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Revisado: 03-14-20

If you’re a fan of the legends Michael Jackson and Elizabeth Taylor, chances are you’ll know 99.9% of the information shared in this book, that reads no less than a Wikipedia entry. Bogle, who I once respected as a first-rate historian on race, culture, and pop culture phenomenon, lazily aggregates the established biographical efforts of J. Randy Taraborrelli, Jermaine Jackson, Frank Cassio, among others. One wonders why the publisher would take a chance on a piece that essentially plagiarizes. Bogle offers no new research or insider accounts on the lives and work of these two icons, nor does he add any value to the critical understanding of the otherworldly love and pathology of their intense and lasting bond. I used a credit on this listen, and by the time I got to chapter 18, I simply couldn’t take it anymore. I’m in my right mind to contact Audible for a refund.

As an addendum, I would point out to readers two wildly inaccurate lines reported as facts in the book:

1. MJ didn’t spend over $100 million on Elizabeth’s wedding with Larry Fortensky—that he hosted at his Neverland ranch, it was $1.5M.

2. During MJ’s marriage to Lisa Marie Presley, MJ himself didn’t delight in wearing jewelry during their intimate romps in bed, according to Taraborrelli, MJ insisted she wear the jewelry—all of which he gladly procured for her.

These blatant inaccuracies again—no doubt of which there are more—amplifies the sheer slothful nature of Bogle’s pen.

In a word, folks: Disappointed.

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