This 'N That

More wondeful writing from this amazing icon: they don't make stars like the used to anymore. Fabulous!

Great book!! Love Bette Davis! I recommend this book to any Bette Davis fan! It's a great addition to anyone collectind bette davis memorabilia

"This 'n That" is an interesting potpourri of Bette Davis's thoughts after going through some of the most physically and emotionally painful periods of her life. Few would want surgery at age 75, and to suffer a stroke as a result, requiring rehabilitation to learn to eat, speak and walk again, and recover to resume her career, tells you a great deal about the amazing will that was the actress Bette Davis.

This book jumps from that stroke, to stories of her devoted assistants who endured the process with her, to acerbic one-liners about professional colleagues, to frank discussions of her marriages, to revelations about her movies, including stores about "Baby Jane" and "Sweet Charlotte."

But, since this book was written after after daughter B.D.'s imitation "Mommy Dearest" effort, it's not surprising that much of Bette's story focuses on (possibly one-sided) lost loving family times. And although Bette was clearly tough and uncompromising in her expectations, she took her perceived daughter's betrayals - a young marriage separating her from Bette, and then her tell-all book - very hard. I'm not sure we all needed to be a party to Bette's letter to B.D. at the end of "This 'n That," but there's bound to be drama in a book by an actress.

"A Lonely Life" was more detailed, and "Bette & Joan, The Divine Feud" (by another author) far more (delightfully) juicy, but this was a comfortable read. With 24 pages of photos.

Bette is Awesome!

Strong-willed woman. No spoilers here.

An easy flowing conversation with an elegant woman.

If you are a Bette Davis fan you will enjoy this book. If you are not so familiar with this Hollywood icon you will become a fan before you are finished reading.

Bette tells it like it is. I enjoyed this book

Written late in her life it contains a few tid-bits about her experiences in final films, but I got tired of it being a love-letter to her companion Kath. Not really the tell-all expose it was touted as. A remarkable woman not well served by this book.

Good