- Hardcover: 400 pages
- Publisher: Doubleday Canada (Oct 19 1999)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0385259247
- ISBN-13: 978-0385259248
- Product Dimensions: 23.9 x 15 x 3.6 cm
- Shipping Weight: 567 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (70 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #665,617 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The superficiality of this book cannot be overstated. Still, it is a useful pop-cultural document. Halliwell was Ginger Spice in the Spice Girls, the Monkees-/Bay City Rollers-/Sex Pistols-style prefab band that rode a carefully crafted "girl power" media assault to fame and fortune. She treats us to page after page of growing up as the perky, undersized issue of a moderately ne'er-do-well Swedish dad from Liverpool and a feisty, Spanish, Catholic-cum-Jehovah's Witness mom. She pays special attention to her slow bust development, reports wanting to marry George Michael, and says that Lady Di's marriage and transformation into Princess Di show that fairy tales do happen. Snippets from her diary appear throughout, and though only a cynic would question whether they are genuine, they reveal the living, breathing, thinking, feeling human being behind the carefully crafted persona of Ginger Spice. It should be noted that Geri says that Ginger Spice is dead and she, Geri, has matured: "Last week in Los Angeles, I tried on a dress that was a little too tight around the bust. The old Geri would have tried to squeeze into the smaller size, but instead I chose the next size up. For me this was an important step toward self-acceptance." So, publicity ploy or soul-baring journal of a contemporary artiste? Anyone familiar with Geri's role model Madonna's legendary inability to realistically assess herself and her "art" should have no trouble answering that one. There is no denying the probable appeal of this parable in pink gauze, but the sugar sensitive should also be alerted to adequately prepare for it. Mike Tribby
--This text refers to an alternate
Hardcover
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"I was standing on this mountaintop and I jumped, not knowing where I was going to land. I just had to get my feet back on the ground."
--Geri Halliwell
--Geri Halliwell
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Great book,
By "jq_psyque" (Brazil) - See all my reviews
This review is from: If Only (Hardcover)
I was very curious about this book, I wanted to know why Geri left the Spice Girls, and I also wanted to know about little secrets about their life as artists, what did she think about some of the things the other girls did, live concerts, and things like that, and she doesn't really talk about these things. So I was a little disappointed. But the book is great, and I don't regret buying it.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome story,
By "floridamjs" (Plantation, Florida United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: If Only (Hardcover)
I really liked this book, its so cool to read whats going inside the head of a pop star as they are rising to fame as well as leaving it.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Halliwell shares an insightful perspective!,
By A Customer
This review is from: If Only (Hardcover)
Geri Halliwell allows the reader to experience celebrity. She takes you into her life and lets you to know what fame feels like. I found her honest reflections and down to earth attitude, surprising and quite inspiring! This is a must for any one who has ever dreamt of fame.
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