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What an absolutely spectacularly messy cluster^%#$& of a sh$% show ...pardon my language.

I said it here, and I will repeat it one last time, for the most part I avoid reading gossip books or royal biographies, unless the subject's been dead for a mininum amount of time....Hello Queen Victoria!
That being said, I more or less knew that, sooner or later, I would likely end up reading something on these two.
Why Bower's book? He's the only one of whom I can say, never heard the name, don't think I've ever read anything by him.....and I do so very much love a rebel spirit :)
Hindsight is a wonderful thing, it allows you to pass judgement on events from 100 or even 300 years ago from the confort of the 21rst century, even if on ocasion you are aware you end up sounding like a stuck up know it all....lol.
I grew up on the shadow on Princess Diana, her marriage, her husband, her children, they were so much a part of my life that I do remember where I was when I learned she had died, and my shock at what followed.
Now, about the subjects of this book, there's a very tiny age difference between me and her so, to hear her say in the "engagement interview", she had never heard of Harry or Diana or the RF...say what?
You can't be an American, with her background in Hollywood and her years in Canada and not know them....ridiculous thing to say.
Give her the benefit of the doubt Ghostie, probably nerves....ok ok....and I could go on and on, but it all kind of pilled up for me from there and well the rest is history...still in the making, but history for sure.
Do they deserve each other? Oh yes for sure, its actually scary how identical they are....I keep getting stronger and stronger Wallis and Edward vibes the more this soap opera advances.
This will end one of two ways I believe - eternal happiness because he's why she's famous, and she will never let go of that fame, or a spectacular divorce followed by a 50/50 asset split...Bless those California divorce laws....and a very bitter custody battle with few chances of him succeeding, I think.
Why is this book different? For starters it is, blessedly in my opinion, devoid of any sensational language and "histerical tone", it simply picks up the thread of how it all began and brings it almost to present day. I for one being ignorant of several details have to say thanks for such a detailed timeline, since it puts the pieces together from all those lurid headlines we've been bombarded with and, with a lot (seriously A LOT) left unsaid, it confirms pretty much my own personal (and interely irrelevant) opinion.
Bower is extremely careful in his language, in how he describes both of them, and even on ocasion makes a point of showing positives actions that they took, to then surgically pinpoint all the flaws and inconsistencies, not through insults but through facts with dates, names, places and testimonies.
The author never says it out loud, nor does it write it down, but I believe he sees the pararells with the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, and how that story ended....talk about another cluster&^%*! Edward's hatred of his position, his family, his life but his love of luxury, beautiful things (and women) and his ability to relate to the middle classes - ring any bells? Wallis, her past life, her lovers, her travels and the smoke screens and mirrors used around her - the awful twice divorced American who is taking our Prince, as someone no doubt said.
The difference? Wallis I believe never wanted to marry Edward, was fully aware of his shortcomings and only married him due to society conventions at the time - my own personal belief.
Here, its a whole other story.

Sorry if my review sounds all over the place, this is a lot to process for someone of my generation... Call me silly if you must, but I watched him and his brother grow up...it seriously sucks that things turned out this way.

Peace, Love and Happy Readings Kids!