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An element of drama has always attended Rupert Everett, even before he swept to fame with his outstanding performances in such popular films as My Best Friend's Wedding and Shakespeare in Love. He was in Moscow during the fall of communism; in Berlin the night the wall came down; and in downtown Manhattan on September 11th. By the age of 17 he was friends with Andy Warhol and Bianca Jagger, and since then he has been up close and personal with some of the most famous women in the world: Julia Roberts, Madonna, Sharon Stone, and Donatella Versace. From the eccentricities of the British upper classes to the madness of Hollywood, from the Russian steppes to an Easter egg hunt in Elizabeth Taylor's garden, Everett reveals himself as a consummate storyteller and a charming guide to life in the fast lane. ... Read more

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bitchy and unpleasant

2.0 out of 5 stars bitchy and unpleasant, 27 Dec 2009
By N. Brett (Wiltshire, England) - See all my reviews
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I started this book a year ago, and only just picked it up in order to finish it. That in itself should tell you that I was neither that impressed or that engaged. In the interim period some of his public behaviour (in the UK charity Apprentice) made him appear very lightweight indeed.

Rupert Everett offers us an autobiography of an average actor, a very gay rake and wanders through a bohemian decadence while offering us bitchy gossip as he minces through his life.

Yes there is the odd bid of interesting gossip (Madonna and Sharon Stone come to mind) but generally, while actually quite well written, this will not endear many of us to the actor. To me he came over as an unpleasant parasite, very little moral fibre or affection is shown and everyone is described as a "queen" and he adores most people as much as they apparently adore him.
The only time he shows any emotion is when his dog dies, even when he describes charity work, it feels as if he is going though the motions rather then having any passion for the charity concerned.

So maybe my judgement was clouded by not liking Rupert Everett very much before I read this, but having read it, I like him a little bit less.

looked forward to listening to it
This was a great 'read' for a road trip. Full of celebrity gossip and snappy language. The colorful bites Everett flings at actresses such as Kathleen Bates , Sharon Stone, Madonna and Julia Roberts are clipped by 'oh, but she IS a DARLING!' and a second follow up of the actresses wonderful points.

For instance RE says Madonna had star quality unlike any celebrity he had ever met, but her eyes were so far apart another millicentirmeter further would have made her look deranged. Sharon Stone comes off as just plain looney--but then she has beautiful skin. Funny scene on New Year's Eve at Versace's house in Miami when Madonna and Gwyneth Paltrow dish J-Low.

Everett hobnobbed with the pop culture/Hollywood/ fashion gliterrati of the 80s and found himself living in happening places, such as South Beach, when it was the center of the nouveau riche/ hip social world.He saw a lot of ups and downs and friends die of AIDS. His viewpoint is not ust snappy but also tender.

One criticism--not a mention of what was going on in the bigger world --other than in his world of show biz, gay life, and celebrity life.

Fine read!
This book is written in a strange literal style of English Brit.

I never realized that Rupert was a creator?? He really didn't get any breaks until My Best Friend's Wedding. Before that he did theatre and starred in some rarity of films! Okay! Luv ya!

I never realized how painful it was for him to finally admit that he was *poof*? He slept with so many fishes (thank you Men on Film, ie. Blaine) and blokes. While at his religious boarding school, he prayed to God and asked Him -with a vengeance- why he loved other boys? If it wasn't for his fiancé's miscarriage, he would've remained in the closet and miserable living a lie! Everything happens for a reason.

His book confirms that he was proud of The Next Best Thing, and not ashamed of it- in my opinion he was? He's gay/queer and proud!!!

What a Boring Read!
I have to tell you that I had the highest expectations for Mr. Everett's autobiography, but found it to be one of the dullest tomes that I have ever read - and I have read many.There are few redeeming factors in his writing; and it would have been helpful too if the editor/publisher had proof-read the galleys for typos.It's really a sad tale of a performer that was happy to be around the edges of performance, but I gather had a core of self-defeatism - but had extreme talents and a background to be a break out star.Perhaps it's because Mr. Everett is an extremely talented musician and actor - not to mention one of the most handsome men in the world - that he squandered his bountiful gifts and then unfortunately told the tale in a manner that would bore the most ardent fan.He is spreading himself too thin.Red Carpets is a rag tag tale of his associations with some famous (such as Andy Warhol - my mother, actress Jean Parker, met Mr. Warhol in 1973, and was terrified by him)who he describes as a blank poseur, or really blank; and a bunch of Euro Trash and vapid, talentless hangers on.

I'd really like to see Rupert try again - keep his pithy remarks but for god's sake learn to tell a story.

Bob Hanks, Redondo Beach, CA

Exactly what I expected.
The book is entertaining and interesting (to me).The man lives the life of a movie actor, and that's what the book details clearly.Reading it gave me fresh insight into show business.I appreciate that Rupert is a relatively young man to write an autobiography, and that if he writes another in 30 or 40 years it may show a life reflected upon by a more mature man. ... Read more

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British actor Rupert Everett charmed his way into moviegoers' affections with his scene-stealing performance in "My Best Friend's Wedding."Everett is also the gifted writer of this scathingly funny novel of a down-and-out actor's zany misadventures amid a wildly colorful menagerie of madcap trendsetters.

Fame is a fleeting thing, as ex-soap opera star Rhys Waveral discovers.When he loses all his money in the stock market and no new acting jobs are forthcoming, eviction from his elegant hotel suite looms large.Stripped of all his assets, Rhys realizes he has only one thing left to sell:himself.And a pair of jet-setting dowagers couldn't be more thrilled.From staid English country houses to flamboyant Parisian nightclubs and an outrageous costume ball in Tangiers, Rupert Everett spins a raucous and irresistible modern farce. ... Read more

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it's ok if you want to read about countless over the top drug experiences.......
....for me,a small handful will do, especially if the style is so breathless a sophomoric attempt at being outrageous and funny.
The book is a series of vignettes, more or less linked, often fantastic, and at times, I admit, funny.
Before i read this book I had read the later RED CARPETS & OTHER BANANA SKINS, which I rather enjoyed. Everett seems to have gone from sophomore to junior here,and so I found the writing much more enjoyable. It too had lots of drinking, drugs, and gay abandon, but I liked Evertett's handling of the material much better.
I must admit I am no fan of his acting. Mostly I find it inept, though in MY BEST FRIEND"S WEDDING I thought it was passable.

Funny at times, but crazy as all hell, it was a fun and easy read.
This book follows Rhys Waveral, a. k. a. Dorhys, Dorita, Wavy, Rhyssie, Lancelot, and Keith--depending on what drugs his on, or what part he's playing--either in life or acting.

Rhys gets in trouble when the stock market crashes in 1987, thus leaving him with an exorbitant debt at the Hotel Leicester in Paris.Strip of all his assets, Rhys has only one thing to sell--himself.

Thus the farce is set that will transpire in Tangier, Morocco at the annualcostume ball given to all the rich Brit ex pats.

The book should be read high on drugs--for I believe it was written that way and for that audience.

Funny at times, but crazy as all hell, it was a fun and easy read.

You won't put it down!
Being a fan of the author's films when I saw he'd written a book I figured I'd give it a read.Well, to my surprise it was very well written and very hard to put down.A must have for a fan of Rupert Everett!

Brilliant Satire!
It has to be doesn't it? Contrary to the book jacket this can't be a thinly veiled life of Rupert Evertt, but instead a ruthless commentary on the "jet set."
I found the book in the library and had to read it. Everett is an amazing actor so I thought I'd give his fiction a try. Absolutely phenominal! I was reminded of Evelyn Waugh or Oscar Wilde throughout the book. The only disappointment was the ending...I want more of Rhys, Adrienne, and especially Peach! What a super scream!

It's the written equivalent of "people watching"...
Filled with colorful characters, funny situations, and a surprisingly strong narative thread, "Hello Darling" is a real treat & a great summer read.There's a sick joy in watching a newly broke character still having to mingle with his still high-in-the-hog living friends.Great concept!Great characters!

I didn't find all the drug use THAT disturbing because these characters are hardly role models in any way shape or form in the first place.My ONE critique came at the end, where I feel that Everett kinda wimped out...any book that ends with a question mark is well...questionable. ... Read more

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Not a novel, but the next best thing...
Yes, his novels are very funny, and well written.
This, what one hoped would be the third gut buster novel, is a nice work, highs and lows, not as funny as the novels, but when is life?
With his life work behind him, perhaps Mr. Everett will re-write that third novel he talkes about in this book.
Cheers.

A very long book about nothing at all
Mr. Everett perfectly sums up his book on page 181: "I had met many stars". This tale ofa minor actor cavorting with the rich and famous reads like a modern update of Vile Bodies, but recounted, incoherently, by Agatha Runcible herself, and sorely lacking the asides of a sarcastically observing Waugh. Everett's brushes with the stars are too evanescent to give him much to tell. They put in brief appearances, like hazy spectres that evaporate before the author has been able to get anywhere beyond telling us how "fascinating", "extraordinary" and/or "mesmerizing" they were. The reader is also painfully aware that these stars all appear in Mr. Everett's biography, but that he is not very likely to appear in many of theirs. Actually, Everett himself is quite aware of that, too. There are, indeed, a few attempts at self-mockery (most notably on the final page), but they fail to ring true. One hardly needs a PhD in psychology to see that at heart, the author is very much impressed by all his glamorous contacts - why else would he have covered an exorbitant 400+ pages telling us about them?
Yet, one also gains the impression that Mr. Everett doesn't actually care much about any of the people he talks about. That's why his attempts at tragedy utterly fail (lots of AIDS-deaths, obviously). It is very hard to feel moved by the death of a person one was introduced to a few pages before, or another who has at best appeared intermittently for a few paragraphs now and then, but never came off the paper as a real person. Everett rushes from one inane anecdote to the next, clubbing, boozing, snorting and f***ing, and seems to have a new "best friend" every second week, who to the reader will remain just another meaningless name. It does not help that, say, the brutal death by decapitation of a crew member or the breaking up of an 8 year relationship are treated in the same casual and cursory manner as Elizabeth Taylor's jewellery or Madonna's handling of Sean Penn's genitals. Even when he describes the 9/11 attacks, which he witnessed from only a few blocks away, the only thing Everett can come up with is a repeat of the hackneyed phrase that it all looked like a scene from a Hollywood movie. Maybe the real tragedy is that all this is the result of a vapid, hedonistic lifestyle where the only emotional attachment of some meaning and durability is to a dog.

I was quite surprised to find that Mr. Everett has published several novels, because this book does not demonstrate any special literary gifts. The writing is covered in thick layers of affectation and camp. The author goes out of his way to be amusing, resulting in lots of ridiculous metaphor ("He had the manner of a deranged army officer's wife at a tea party" - what, exactly, is that supposed to mean?). On the other hand, the grandiloquent phrase "in those days", of which Everett is very fond, I did find hilarious. As if we were dealing with an octogenarian reminiscing about the war, rather than a man in his mid forties talking about the 1980s.

It might all have been worthwhile in spite of all this if only there were some grit in the book. But if you expect any incisive observations of character, or even just some juicy gossip: forget it. Everybody, no matter how weird or deranged, turns out to be nice, interesting, talented, wonderful and whatnot. The few things there are that might be considered slightly revealing you will have probably read years ago on some tabloid front page. Desperate to spice things up, Mr. Everett gratuitously employs occasional four-letter references to male genitalia, and completely random sexual innuendo ("It blew my new career out of the water and turned my pubic hair white overnight"). All, needless to say, to no avail. I find it hard to imagine how this disjointed ramble, that lacks any narrative or psychological structure, could hold anyone's attention through such an excessive number of pages. By page 250 I found myself scanning the text diagonally - I was simply bored stiff by all the pointless drivel. My one comfort is that Amazon UK was just about giving this book away for free, but even for free it'll take up space on your shelf better used for something else.

Those crazy theater people!
After reading this book I became convinced that CNN should have a camera crew prowling every city Rupert Everett visits.Political correspondents should be called `Rupert Chasers', and old retirees longing for a well-earned rest should be prepared to high-tail it at once whenever Mr. Everett is rumored to be near.Life, in all its queasy uncertainty indeed, seems to respond to his presence.

The red carpet is just one of many banana skins Rupert slips on here.One might say he's slipped through a life that would have broken a weaker man - or at least pointedly ignored a less handsome man.

The ringside seat he's been offered, however, isn't free for any Adonis to occupy.I imagine a highly discerning sensibility must have informed the decisions he took from the options life presented: a sensibility that comes through in the prose, and is clearly a deep part of both the man today, as well as the boy who watched `Mary Poppins.' ... Read more

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Disappointing
I made a mistake when I ordered.I thought it would be by Rupert Everett the British writer/actor.So I was dismayed to receive these poems by a
similar sounding author. ... Read more

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Title: ¡Me cortaron la cabeza ... pero ¡en una escena! Rupert Everett/Actor británico. (Espectáculos).(Entrevista)
Author: Susana Moscatel
Publication: Siempre! (Refereed)
Date: January 29, 2003
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