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Mods' Pet
Looking at the "What are you reading...?" thread, a lot of people read biographies/autobiographies - yet an awful lot of people seem to be disappointed by them.
Is it that celebrities aren't actually that interesting? Especially people like footballers/pop stars? It it that surprising? Even if someone has led quite an interesting life I get a bit tired of hearing about it after a while. It's like a monologue on the ever fascinating subject of themselves.
Do people buy biographies because they don't know what to read - so they think well I like the celebrity, I might like the book? It's an easy option in the bookshop.
Have you ever read a biography more than once?
Is it that celebrities aren't actually that interesting? Especially people like footballers/pop stars? It it that surprising? Even if someone has led quite an interesting life I get a bit tired of hearing about it after a while. It's like a monologue on the ever fascinating subject of themselves.
Do people buy biographies because they don't know what to read - so they think well I like the celebrity, I might like the book? It's an easy option in the bookshop.
Have you ever read a biography more than once?