Chicken Soup for the American Idol Soul by Jack Canfield (ISBN:0757306454)

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		Chicken Soup for the American Idol Soul
	
				(4 reviews)			
(121 Readers)

			Jack Canfield		
	
Stories from Idols and Their Fans for Everyone Who Believes in a Dream. . .       With stories from Carrie Underwood, Clay Aiken,   Jordin Sparks,...more
 Stories from Idols and Their Fans for Everyone Who Believes in a Dream. . .       With stories from Carrie Underwood, Clay Aiken,   Jordin Sparks, Ruben Studdard,   Melinda Doolittle, Blake Lewis, Sanjaya Malakar,   and many other top Idols from every season!       Do you love the thrill of seeing people's dreams come true? Do you enjoy the excitement of rooting for your favorite contestant ? Has your spirit ever soared from watching a performance on American Idol ? For anyone who has watched America 's best loved television show, here's a collection of captivating stories that take you into the hearts, minds and souls of the Idols, the fans, and the team that makes the show possible.   These are the stories the television cameras don't see—true, uplifting, and entertaining tales told with humor and candor that will leave you laughing, crying, and feeling inspired, whether you are a die-hard Idol watcher or an occasional fan . Chicken Soup for the American Idol Soul is the perfect marriage of the #1 show in television history and the #1 non-fiction book series in publishing history—both dedicated to celebrating the triumph of spirit over adversity, the fulfillment of dreams coming true, and the power of love.   In Chicken Soup for the American Idol Soul , those closest to the heart of American Idol — from the executive producers to the stylists, from the fans to the judges, from the top finalists to the behind-the-scenes crew —share their moving stories of obstacles overcome, love and support shared, lessons learned and lives touched and changed forever. This is truly the stuff that dreams are made of—and why almost 60 million people faithfully tune in week after week, year after year.   less

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							Emily
						
							few weeks ago						
Y'know, while I like to occassionally read from the random Chicken Soup book, I must admit it's been awhile.  This book was simply a result of a cheap price and my less-than-a-year fandom of American Idol.  Goodness knows I did not expect to see the two combined.  But apparently millions of people consider the show to be the return of the classic American Dream, and I can see why via this great...more
 Y'know, while I like to occassionally read from the random Chicken Soup book, I must admit it's been awhile.  This book was simply a result of a cheap price and my less-than-a-year fandom of American Idol.  Goodness knows I did not expect to see the two combined.  But apparently millions of people consider the show to be the return of the classic American Dream, and I can see why via this great collection of stories from all human sectors of Idol.  And yes, the stories were interesting to read.  While some fans left me wondering if they were truly touched or just ridiculously obsessed, there were more than a few stories that brought tears to my eyes.  I also liked the assortment: Idols, stage staff, fans, everyone.  I had no idea how much this show affected people!  This book will be appreciated by all American Idol fans.   hide

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
I LOVE CANADIAN AND AMERICAN IDOL

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							TGD
						
							few weeks ago						
really good, liked the fan stories better than i thought i would.

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
Must read for AI fans

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
For some reason, Chicken Soup books are a guilty pleasure for me.  So when I saw this one, and had been watching the show off and on this season, I thought why not?  It was merely average and no "Idol" to be truly found.

The Chicken Soup for the Soul books are usually themed and contain stories that make you feel good, make you think, make you cry, and make you smile.  They can be inspirational...more
 For some reason, Chicken Soup books are a guilty pleasure for me.  So when I saw this one, and had been watching the show off and on this season, I thought why not?  It was merely average and no "Idol" to be truly found.

The Chicken Soup for the Soul books are usually themed and contain stories that make you feel good, make you think, make you cry, and make you smile.  They can be inspirational or just happy.  This particular book was filled with ones that revolved around American Idol.  There were stories from the contestants, producers, stylists, fans, and a few others.  Some of them talk about how American Idol helped them overcome obstacles and achieve their dreams.  Others talk about how a particular contestant made the difference in someone's life.  And a whole lot of other stories contain happy moments from the show or from watching the show.

These are usually well put together but I found that this one contained a lot of boring stories that really had no overall theme.  Some of them I would actually start thinking, why on earth is this in here, did they just need filler?  There were some good stories, but unlike most of the Chicken Soup's, in which I cry for at least one story, I wasn't even really moved by any of the ones in this one.  The book is formatted the same as the others and its easy to keep track of where you are.  There were some potential tear jerker stories in this, but the writing was subpar and so the emotion never really caught hold, which was a shame.  The chapters usually have some theme in them (loss, finding yourself, etc.) but this one I couldn't really tell why certain stories were where they were.

As far as Chicken Soup for the Soul book goes, I don't think this is a very good one.  Its almost as if they were looking to make a quick buck and threw together whatever they could at the last moment.  Stick to the others if you're a fan of the book type.

Chicken Soup for the American Idol Soul
Copyright 2007
277 pages + the usual huge section about contributors in the back

Review by M. Reynard 2011   hide

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