First, the good. Author Tom Santopietro clearly respects Barbra Streisand and all her accomplishments. Though so obviously a fan, Mr. Santopietro is, for the most part, objective and fair in regards to critiques of material he considers lackluster. A point to accentuate the positive in even the most negative situations is made. It's wonderful to finally see an unbiased inspection of Ms. Streisand's career. (The book only covers until 2005.)The bad. For starters, quotations. Of the dozens throughout the book, none are accurate. You would think that with all the trouble and care so evident in making this book, one of its most important elements would be properly represented. Next, there are several times where aforementioned criticism is entirely unwarranted and meanspirited. Feel free to draw your own conclusions. The chapter focusing on politics, while not entirely unnecessary, is fairly damaging to the great pace of the book. If a Streisand devotee such as myself, there isn't much new information to be found within the pages.
Final grade, B-
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