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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 791.43028092
EAN: 9780802134103
ISBN: 0802134106
Label: Grove Press
Manufacturer: Grove Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 564
Publication Date: October 14, 1994
Publisher: Grove Press
Sales Rank: 47750
Studio: Grove Press
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When Edie was first published a decade ago, it quickly became an international bestseller. In the sixties Edie Sedgwick exploded into the public eye like a comet--aristocratic, glamorous, and Andy Warhol's superstar. Then at 28 her light fizzled and died from a drug overdose. Alternately thrilling, tragic and horrifying, this book shatters many myths about the American sixties. Photographs.
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Rating:  - All about Edie!
I believe this is a great book about Edie Sedgwick, it's very well documented and original, you can read a lot of opinions, versions, from her brothers and sisters, to her friends and companions. I enjoyed it very much!
The beginning of the book talks about the ancestors of Edie's family (the narration is a little bit slowly in that part, and personally I only wanted to read about Edie), anyhow you'll find this information very useful in the next chapters to understand the whole life of this amazing girl. The price is amazing, is a big bargain!.
The book is a little bit bigger than the other kind of books we're used to read. Isn't paperback completely, don't know what material. It has a lot pictures, all in black and white, very helpful to the beginners or novice people that are interested in Edie's life.
Rating:  - Interesting
This book is interesting. It is a little hard to follow because of the way it is written and some of the pictures are a little vulgar but I guess that sums up Edie. It is worth a read for anyone interested in this poor girl. There is something so so sad but so fabulous about her.
Rating: - Candid, emotional, telling read about Edie and the 60s...
Great photos, great commentary from those who knew Edie on the most personal levels. Great and eye opening accounts of what it was like to live in the sixties, the drug use, the sex, the music, the scene. Really great book that I'm thrilled to add to my library.
Rating: - Unforgettable and Haunting
When the movie "Factory Girl" (god-awful by the way) came out, it renewed my interest in this book and Edie Sedgwick. My interest in her dates back to when I first bought this book, way back in 1982. The test of a great book is that is grows richer and deeper upon re-reading. And this one does.
At first, this was simply the story of a notorious party girl. Upon re-reading (I've read this countless times), "Edie" becomes the story of how the thread of mental illness traveled through generations. This book is truly unforgettable and haunting. And I'm sure, while suffering another bout of boredom, I'll read it again. - Siouxie
P.S. Someone should give this book to Britney Spears. She's traveling the same path at age 25; Edie was dead at 28.
Rating: - BIography
Book came very quickily (within 2 days) in excellent condition. I would buy from this resource again.
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