed frank and full of anecdotes. but it's not all that funny. Or perceptive. Or well written. It does reveal a horribly flawed, angry, self-absorbed, insecure and ungenerous woman whose sense of pity covers only herself -- not the husband she drove to suicide, the daughter she's driven to botox addiction, or the stars she abused for very human flaws (Liz Taylor overweight looks better than plastic Joan any day).
After turning the last page of this furious and nasty tome, I threw it away because I knew I'd never want to travel through memory lane again with this person. In tone, it reminds me of the mean-spirited "You'll Never Eat Lunch in this Town Again" diatribe. Yuck! I'm not saying an autobiography should be all sweetness and light with no honesty. But there are better books out there that won't make you feel like Lysoling your brain afterward. See "Hollywood Animal" for one.
Joan is on Top of the World because of Fat Liz December 10, 2000
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
This book is great.It gives you a inside look into the rise and fall of Joan River's career,and how she got herself back together again after being fired from Fox, and her husband Edgar,ending his life,while she was getting plastic surgery.Its also great to read about the different Stars.Joan talks about the late Michael Landon,and how mean he was to her while she was sitting in for Johnny Carson,and her on going fight with Victoria Principal.There's alot of funny jokes,especially the Liz Taylor one's.I think Joan was the main reason Liz got herself together in the 80's,and looked better than ever.Joan also talks about her childhood,and her rise to fame. If you like Joan Rivers humor,you will enjoy "Still Talking."
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