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The House of Gucci
- A True Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed
- Narrated by: Fajer Al-Kaisi, Sara Gay Forden
- Length: 16 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Biographies & Memoirs, Entertainment & Celebrities
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Now a major motion picture from director Ridley Scott starring Lady Gaga and Adam Driver
The sensational true story of murder, madness, glamour, and greed that shook the Gucci dynasty, now fully updated with a new afterword
On the morning of March 27, 1995, four quick shots cracked through Milan’s elegant streets. Maurizio Gucci, heir to the fabulous fashion dynasty, had been ambushed, slain on the steps to his office by an unknown gunman. Two years later, Milan’s chief of police entered the sumptuous palazzo of Maurizio’s ex-wife, Patrizia Reggiani - nicknamed “the Black Widow” by the press - and arrested her for the murder.
Did Patrizia kill her ex-husband because his spending was wildly out of control? Did she do it because he was preparing to marry his mistress? Or is it possible Patrizia didn’t do it at all?
The Gucci story is one of glitz, glamour, and intrigue - a chronicle of the rise, near-fall, and subsequent resurgence of a fashion dynasty. Beautifully written, impeccably researched, and widely acclaimed, The House of Gucci is a pause-resisting account of high fashion, high finance, and heartrending personal tragedy.
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- Sunny White
- 04-10-21
Just read the cliff notes or wait for the movie.
This book spent way too much time on detailed runs of stories that contribute nothing to build the true story. The details on designs overwhelmed the book. It was so mechanical. The true story got lost until more than halfway through the book. If you are super intrigued about how to NOT run a fashion or a family business, then you might like this book. Read a summary or maybe wait to watch the movie.
84 people found this helpful
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- GAGA
- 03-28-21
yes
shocking
kept my interest.
i love it
gucci
lady gaga is a perfect fit
20 people found this helpful
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- Zinovy Plavnik
- 01-08-21
Wxcellent book about the empire of Gucci
This book is excellent blend of autobiography, novel and analytics. My best book about the fashion titans so far.
20 people found this helpful
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Performance3 out of 5 stars
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- Leslie
- 04-21-21
Not what I expected
I couldn’t finish it. I didn’t experience any intrigue. I thought it sounded like a dry textbook in some places. Just not very interesting to me personally.
13 people found this helpful
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- Michael Bryant
- 04-23-21
This is not a true crime novel
By the subtitle I thought this was going to be a true crime novel. It’s not. It’s kind of interesting and I finished the whole thing. But it wasn’t what I expected.
10 people found this helpful
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- Lois
- 05-01-21
I Don’t Get It
I listened for 2-hours and literally nothing happened, so I gave up. If you haven’t grabbed my attention within 2-hours, it’s not going to work out for me.
9 people found this helpful
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- airsheltie
- 04-25-21
Boring
Just wasted 16 hours of my life. I did not find the story compelling or very interesting.
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- Kassandra Rancourt
- 10-03-21
Not what I expected
I don’t know what I was expecting but it wasn’t this. I suppose I wanted the story that’s going to be the movie. This isn’t it. This is a comprehensive biography of the start to today Gucci family. This story starts in 1800’s Florence with the great great grand father. About 2 hours ish is dedicated to the murder of Mauricio Gucci. It was long and drawn out.
5 people found this helpful
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- Casey Montague
- 08-27-21
Hard no for me
OMG boring. If you want to learn the history of the Gucci business any absolutely anyone they were associated with, then this is the book for you. Very misleading.
4 people found this helpful
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- Danielle
- 06-26-21
So boring
This book did not get interesting. I really tired, but I couldn’t stick with it. I was planning on returning it, but I think audible removed that feature.
3 people found this helpful
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- jonty59
- 12-01-21
Tedious recounting of an interesting family story
I am an aficionado of biographies and family histories and love to delve into the fine detail of the lives of others - for instance Robert Caro's life of LBJ in 5 volumes is a favourite - however this book never gets beyond tedious. The story of the Gucci family should have been intriguing but Sara Forden just doesn't capture it for me. I tried my best to stick with it but had to give up after 4 hours of listening. Narration isn't great either - everyone is given the same Italian accent except for Paulo's second wife who has some sort of Coronation Street English accent. Hope the film is more interesting.
5 people found this helpful
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- Stephen
- 12-16-21
Brilliant listen .. Can't wait to see the movie
The author captures the whole time and feel, of the mindset that Gucci conveyed.
Sad, though in part talented individuals.
A rollicking good book.
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- Louisa larsen
- 06-01-21
epic!
a long and sordid story. Well worth the 16 + hours required to listen to the whole Gucci saga.
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- Anonymous User
- 01-09-22
Riveting.
I cannot recommend this stunning book more highly as it is a gripping expose into one of the worlds great European fashion houses that is brimming with insight, empathy and humour.
👍🏼👍🏼 #fivestars
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- Matthew
- 08-31-21
Addictive story
Great story and great audio book. Can’t wait to see the movie!!! Would highly recommend reading.
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- Amazon Customer
- 02-18-22
Boring
Not much energy in the book. It was like hearing a random family tree…he begat …her…who married him…who designed a new briefcase….
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- Anonymous User
- 12-22-21
great mix of business and scandal
best audible book ever with an insightful account of the gucci family convinced with the Gucci brand and business.
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- Anonymous User
- 11-08-21
Great listen
The book was a bit slow at the start I felt bogged down with all the different generations and companies spoken about but as the story continued I really enjoyed it.
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- Arthur Wilson
- 08-26-21
Thorough, interesting and fun
Well written and presented story. Not only providing insight of Gucci, but the fashion industry. Learned more about the wealth, life and cut throat nature of the business…and the tragedy.
