hannah_mona's review
informative
lighthearted
fast-paced
3.0
Jeg fandt indholdet underholdende fordi jeg er fan af Harry Styles, men indblikket i hans liv er noget overfladisk i netop denne bog.
paris_power's review
1.0
felt like the author was trying to suck harry’s dick the whole time. like i love harry but news flash not everything in the world revolves around him!!
beckyyreadss's review
challenging
emotional
inspiring
slow-paced
3.0
I have followed Harry Styles since his X-Factor audition way back in 2010 and I have followed all the guys from one director and seemed them live once and Harry last year. My parents and everyone know me how much I like Harry. So obviously, my mum bought me this book maybe 2 years ago and I have finally got around to reading it. Now before I start this review, I struggle with non-fiction books as it is and especially ones where it’s not the person directing the book but someone else, especially when it’s a reporter.
Sean Smith tells the story about Harry Styles. He has grown up. The One Direction boy bad member who is loved by millions has become a truly global superstar and he’s done it without shouting it from the rooftops or displaying a mammoth ego. Harry’s life changed forever when his mum Anne filled in a form requesting an audition to the X-Factor. He left his home in rural Cheshire as a sixteen-year-old and never went back – setting out on a path to become a genuine icon of the age. This book follows his journey, painting a picture of a man who at times remains an enigma while embracing the world he cares about – his family, his friends and lovers, his music, acting and the world of fashion.
This book didn’t have new information for me. I just felt like it didn’t go into more of a deep dive which I would have appreciate. It just seemed like a wiki page that has been typed up with a bit more of glitter. For a book with the title of The Making of a Modern Man – the whole book was about him being straight or being with this girl, or that girl. I think five of his sexual relationships got mentioned from his high school girlfriend to Kendall Jenner. There were hints of his fashion and how he got there and yet there was three chapters about it and the last one was to do with his Vogue cover which I would have loved to have known more about.
Sean Smith’s voice was very plain, and it took me a while to get into. The photos were great, and the book cover was nice.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Police brutality, Stalking, Alcohol, Gun violence, Pandemic/Epidemic, Drug use, and Grief
bookworm_lv's review
4.0
Interesting book about modern man Harry Styles, starting from his childhood, 1D times, solo career and private life.
vroni28's review
informative
medium-paced
1.5
This book had it good moments but especially on the first half it was mostly about the women he was rumored to be dating. I expected this book to be more of a story line of who he became who he is with his clothes and music but it was so much about his "girlfriends" and it said "this song is about this girl" like Harry said it was like this. That was for me personally the reason I didn't like it that much. I'm a Harry fan and I personally think there would have been way more things to tell about him than all this "relationships".
whatreads's review
1.0
Look. I bought this from work, it was Harry Styles, I couldn't resist. But this book was hardly an accurate or favourable reflection of Harry's life. It claimed to consider Harry Styles as a 'modern man', that is distanced from toxic masculinity and the such. Yet, whole chapters will focus on Harry being photographed with a single woman and tied romantically to her. I enjoyed the photos in the book though.