 "Touching" | 2008-10-28 |
| - Reviewed By repubnygirl |
| After reading this entire book in one sitting I am heartbroken and empathetic as if the events had actually happened to me. What an unimaginable, incredible love story. Their passion made me cry. Contrary to what some ignorant people may choose to believe, this book was not written in attempt to gain publicity. But rather to quite simply convey an amazing story of unconditional, relentless love for another human being. What an amazing story. |
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| "Very SINCERE and very DOWN 2 EARTH =)" | 2008-06-12 |
| - Reviewed By ravereviews |
I remember when this book first came out and actually wanted to go pick it up. But i forgot and never got around to it. Here i am a few years after the books release and then one day Michael Bergin for some strange reason popped into my head so i decided to type in his name in on AMZ, just to see what was available in his catalog. Of course the 1st thing 2 pop up was the book & right then & there i realized that i should finally pick this up. I have the hard copy and i absolutely love it. I think Michael writes really well. Its nothing ground breaking & it's not going 2 win any Pulitzer Prize awards but it's a good book. He is very honest & candid with his relationship. I know a lot of reviews really enjoyed trashing him & just bashing him for no apparent reason. He dated the woman and has the total right to publish this book. Yes of course he got paid for writing the book but I am sure that was not his 100% reason for doing so. I feel awful that he had to go out and promote this book & get slammed by many of the people interviewing him for publishing his experience & relationship. I am sure deep down inside he probably just wanted to cry after all the negative press he received. He wrote this book & promoted it in a way defend her honor & to show "What would have happened if she was with Michael". It proposes the question "Would JFK Jr. & Carolyn still be alive if she was still with Michael"? I am sure not everything is word for word because nobody has perfect memory. There's always 3 points of view for any story and this was his. I do believe Carolyn was secretly ashamed of him because he was a door man when they initially met. I don't like the way she treated him and this was a story of a very average girl who decided to choose between being financially stable, rather then being with someone who she might have had more fun with. I remember Michael back in the 90's when he was becoming a big star. Of course fashion related things on TV have so much more exposure and dedication now then they did back then. So i heard about Michael here & there and saw his ads in New York. Of course I found Michael to be interesting & was fascinated by him. I mean how can you not be? Of course I don't have a fascination for every model. You need to have that certain something to really spark my interest. Michael is really down to earth & doesn't sugar coat anything in the book. He is also very honest that he used drugs in the beginning of the book. I feel like he wasted his time with Carolyn because i really don't see her BEAUTY at all. She is a very below average type of woman in society. But then again we always see beautiful people date unattractive people. That's how it goes. She really was down right below average. I look at her over & over and I just DO NOT GET IT!!!! Her beauty is something I do not understand at all & she needs a tan.
Also people on here BASHED this book a lot and some of them didnt even read the book. I understand you want to voice your opinion which is fine. On another note Camelot was not perfect & it never will be. Some bashers just couldnt handle what they thought was paradise actually had FLAWS!! JFK Jr. & Carolyn were anything but saints. Then again nobodies an angel anymore. Don't judge from what you see externally because it's usually just a really good mask. You never know what lies behind closed doors. Pick this book up i know you will enjoy it. |
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 "Intent is Questionable" | 2008-03-06 |
| - Reviewed By rxpoet |
After reading this book I am still confused about the author's intent. On the book cover's back flap he states, "Above all, The Other Man is a testament to the enduring power of love and a story about painful choices we make with our all-too-human hearts." I must agree with the part about painful choices because he made some painful ones when he agreed to be the other man. Why would he try to compete with John Kennedy Jr.?
I don't agree with him stating that this book is a testament of love. If so, why did he paint Carolyn Bessette Kennedy so negatively? This book trashes her image, character and morals. Michael Bergin tells of lustful sex, drugs, infidelity, lies and a possible abortion. Yes, it is his personal story of a season in his life and he has a right to tell it, but don't mislead the readers.
Despite my feeling mislead and still questioning his intent, overall the book was well put together. The book contains many full page photos, some of which validate that he did in fact know Carolyn and did some modeling.
If you are a true fan of Carolyn and/or John Kennedy Jr. this book is not for you. If you are one to have a curious nature about the lives of the above mentioned people then you will enjoy this book.
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 "Wasn't that bad, even made me cry" | 2008-02-17 |
| - Reviewed By biz1012 |
I ordered the book for three dollars and when it arrived, I couldn't put it down. I stayed up all night reading it until the end.
I don't think Michael sold her out, not at all and I think he was right when he said that there was nothing for her to defend. She was a real woman, more beautiful and privileged than most but she was authentically kind, incredibly smart, funny, and she meowed when she loved you. It doesn't get any better than that, imo. It was so obvious how much he loved her, still loves her. How much he admired her and credited her for all she had done for him, made me cry. To most of the public, she had an affair, if true, I say "yes", and they are all indignant about it. To me the issue is more why? Did she really think she had made a mistake marrying JFK,Jr.? It happens all the time. Why are we so quick to think she couldn't have felt that way just because he was JFK,Jr.?
Who realy was the "other man", Michael or JFK? Michael knew her years before she met JFK. I say JFK was the other man.
I cared about JFK, Jr. and I am not saying he was a bad guy. I am saying that according to Michael's book, none of them were bad guys.
My only complaint is when the end of the book came and Michael had learned that her plane was missing and shortly after that she was dead, he seemed to hold back much more than in the rest of the book. He barely wrote about how he felt, just more who he called and what he did. That is somewhat understandable considering he must have been in utter shock and despair but I wanted more. The end of the book seemed abrupt and a bit contrived, probably in part due to his impending fatherhood. Again, somewhat understandable but when he wrote that he "had" loved Carolyn, I took offense. To me when you love, you love forever regardless of other loves. That is what Carolyn wanted.
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 "Really interesting" | 2008-01-19 |
| - Reviewed By donnath111 |
| Extremely interesting. It seems as though from Bergman's point of view that, Carolyn led a very tortued life. She was still having sex with Bergman for almost 3 years while she was married to JFK, JR. She seemed like a terribly unhappy person. It's a must read for Kennedy watchers! I highly reccomend it! |
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| "Interesting reading" | 2007-10-13 |
| - Reviewed By sashadimples2000 |
| I have read Many Kennedy books,this being rather different.I found by reading it to be a man who was in love with a woman who found it difficult to commit.Its a Love story,the Authors love story and how he mended his broken heart. |
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