This book is mainly a put-down of Elizabeth Taylor, who worked tirelessly to help people with AIDs. She may have been spoiled as a child but she worked very hard in the industry. It isn't easy being a child star, transitioning into a real actress, especially when you are burdened with almost preternatural beauty. Everyone expects nothing but lovliness from a person like Elizabeth. She hated the nick-name "Liz" so I should've known from the title of this book that it would be an endless put-down. The author quotes people who said horrible things about her. I far preferred Richard Burton's biography of Elizabeth Taylor. His wasn't a paen to a godess but it was a real, honest look at their lives together. Forget this book! I quit reading it after about 80 pages. I kept hoping for an honest evaluation but it was just one put-down quote after another.