My Life, My Way - Books (Cliff Richard, Hardcover)

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Customer Reviews of My Life, My Way

Leslie MacDonald
France
22nd November 2008

A Must for Cliff Fans
The Peter Pan of pop continues to enthrall audiences of all ages and this book, whilst clearly a must for Cliff fans, provides an insight into the way he ticks. Too much has been written about him in the past that has left questions unanswered. This book which is written with frankness and a helping hand from Penny Junor provides a good read about the life of a fascinating and caring individual. Instead of being written in a conventional biographical format, it dedicates chapters to specific stages or items in his life. However instead of producing a jarring account of his life, the chapters flow well into each other and provide a good and interesting look into the life of one of the most successful men the pop world has ever seen.

devonmike
Toronto, Canada
3rd November 2008

Is that all there is?
After reading this autobiography there is no doubt that the author is a nice man. The trouble is he sounds too good to be true. Cliff's number one fan appears to be Cliff himself. I don't feel that I now know the man any better than I did before reading his book. Yes I know he loves his family, his career, his fans, tennis and his faith. He distrusts the press and is prone to justify their attacks by pointing out that irrespective of what they might say he has proven them all wrong by his continued success and box office receipts. That's a little like saying McDonalds fast food is good for the very same reasons. He appears to have lived a charmed life, and I'm glad for him. Were we all to be as lucky would be nice however sadly it makes for bland reading. But for the early death of his father Cliff appears to have had no "darkness" in his life whatsoever, no demons, no dramas in his personal relationships, no regrets of any consequence, no real anger, except possibly towards today's commercial radio, especially BBC Radio 1 ! One might conclude that he is the ultimate success story: Happy and contented, wealthy, loved by all those close to him, numerous fans and is a much respected household name around a good part of the world. I don't think that it was intentional by him but his self satisfaction comes across as a little too smug for my liking. His fans of course will lap up every page, and good for them but for the objective reader seeking any real insight into the man I fear they like me they will end up disappointed. In the words of the Peggy Lee song: "Is that all there is?" may prove to be the books lasting legacy.

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Lincoln
20th October 2008

Sorry Cliff - Not impressed
Much as I have always liked and admired Cliff, I'm afraid this is a poor biography. The main gripe I have is that it is not well written. Cliff's collaboration with Penny Junor has, unfortunately, not worked.
The book jumps about in time annoyingly. One minute we are in 1964, then in 1990 etc. I think it would have been much better chronologically. Lots of the information and views in the book are very interesting but I felt that Cliff has used the book to knock some of the radio stations for not playing his songs and also to trumpet christianity. Obviously it's his book and he can use it as a platform to have a moan, but frankly, I was bored before the half way mark. I battled on through the book, but the second half was much the same.
Nice try Cliff and Penny, but it didn't work for me this time.

R. Ingle

19th October 2008

Christman
Must be Christmas . The most overated singer in the world has another book out. Cant wait for the album as well, my wheelie bin is empty

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Bangalore, INDIA
7th October 2008

Wow! A-w-e-s-o-m-e Book
Wow. Amazing book! I am still recovering from this book which cliff has written from the bottom of his heart. Thank you cliff for giving us an insight into your personality. For fans, it is a 'must' read, as we get to know so many intimate details like what he has for breakfast, his fears, his love and above all his frank approach to life and controversies which surround him. He not only clears the dust but also confirms what all his fans already know about him...that he is such a humble person, inspite of having millions of fans worldwide, especially here in India. My only regret was there were no contact details about his fan clubs nor an address we could write to, which could have been included in this super book.