A review by fluffy8u
American Rose: A Nation Laid Bare: The Life and Times of Gypsy Rose Lee by Karen Abbott

4.0

Pretty good. I would definitely suggest it to Gypsy and/or June Hovic fans. To those who are only somewhat familiar with Gypsy's tale, it can be pretty confusing. The authoress dashes between three stories: Louise, June, and Rose's (their crazy mother) vaudeville experiences, the Minsky brothers setting up the grandest burlesque stages (where Gypsy starts to make it big), and 40 year old Gypsy who is writing her memoir (which is more fiction than truth). Had Karen Abbott stuck with switching between the first two stories only, and had Rose stopped changing her daughters' names, it would have been a lot less confusing. Still, worth the read. Completely.