Day 17 – Least favorite book – 30 Day Charlie Chaplin Challenge

I was wondering whether or not to include this day’s challenge because I don’t want to give publicity to poorly written books. But, on the other hand, I wanted to share my thoughts on books to be wary of.

This one is at the top of my list: Joyce Milton’s “Tramp: The Life of Charlie Chaplin”.

I first heard about the book when I was on the road in a circus (ah, a story for another time!) in the summer of 1996 when I saw a newspaper article about it. I was excited to see another book about him and looked forward to getting it when I went back home.

So when I got it, and read it…. oh, dear.

Put simply, it’s gossipy and poorly edited.

And that’s all I have to say about that.