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oliviacasellini's review
5.0
Of course anything relating to Audrey Hepburn is amazing, and I was not let down by this book. It really covered her whole life. From style to her work with Unicef, this book showed how you can be just like Audrey in everyday life in a realistic way. I was absolutely captivated, Audrey was such an amazing person, and it was extremely interesting to read about her in a way that made it seem like I could be like her, even just slightly.
sixela12's review against another edition
2.0
I liked this book when I was young and Audrey-obsessed. Now that I’ve read the whole with a developing frontal lobe, I hate how there is always random celebrities inserted and mentioned, ehem, George Clooney.
zasou_reads's review against another edition
2.0
This book leaves me confused. I am a major Audrey Hepburn fan, so it was fun to read the more biographical parts, I learned so many things about this icon. However, the self help portions were ridiculous at times. The author took liberties, speculating on how Audrey would act in a situation, what she would think of something or how she would do something else... And there were too many advice on appearance that was borderline insulting. It also got redundant. And there were many anecdotes and quotes from other celebrities (to whatever degree) that felt really out of place, like fillers. Some advices were good: be kind, be gracious, listen.
mrsgrievous's review
5.0
Great biography - I had no idea where Audrey was from or what she struggled through as a child.
hannchilada's review against another edition
3.0
I would rate this a final 3.5 stars out of five.
This book was chock-full of interesting information. As a new Audrey fan, I didn't know much of the stuff and found it well researched and documented.
I enjoyed the design of it immensely: so easy to read, draws attention to the right things, all very Audrey. The pink theme was great and I adored the continuity. It was nice and clean cut. The art was also adorable.
The clothing tips were all very good and cute and Audrey. Just thought I'd add that
I liked that it was sort of interactive. There were games and tests and, as mentioned above, everything fit well into the scope of the book.
The tone was also superb. Less than a history lesson, it felt like I was chatting with a girl friend with extensive knowledge and a fun outlook.
I guess the cons would be that some of the information was exceedingly redundant. Even ideas were repeated so much that I kind of found it hard to read at times. Some of the information that was presented didn't make sense in the chapter that it was presented in.
It also bothered me that they literally acted like Audrey was perfect. They would say things that would prove she has flaws, but then back it up by making it a non-flaw. It made everything feel a little bit artificial.
I wasn't partial to the way the author acted like every little belief and idea she had was supposed to be duplicated, especially when it was put in the "what would Audrey do?" Audrey was an original. She would respect other originals.
Lastly, the author clearly had never tried to live on a budget, because call the clothing suggestions were for people who were almost on Audrey's budget, but I guess if you want quality...
I would suggest this book to other Audrey-files.
This book was chock-full of interesting information. As a new Audrey fan, I didn't know much of the stuff and found it well researched and documented.
I enjoyed the design of it immensely: so easy to read, draws attention to the right things, all very Audrey. The pink theme was great and I adored the continuity. It was nice and clean cut. The art was also adorable.
The clothing tips were all very good and cute and Audrey. Just thought I'd add that
I liked that it was sort of interactive. There were games and tests and, as mentioned above, everything fit well into the scope of the book.
The tone was also superb. Less than a history lesson, it felt like I was chatting with a girl friend with extensive knowledge and a fun outlook.
I guess the cons would be that some of the information was exceedingly redundant. Even ideas were repeated so much that I kind of found it hard to read at times. Some of the information that was presented didn't make sense in the chapter that it was presented in.
It also bothered me that they literally acted like Audrey was perfect. They would say things that would prove she has flaws, but then back it up by making it a non-flaw. It made everything feel a little bit artificial.
I wasn't partial to the way the author acted like every little belief and idea she had was supposed to be duplicated, especially when it was put in the "what would Audrey do?" Audrey was an original. She would respect other originals.
Lastly, the author clearly had never tried to live on a budget, because call the clothing suggestions were for people who were almost on Audrey's budget, but I guess if you want quality...
I would suggest this book to other Audrey-files.
prgaldiaries's review
4.0
I am not a diehard Audrey fan, but my interest was piqued.
I can’t say I was disappointed, but also it was not the best thing I have read
I can’t say I was disappointed, but also it was not the best thing I have read
scgbean's review
4.0
I learned a lot of new things about her, most importantly we like the same jazz artist. Oh yeah!
staticdisplay's review
3.0
I liked reading about Audrey, although I agree with others that this book had a lot going on and much of the material was really not about Audrey.
ashbuci's review against another edition
3.0
Let me just start by saying I love Audrey- as a fashion icon, role model and fantastic actress. But this book never could live up to her standards. Overall good if you want a trashy take on one of the worlds greatest. I wish I could have enjoyed this book more, because at times I really did think that it was taking a turn but it never really got better. Questions and tips on self improvement that I feel were so generic the author could have been talking about the Queen and it would have been the same.
I came looking for a funny, quirky take on a biography and left with some self-help tips to improve myself to be like deity Audrey. Audrey probably was closer to perfect than I am today but by no means should she be held to a pedestal that if she were alive today would probably disgrace the author as really, Audrey knew she wasn't the epitome of women or society.
3/5 stars. And that's because I liked the cover.
I came looking for a funny, quirky take on a biography and left with some self-help tips to improve myself to be like deity Audrey. Audrey probably was closer to perfect than I am today but by no means should she be held to a pedestal that if she were alive today would probably disgrace the author as really, Audrey knew she wasn't the epitome of women or society.
3/5 stars. And that's because I liked the cover.