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       Tatum O'Neal - A Paper Life (2005)
       By: Chiprocks1 Date: January 1, 2014, 3:51 pm
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       I wasn't planning on seeking out Tatum O'Neal - A Paper Life. It
       was sitting on the shelf at the Library and I didn't have
       anything else that I wanted to read. So, I gave it a shot. Prior
       to reading the book, I knew of Tatum and her relationship with
       her father Ryan O'Neal. I knew the basics is more like it. What
       I didn't know in great detail was her marriage to John McEnroe.
       I knew they had major issues and an ugly divorce, but beyond
       that, nothing else. As for the meat and potatoes of A Paper
       Life, I'm really unsure what the book is trying to serve.
       With everything that has made up Tatum's life, be it
       professional and personal, there is a lot of missing holes. The
       one thing that I really wanted to get some details on were her
       movies including Paper Moon and The Bad News Bears. But beyond
       the typical "I made this at such and such time", very little is
       revealed which was a disappointment. I knew that the bulk of the
       book would revolve around her relationship to both Ryan and
       John, but even here it seems like Tatum is holding back. Yes,
       she checks off all the brutal moments of physical abuse as well
       as he drug problems that she attributes to both men and rightly
       so. I think the book really was put together to point the finger
       at both and make them own up to what they did to her, which I
       don't have any issues with.
       The one problem I did have with the book is that she does repeat
       herself a lot with regards to her children. Every other page she
       reinforces that she "loves her kids so much". I think this is
       Tatum's way of telling her kids she is sorry for what she did
       and making sure they know she loves him. It's nice, but as a
       reader it does get a bit too much after awhile. The book is
       worth checking out from the Library. Personally, I can't see
       myself ever reading this again.
       One last thing, I've never liked McEnroe either as a sports
       figure or a personality. I've always viewed him as a ego-driven
       selfish prick. This book really does make him look bad and for
       that, I do applaud Tatum for telling it like it is.
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       Re: Tatum O'Neal - A Paper Life (2005)
       By: Mac Date: January 1, 2014, 5:11 pm
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       Ya gotta wonder sometimes, what were people thinking when they
       hooked up. John McEnroe was a public and notorious prick. WTF
       Tatum?
       Guess we see it all the time. Just celebrities are more in the
       spotlight.
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       Re: Tatum O'Neal - A Paper Life (2005)
       By: Chiprocks1 Date: January 1, 2014, 5:17 pm
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       [quote author=Mac link=topic=2406.msg24882#msg24882
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       Ya gotta wonder sometimes, what were people thinking when they
       hooked up. John McEnroe was a public and notorious prick. WTF
       Tatum?
       Guess we see it all the time. Just celebrities are more in the
       spotlight.
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       Well, I think the book does do a good job in detailing that she
       went from one abusive relationship with her Ryan to another with
       John. And even though very few people have heard anything after
       her divorce, she kept up the same cycle with a few different men
       after John. She was/has been substituting one bad man after
       another. Her torment and abuse is really the only thing she has
       known for the majority of her life. Very sad....and disturbing.
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