Be Careful Who You Love: Inside the Michael Jackson Case by Diane Dimond Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Be Careful Who You Love: Inside the Michael Jackson Case
Book Review: A little one sided
Summary: 3 Stars
I think this book is informative for someone who doesn't know anything about what went on behind the scenes, but at the same time I find that Diane Dimond is definitely for the prosecution. She does tell the facts in a way that is outlined to be from a neutral point of view, but if you read between the lines it is easy to see where her true opinion lies. The book is easy to follow and I did like how she uses more factual information than her own opinion specifically, but she does have a way of manipulating the way a person thinks of what was happening. For example when she described the time when Michael was having some unsavory pictures taken, I feel her portrayal of the event was demeaning and unnecessary. She also lingered a bit too long on the information from the scandal in 1993, obviously saving the best (the trial) for last, but at the same time cutting it a bit short. I don't know if Michael Jackson really did anything at all to those boys, that is something that only he knows and also something he will have to live with, but I hope he was truly innocent.Book Review: This book is cheap and I am ashamed I read it.
Summary: 1 Stars
But if you are a tabloid Junkie---this is the book for you. Though Dimond trys to sound un-biased she de-humanizes Mr. Jackson by using the term "Jackson team" and believes every person she interveiws even after stating their financial intentions.She gives Jackson very little sympathy and believes him to be a molester based on interviews with poeple that were mysteriously fired or supoosedly quit or they really didn't even know Michael at all.
Lets face it we are going to believe what we want to believe, and Ms. Dimond wants to believe he is evil.
So I'll say it again...
This book is cheap and I am ashamed I read it.
Book Review: lma
Summary: 1 Stars
Dimond left the courtroom every time the state finished up and the defense came up which makes her reporting biased according to courtroom attendees. She also was sued once by Michael Jackson which makes her slightly less than credible to report on him. I skimmed through this book and it was basically the same stuff you hear on TV probably due to no one from Jackson's side would talk to Dimond. A waste of money.Book Review: Be careful who you love
Summary: 4 Stars
Honestly, Michael Jackson was always my favourite singer and showman, and everything that was going on around him was of great interest to me. The child abuse scandals both in 1993 and in 2005 did make me feel a little nervous as I could not really be sure whether I liked a normal person or a pervert. I bought this book to try and sort out where the controversy lay. Although it's written by a journalist, I was surprised there was so little evidence of what might make me change my mind about the case. There was a lot of information about the case documents, written testimonies and whatever else might be related to the case, but no pictures of at least one piece of paper from these documents - so it remains at that, just the words of a journalist. Some transcripts of dialogues which still gave no clue about what had actually happened. All in all, I was bored reading this stuff, but one of the last chapters really gave me the creeps - the part about the jury entering the courtroom to pass the verdict but not looking up and desperately trying to show that they disagree with the verdict they have just decided on.
If you're an MJ fan, you may read that. But I doubt it may change your opinion about Michael, although this book is simply meant to make people change their minds or at least feel some doubt about his innocence.
Book Review: Well written revealing behind the scenes view
Summary: 5 Stars
Diane Dimond has done an extraordinary job of having delivered an organized, easy reading view behind the scenes of the molestation accusations and trial of Jackson. It's presented without bias in a factual and sequential manner that is fast reading and compelling. Diane Dimond should consider a new career as a true crime writer.