PositiveVarietyBritney Spears’ life is again chaotic, but at least her life is her own. And that’s something no man should ever be able take away from her. And what have we learned? Talk show hosts and paps have expressed regret that they turned the Princess of Pop into a hunted animal, and the object of scorn. We talk about how we all have learned our lesson.
Tommy Tomlinson
PositiveRolling StoneWhat could have been a wallow in memoir self-pity is raised to art by Tomlinson’s wit and prose ... The greatest asset of The Elephant In The Room is that Tomlinson frames his struggle in a way that makes it universal, whether your downfall is food, an exciting but disastrous life partner, or some other unconquerable temptation. By the end, Tomlinson doesn’t so much defeat his obesity, as battle it to a well-understood draw. Days are won days are lost. For most of us, that’s the best-case scenario.
