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Norman Reedus: True Tales of The Walking Dead’s Zombie Hunter - An Unauthorized Biography
Where does reality stop and fantasy begin? In the case of The Walking Dead superstar Norman Reedus, the question is still very much up in the air.
His Daryl Dixon is a very flawed, psychologically scarred character in a zombie-infested world. And there is much in his portrayal that is informed by a real life that is equally flawed and equally scarred. In Norman Reedus: An Unauthorized Biography: True Tales of the Walking Dead’s Zombie Hunter, the first detailed look at Norman Reedus’ life and times, you will get it all. The good, the bad and the ugly.
This book chronicles his days as a defiant young man in a fractured but ultimately liberating family life, allegations of physical abuse from Reedus himself, to his struggles in the Los Angeles art underground, alcohol problems that saw him in AA and, for a time, homeless, his breakthrough in acting, modeling and the slow, steady and never boring journey through love, fatherhood and his often truly odd professional choices. You’ll discover why Reedus said thanks but no thanks to an offer to play opposite a reigning superstar, how he became Daryl Dixon and how The Walking Dead changed his life.
Oh yes, there is that penchant for roadkill.
New York Times Bestselling author Marc Shapiro has dug deep, tracking down people who knew him way back when as well as in the here and now for original interviews. They were willing to talk and they revealed stories about Reedus that even the most fanatic fans won’t know. The author’s research was relentless, digging into deep, dark and obscure corners. Norman Reedus’ world is about real life wrapped around a world of fantasy. Norman Reedus: The Unauthorized Biography: True Tales of the Walking Dead’s Zombie Hunter pulls no punches, tells only the truth and leaves the rest up to the reader.
Which ultimately is the way Norman Reedus would want it.
His Daryl Dixon is a very flawed, psychologically scarred character in a zombie-infested world. And there is much in his portrayal that is informed by a real life that is equally flawed and equally scarred. In Norman Reedus: An Unauthorized Biography: True Tales of the Walking Dead’s Zombie Hunter, the first detailed look at Norman Reedus’ life and times, you will get it all. The good, the bad and the ugly.
This book chronicles his days as a defiant young man in a fractured but ultimately liberating family life, allegations of physical abuse from Reedus himself, to his struggles in the Los Angeles art underground, alcohol problems that saw him in AA and, for a time, homeless, his breakthrough in acting, modeling and the slow, steady and never boring journey through love, fatherhood and his often truly odd professional choices. You’ll discover why Reedus said thanks but no thanks to an offer to play opposite a reigning superstar, how he became Daryl Dixon and how The Walking Dead changed his life.
Oh yes, there is that penchant for roadkill.
New York Times Bestselling author Marc Shapiro has dug deep, tracking down people who knew him way back when as well as in the here and now for original interviews. They were willing to talk and they revealed stories about Reedus that even the most fanatic fans won’t know. The author’s research was relentless, digging into deep, dark and obscure corners. Norman Reedus’ world is about real life wrapped around a world of fantasy. Norman Reedus: The Unauthorized Biography: True Tales of the Walking Dead’s Zombie Hunter pulls no punches, tells only the truth and leaves the rest up to the reader.
Which ultimately is the way Norman Reedus would want it.
172 pages, Paperback
First published October 7, 2015
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Marc Shapiro
126 books76 followersMarc Shapiro is the author of the New York Times bestselling biography, J.K. Rowling: The Wizard behind Harry Potter, and more than a dozen other celebrity biographies. He has been a freelance entertainment journalist for more than twenty-five years, covering film, television, and music for a number of national and international newspapers and magazines.
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October 8, 2015
It is definetely unauthorized and is basically just a collection of snippets from various interviews spanning several years padded with speculation on the authors parts.
Many website sources, when googled, come up with a scam alert or are simply not found.
And despite many spelling errors throughout the book, various sites aren't even spelled correctly ex. Tumblur instead of Tumblr.
The author also confuses actor with character stating "the relationship between Norman and Carol..." when TWD is discussed.
Normans cat "Eye in the Dark" is named "Eyes in the Dark". While it seems like a small mistake, any fan worth their salt would be able to pick up on the mistakes in the book and myself, as a long time fan of Norman, already knew all of which the author tells. Except for one interview with a former boss of Norman's, the rest of his information comes from interviews and various things Norman has said over the years.
The author mentions "cutting and pasting" info early on in the book, and that is what he did with this.
My guess is the author wants to strike while the iron is hot and capitalize on Norman's popularity.
Frankly, if you're a fan, don't bother with this, as you probably know everything in the book already, if not more.
Many website sources, when googled, come up with a scam alert or are simply not found.
And despite many spelling errors throughout the book, various sites aren't even spelled correctly ex. Tumblur instead of Tumblr.
The author also confuses actor with character stating "the relationship between Norman and Carol..." when TWD is discussed.
Normans cat "Eye in the Dark" is named "Eyes in the Dark". While it seems like a small mistake, any fan worth their salt would be able to pick up on the mistakes in the book and myself, as a long time fan of Norman, already knew all of which the author tells. Except for one interview with a former boss of Norman's, the rest of his information comes from interviews and various things Norman has said over the years.
The author mentions "cutting and pasting" info early on in the book, and that is what he did with this.
My guess is the author wants to strike while the iron is hot and capitalize on Norman's popularity.
Frankly, if you're a fan, don't bother with this, as you probably know everything in the book already, if not more.
January 27, 2024
2⭐
Było źle? Nie aż tak, ale mogło być o wiele lepiej. Nie jest to coś czego oczekiwałam - za mało informacji (znaczy były, ale nie jakoś rozwinięte) +to wszystko można znaleźć w google. No i jeszcze imię kota jest źle zapisane. Koniec zrobiony na szybko. I nie siada mi styl pisania, coś tam jest nie tak🤷🏼♀️
Sam moment o jego momencie aktorstwa w the walking dead, co to miało być?
Zdecydowanie nie marnujcie na to kasy, pozdrawiam serdecznie
Było źle? Nie aż tak, ale mogło być o wiele lepiej. Nie jest to coś czego oczekiwałam - za mało informacji (znaczy były, ale nie jakoś rozwinięte) +to wszystko można znaleźć w google. No i jeszcze imię kota jest źle zapisane. Koniec zrobiony na szybko. I nie siada mi styl pisania, coś tam jest nie tak🤷🏼♀️
Sam moment o jego momencie aktorstwa w the walking dead, co to miało być?
Zdecydowanie nie marnujcie na to kasy, pozdrawiam serdecznie
January 20, 2018
For an unauthorized biography, this was pretty good. I do not watch the WD, but fell in love with Norman on his side show, Ride with Norman Reedus. I love riding motorcycles and this is a great show.
November 5, 2022
Waste of time and money. This book is poorly written and all over the place. The author obviously copied information from a generic Google search.
April 1, 2016
Trashy journalism at its nadir. The author gleefully admits to cut and pasting other articles and using unsubstantiated sources and material. Having said that. Fuck it. It's about Norman Reedus. That's an automatic three stars right there. I would probably give a roll of toilet paper 3 stars if it had Norman Reedus' name to it.
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