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It has been said that you either love or loathe Howard Stern, but it's quite possible to love and loathe him after reading this autobiography. Stern sets out to offend as many people as possible (and he succeeds admirably), but two things prevent this book, and Stern, from becoming unbearable. First, he is as candid about himself as he is about the people he attacks. He describes his tortured adolescence, his physical inadequacies, and his sexual proclivities in such breathtaking detail that it's hard not to like the guy. Stern also avoids the bitterness that characterizes many of the "shock-radio" DJs who have attempted to follow in his footsteps. He can be cruel, but he generally reserves cruelty for people whose fame makes them open targets, and the way he dismantles the whole idea of "celebrity" is hilarious. Howard Stern is like the kid at school who could fart the national anthem--you can't help but laugh at what he does, even though you know you shouldn't.
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And you thought you had trouble with the Madonna book. At least that was mostly the pictures. Here we've got words to worry about, and I'm talking all of them. Concepts, too. All of them. Sexual concepts you might not have even thought about. For those not familiar with the book's author, radio bad-boy Stern makes his living talking on his syndicated show about celebrities, politics, and every sort of bodily function and sexual act that crosses his mind. Stern isn't saying anything here that he hasn't already said on his syndicated show (in fact, much of the book consists of actual bits from the show). On the other hand, the FCC has already fined him a couple of hundred thousand dollars for indecency. If Stern were just playing high-school adolescent, he'd be easy to dismiss. But every once in a while, he's funny, brilliantly funny, and mostly when he's not talking about sex. He's funny, for instance, in his interview with an addled Bob Hope and in his vicious but hysterical send-up of Joan Rivers selling her home-shopping jewelry and milking her husband's suicide for all it's worth: "This is a solid-gold replica of Edgar's thumb. . . . I'm wearing right now a tiny diamond-studded coffin, the same coffin that Edgar put himself in." Okay, I think it's funny. Obviously, Stern's humor is a matter of taste. Photographs and graphics on every page enliven a text that hardly needs perking up. A partially nude Stern draped in a velvet cape graces the cover. This pushes the limits, but then, that's Howard. Ilene Cooper
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Easily the best autobiography ever!,
By "mrelbows" (CA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Private Parts (Mass Market Paperback)
Howard Stern is hated by many people, but you have to love him once you have read this book. I have never read an autobiography as complete and funny as "Private Parts". It reads like a story, and a good story at that. A must read for fans and non-fans.
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Great,
This review is from: PRIVATE PARTS (Hardcover)
What do you expect me to write here?He is a the king of all media. Great book all around. The movie is amazing too !
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Long Live The King!,
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This review is from: Private Parts (Mass Market Paperback)
First of all, there's a ton of foul language here... so beware if that offends you. (But if you're a Howard fan, I doubt it will.) How does this book compare with the movie? Better, actually. This goes a lot more in depth about aspects of his life that, for time constraints, the movie couldn't. You either "get" Howard or you don't & I don't believe many who "don't" will ever appreciate the brutal honesty that separates him from the run of the mill show business celebrity/phony. Buy this along with MISS AMERICA and have yourself a laugh-fest! (Also good for humor that's a bit on the raunchy side are THAT'S DISGUSTING : AN ADULT GUIDE TO WHAT'S GROSS, TASTELESS, RUDE, CRUDE, AND LEWD and NO ONE'S EVEN BLEEDING.)
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