Review: His Way: An Unauthorized Biography Of Frank Sinatra by Kitty Kelley

Title: His Way: An Unauthorized Biography Of Frank Sinatra
Author: Kitty Kelley
Publisher: Bantam Books
Publication Date: 2015 (first published 1983)
Edition: Kindle (674 pages)

Categories:

• Nonfiction
• Biography
• Memoir
• Music

Literary Awards:

• ASJA Outstanding Book Award (1987)

His Way: The Unauthorized Biography of Frank Sinatra by Kitty Kelley

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


Journalist, Kitty Kelley, spent three years researching/writing this book. It was written without the acquiescence of Frank Sinatra or the Sinatra family. It details his early life, from childhood, and his career, (both as a musician and movie star).

It is certainly well-written and interesting, but I found it quite negative in presentation. It seemed that Ms. Kelley tended to include more of the negative aspects of Frank Sinatra's character rather than positives. I have read one other book about him, one written by his daughter, Tina, and I found it a much more pleasant reading experience.