Jamie Dornan: Shades of Desire

by Alice Montgomery

The first, intimate biography of Jamie Dornan as he takes on one of the most iconic characters in fiction - Christian Grey.Jamie Dornan is about to become the hottest sex symbol on the planet after landing the leading role in the Fifty Shades of Grey movies. But he remains almost as enigmatic as Mr Grey himself.Jamie Shades of Desire will reveal everything fans want to know about the mysterious Mr Dornan, from his tragic childhood to his career as a Calvin Klein model, dating Keira Knightley to finding love with his wife Amelia Warner. How does his part as a BDSM-loving billionaire sit alongside his real life role as a family man and father to a young daughter? And how will he cope with fame as the Fifty Shades of Grey films launch him into superstardom?This biography will be the first to show what Jamie Dornan is really like behind closed doors.

Genres: Biography

227 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2015

Reviews

[Bernadette Robinson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Review to follow.

[Nels · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not what I expected. I'm a little disappointed by this book. I definitely learnt a lot of interesting things/facts about Jamie but overall there's nothing special about this one.

[Bec · Rating 3 out of 5]

Book Summary
Published by - Penguin Books Australia
Release Date - 2nd January 2014
Pages - 262
My Rating - 3 Stars

Review
Though I found this book exciting and it hyped me up even more for the release of Fifty Shades of Grey on Valentines Day, I found the content to be all over the place. We're constantly jumping backwards and forwards in Jamie's life and though the book is supposed to be about Jamie himself, I found that most of the pertinent information to be about Jamie's father.
After watching the British crime drama, The Fall, my status as a Jamie Dornan fan became sealed. And as a fan, I was exstatic that I was given the opportunity to read up on the Irish hottie, but unfortunately, I found that most of the information in this book is readily available online and I knew most of it before I'd even picked up this book. And though there are lots of quotes from the man himself, most of them are secondary from other interviews or 'sources'. I was really hoping that this book would take us into the man behind the face (or Golden Chest as the case may be) but it just didn't get there for me.
Regardless, if you're excited for the movie, or if you're just a huge fan of those ruggedly sharp features and piercing eyes, you should pick this one up and give it a read. At just over two hundred and fifty pages it won't take you long, and you'll be reminded along the way why you're a fan!!!

[Holly G · Rating 3 out of 5]

Let me just start of saying that I absolutely adore Jamie Dornan. He is extremely talented and handsome ;)
Overall, I felt like it was an okay biography. Unfortunately it felt very scattered and there did not seem to have a clear 'journey' of his life. Also, I feel that there was too much time spent discussing people such as his father and wife which gave of the vibe as just something to bulk- out the book. Also, practically most of the information in the book could be found on online with a couple of clicks. However, if you are a fan of Jamie it is a good read to get an insight to his personal life and career.

[Lorraine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Glad I read this biography. Jaime Dornan deserves all and more. Hard work and persistence does pay off.

[Ivana Blaťáková · Rating 3 out of 5]

Priznavam, ze informace obsazene v tehle knizce pro me byly docela prekvapenim, protoze jsem o Jamiem Dornanovi nevedela pred jeho obsazenim do role Christiana Greye zhola nic. A uprimne receno - nepripadal mi ani krasny, dokonce ani nijak zajimavy. Dneska uz se na nej divam trochu jinak - neni to zadny vylozeny sexsymbol, to ne, ale je to zajimavy, vyrovnany a sebevedomy muz, ktery ma nejspis v hlave moc dobre srovnano, co chce. A precist si o nem, jeho zivote, kariere a minulosti neco vic, bylo opravdu zajimave.

[Stacja.Literacka · Rating 3 out of 5]

Było ok.

[Philip Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great biography book

[Julia Sapphire · Rating 3 out of 5]

okay so in my opinion this book was very enjoyable. Jamie was so much more "complex" then I anticipated.

In this book we got insight into Jamie's childhood: ... his mom dyed from cancer at a young age, 4 of his friends dyed in a car accident. You get to learn about Jamie's life as a model and was known for his Calvin Klein photo shoots. You get to learn about his role on the show "The Fall" were Jamie played a serial killer. Also for this role Jamie did some research on the serial killer "Ted Bundy" to try to get a better understanding and to be able to play his role a bit better. He also stared in the first season of "Once Upon A Time" as "Graham". Also of course the film that really sky rocketed his career and put him out there "50 Shades Of Grey". I learned more about that movie, and found it interesting that it started out as some Twilight Fan Fiction and sold over 100 million copies. Also the movie was filmed in Vancouver, BC and I'm Canadian so I thought that was really cool! (:

We got insight into his personally relationships and for a long time he was always known as "this girls ex" which was really upsetting for him. We as well get to know that Jamie is married and has a child (: Not to mention the reason he grew a beard is so he wouldn't be called "cute" haha.

This I am pretty sure was my first biography I ever read! I did thoroughly enjoy it! I'm hoping to read more biography's in the future and did in fact find Mr. Dornan's life really intresting to read about!

I would give this book a 3.8 star rating but since I can't do that I will be rounding it down to a 3 but just keep in mind I'm more leaned toward the 3.5-3.8 rating.

[monica ♪]

HOLY SHIT!! I CAN'T WAIT FOR THIS BOOK!!!!











2015 is going to be a good year!!




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[...Bookshocker... · Rating 4 out of 5]

<< Dubito che potrei mai calarmi nella parte di un uomo del tutto anafettivo, senza la minima possibilità di redenzione. Sarà difficile che in futuro mi capiti qualcuno più malvagio di Paul Spector, ma nel caso in cui mi dovesse essere proposto accetteró il ruolo soltanto se trovassi in lui qualche lato positivo. A dispetto dei suoi orrendi delitti, mi sono affezionato a Paul; è dotato di qualità che ammiro molto, anche se le impiega per fini odiosi. Invidio la sua attenzione ai dettagli, e la sua efficienza. Per me è importante imparare da ogni personaggio che interpreto. Ciascuno ha qualcosa da insegnarmi, come attore e come persona. >> ~ Jamie Dornan (2013)

Libro davvero interessante! Mi ha fatto conoscere e apprezzare ancora di più Jamie Dornan, citando le sue parole, "sia come attore che come persona". Grazie Alice per averci fatto entrare, anche solo per qualche momento, nella vita del nostro Mr. Grey, Paul, Graham, ecc...

[Marianna Rainolter · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mah, non so neanche se consigliarlo, neppure a fan di Jamie Dornan. Ho letto altri libri del genere ma questo mi ha particolarmente annoiato sopratutto nella seconda metà: recensioni a caso e ripetitive di film e serie TV fatti da Dornan, frasette allusive al ruolo di Christian inutili e senza senso, la parte dedicata a questo ruolo/personaggio/fenomeno è la più breve e la meno spiegata di tutto il libro. Ci sono anche alcuni errori, non "gravi" ma ci sono. E meno male che l'ho letto senza troppe aspettative...

[Izi Vasileva]

Insightful and interesting biography written in a great way

[Helena Barata]

amazing

[Tracy · Rating 1 out of 5]

I found this book talked more about the plot lines of Jamie's projects and the reviews of the same then it talked about Jamie himself. It lacked the personal in my opinion.