andrearbooks's review against another edition
3.0
American Idol: The Untold Story was fantastic. This book only goes up to the 9th season when Simon, Randy, Kara and Ellen (yeah, remember that?) were judges, but it still has good stories. Many of the stories were ones I’d heard before, but it was fun to remember contestants I’d forgotten about through the years.
lmcc's review against another edition
4.0
A light read about the behind-the-scenes world of American Idol. This book gives a brief history of how the show came to be and how things have changed throughout the seasons. The focus is heavier on the judges (especially Simon Cowell and Paula Abdul) than on the contestants, so those expecting or wanting insider info or details about individual performers will not find much. Even the details about the nine winners are skimpy with almost nothing on recent champs Kris Allen and Lee DeWyze. Too, if you are an avid watcher of Idol throughout the years, none of the scandals revealed in the book will be any surprise. Entertaining but not uber-revealing.
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