A review by barbie16
American Rose: A Nation Laid Bare: The Life and Times of Gypsy Rose Lee by Karen Abbott

1.0

Gypsy Rose Lee sounds like a fasinating person but man this biography was not well done at all. First off the timeline WTF! First it's the 1940s and Gypsy is at the top of her game, then it's right after WWI and we get the history of burlesque, then it's the 1920s and Gypsy is Louise and her and June are running the circut of vaudville with their crazy mother Rose. Too many timelines, too confusing. PLUS the book was poorly edited - in some cases same exact sentences were repeated more than once! I don't doubt this author tried to do her homework on this illusive person but in the end it's just one big mess. There's got to be a better bio on Gypsy than this!! Don't waste your time on this.