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  <title><![CDATA[Life with My Sister Madonna]]></title>
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  <default_description>Ciccone's extraordinary memoir is based on his life and forty-seven years of growing up with and working with his sister - the most famous woman in the world.</default_description>
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  <original_publication_day type="integer">15</original_publication_day>
  <original_publication_month type="integer">7</original_publication_month>
  <original_publication_year type="integer">2008</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>Life with My Sister Madonna</original_title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Wendy Leigh]]></name>
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      <name><![CDATA[Christopher Ciccone]]></name>
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  <read_at>Wed Jul 16 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Jul 17 13:22:57 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Jul 17 17:12:06 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was INCREDIBLY bad. Perhaps the worst I've ever read, and I've read a lot of books!<br/><br/>I'll qualify this review by telling you that I chose this book at the airport because I wanted something simple and fun to read on my 14 hour flight to Tokyo.  So, it's probably my own fault for ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/27547756">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="28617418">
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    <name><![CDATA[Rose]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[San Francisco, CA]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Madonna fans, my sister]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Mon Jul 28 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Jul 29 09:36:34 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Jul 29 09:50:18 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[It's a quick &amp; dirty read. Exactly what I wanted! We hear enough about Madge &amp; alot about Christopher's experience of their relationship. None of her fans imagined her as a kissy/huggy type &amp; she's definately not ~and her brother shows both the good &amp; bad sides of his experience with her. (He's lear...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/28617418">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="31657314">
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  <date_added>Sun Aug 31 09:28:56 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Aug 31 09:52:38 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I should begin by saying that I admire and respect Madonna and the ambition and drive that have kept her in the spotlight for so long.  And I love her music.  I would consider myself a huge fan, but I don't actually like her.<br/><br/>In her brother's blah-titled and poorly written memoir, &quot;L...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/31657314">more...</a>]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="28265431">
    <user id="632671">
    <name><![CDATA[Joe]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Seattle, WA]]></location>        
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      <rating>2</rating>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[MADONNA FANS]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Jul 25 10:05:42 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Aug 05 11:23:08 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[My biggest beef with this book is how insanely delusional Christopher is. There really wasn't a point to this book at all besides Christopher cashing in on his sister's name. In the end, it makes Christopher look bad not Madonna.<br/><br/>There are no new insights to Madonna as a person or an ente...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/28265431">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="27546006">
    <user id="223219">
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    <location><![CDATA[Chicago, IL]]></location>        
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      <rating>2</rating>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Nobody]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Mon Jul 21 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Jul 17 13:07:13 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Jul 21 07:26:13 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Christopher comes across as a spiteful, celebrity obsessed, hanger-on who is clearly suffering from a severe case of jealousy.  <br/><br/>Why is he always broke?  After reading for the 12th time that he has &quot;reluctantly&quot; taken another job offer from his sister, I starting thinking &quot;...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/27546006">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="41078182">
    <user id="91455">
    <name><![CDATA[Renee]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Orchard Park, NY]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
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  <read_at>Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Dec 28 07:07:40 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Dec 28 07:13:23 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really enjoyed the lightness of this book, it is an easy, and fun read and not as one-sided as I thought it would be. If only a fraction of what is written is true, it still would be disturbing. For example; Madonna earns over 55 million a year and yet had her sibling pay for their own tickets and...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41078182">more...</a>]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="32006093">
    <user id="1336770">
    <name><![CDATA[♥Eva♥ ]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Middletown, DE]]></location>        
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      <rating>2</rating>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[people who enjoy reading garbage ]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Thu Sep 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Sep 04 11:01:16 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Sep 22 09:18:05 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm not at all impressed. This was a HUGE waste of time to. Madonna's brother is so angry that she went further than him in life and he doesn't even have the you-know-whats to come out and admit it. He has to throw little digs in here and there while pretending to sing her praises. What a joke. Does...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/32006093">more...</a>]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="29545668">
    <user id="232105">
    <name><![CDATA[Jessica]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Alexandria, VA]]></location>        
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      <rating>2</rating>
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  <read_at>Wed Aug 06 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Aug 07 14:31:35 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Aug 07 14:35:37 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I borrowed this from a friend at work who revels in celebrity gossip and said he really liked this... <br/><br/>I thought it was total crap. It was written very poorly and Ciccone jumps around from story to story, often going on tangents... <br/><br/>But it was delicious crap and I did really en...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/29545668">more...</a>]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="31436892">
    <user id="135364">
    <name><![CDATA[Cindy]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[San Antonio, TX]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Madonna fans]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Mon Oct 20 13:48:30 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Aug 28 10:59:10 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Oct 20 13:48:30 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I have a fascination with Madonna.. along with millions of other people.. I've just started this book and I'm hooked.  :)  <br/><br/>Well I have to say that I was disappointed because I really thought that the diva Madonna was going to be so different from the real Madonna, however, she's not acco...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/31436892">more...</a>]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="63859204">
    <user id="1874870">
    <name><![CDATA[RNOCEAN]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[New Baltimore, MI]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Jul 17 09:20:22 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Jul 17 09:20:42 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Madonna up close, by the brother who knows her better than anyone.<br/>Christopher Ciccone's extraordinary memoir is based on his forty-seven years of growing up with, working with, and understanding the most famous woman of our time, who has intrigued, scandalized, and entertained millions for hal...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63859204">more...</a>]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="47241922">
    <user id="278939">
    <name><![CDATA[Charles]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Washington, DC]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Fri Feb 20 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Feb 23 06:46:18 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Feb 23 07:31:37 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Christopher Ciccone concludes this book predicting Kabbalah will keep his sister and Guy Ritchie together.  Excepting that, I found the book to be believable and engaging.  Madonna is one of those figures, like the original Gun n' Roses, that I skipped over in their prime but have now returned to si...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47241922">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47241922]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="54480151">
    <user id="765294">
    <name><![CDATA[Heather]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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      <rating>2</rating>
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  <read_at>Mon May 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Apr 30 09:54:40 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon May 04 13:36:36 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I could go on for days about this book.  I was really upset that her brother Christopher Ciccone wrote this.  When Madonna started out in the beginning she had a close relationship with her brother and helped him out by hiring him for a lot of her shows and throughout the years decorating her house....<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54480151">more...</a>]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="50713735">
    <user id="1698103">
    <name><![CDATA[Jen-ee-fah]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Noblesville, IN]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Fri Apr 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Mar 28 10:15:30 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Apr 03 20:46:46 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[It’s not every day where you can read a poorly written yet delicious read about one of the world’s most famous entertainers! This book is pretty predictable since everyone knows Madonna is a control freak, hard worker, and renaissance woman. This saucy read details Madonna’s life from her brot...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50713735">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50713735]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="29587163">
    <user id="1342366">
    <name><![CDATA[Jaime]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Thu Aug 07 23:53:50 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Aug 07 23:55:39 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[badly written.<br/><br/>doesn't give any info about madonna that you wouldn't know if you were already a fan.<br/><br/>it was nice to read some of the stories of chris and madonna back in the day, but a lot of the time he kind of skimmed over time periods you would love to hear more about.<br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/29587163">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="45418653">
    <user id="1416648">
    <name><![CDATA[Rachel]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Kansas City, MO]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Fri Feb 13 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Feb 04 19:49:43 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Feb 13 13:56:53 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[God, Christopher Ciccone is whiny. And catty. There is really no new information about Madonna in this book, it’s just Christopher whining about how she’s mistreated him all these years. Basically, every time he works for her, she rips him off (doesn’t pay him fairly, replaces him at the last ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45418653">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="48917952">
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Sun Mar 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Mar 11 09:03:03 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Mar 11 09:11:00 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I had to buy this book for my spring break trip because I wanted an easy read with some gossip about my formerly favorite pop idol (no one has replaced her, btw, I just stopped caring about pop stars so much). The book is great although annoying at times because Madonna's brother, while trying to te...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48917952">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was actually much better than I expected it to be. I've been really into listening to celebrity memoirs while driving lately, and while some have been great (Steve Martin) others, not so much (Paula Poundstone). I found this one to be interesting but not overly dishy and really compelling....<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/34451919">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I pretty much knew going in that this book would be trash. It was a fast read, and probably something I won't remember in five years. From her brother's point of view, Madonna is an icy control freak who is SOOOO UNFAIRRRR. god, there is so much whining in this book. He sometimes perks up with brave...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60048286">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat May 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I am not too surprised by the overall feeling that Madonna is  controlling, egocentric, cheap, cold, tough and <br/>a hard ass.  Don't you need to be those things to get a big as Madonna is?  I liked reading this book, just like I like my gossip websites....but it wasn't a great book.  It is &quot;...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54693622">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Completely self-serving, as far as I can tell. Although you can certainly identify and relate to Christopher, you kind of wonder what his whole point is, besides making a dollar. And I did walk away with a bit more respect for Madonna, who clearly is a masterful businesswoman.]]></body>
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