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Franck Vidiella, a 33-year-old MJ fan from France, published an electronic book about how he felt during the time after Michael's death and asked me to write a short review.



The book contains 173 pages and is written in form of a diary, starting on June 25th 2009 and ending one year later. Franck focusses on describing his feelings for Michael and how much his death affected him. He expresses his emotions in a very detailed way. During the 12 months after Michael has gone, Franck travels the world - London, Moscow, Tokyo. He describes some of his experiences in these places and the memories of Michael that come to his mind. Very often he underlines his feeling with quotes from Michael's songs. The book isn't much about Michael, but about the feelings of one of his fans. The book includes some nice drawings of Michael which can be seen in this video:

http://www.youtube.com/v/WT0P04iawFw

Personally, I think the story is too much about expressing the same feelings in many different ways. But I understand what Franck wants to say and know how he feels. We are all united in the pain we feel since Michael has left us.

This is the press release, for those who want to learn more:

November 22, 2010
Written by a Michael Jackson fan, this book deals with the construction of icons in modern society, the topic of death and the loneliness the main character has to face.

«On june 25th of 2009, a fan of Michael Jackson learns of the death of his idol, live on CNN. The shock is appalling. Two weeks later, despite the deep sadness that tortures him, he decides to fly to London where a commemoration is going to be held by the English fan-club, the day Michael was supposed to make his long-waited come-back. He hopes this event can be the first step in the mourning process, that will permit him to begin a new life without MJ. Unfortunately, the London experience becomes a nightmare : the pain and the emotions are too intense. Now, he will have overcome a long and exhausting depressive phase, that will force him to travel around the world in the hope of overcoming his sorrow. Wherever he goes, from London to Tokyo, Moscow to Bilbao, he is still possessed by the memory of Michael…»

About the author
33 years old and married, Franck Vidiella is an ethnologist, living in the south of France. A Michael Jackson fan since the age of ten, this is his first novel.

We know almost everything about the death of Michael Jackson. Some good things have been written, but above all some of the worst. Some well-known

publishers saw there the opportunity of making a quick buck. Most of them quickly published their version of the last investigation into the dark side of MJ, regardless of whether it was the truth or not. Their only aim was to publish a best-seller. This is the reality of the publishing industry. When Franck Vidiellaʼs draft fell onto our virtual desk, we were surprised. Our first reaction wasnʼt too positive – another MJ book but at the same time, we wanted to find out more about the author. In fact, we werenʼt looking for the last strange secret about Michael, but for another point of view and this is exactly what we found. There was something unique about Franck Vidiellaʼs work and it immediately became clear that we had to share it with you. The writer, fan of Michael Jackson since he was a child, has succeed in shining a new light on the violent end of the mega-star: the fans point of view.
His writing is strong, authentic, no holds barred and above all moving.

The Ebook is now available on the Apple Ibookstore and Amazon.com :
http://www.amazon.co...90095055&sr=8-1

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Find out more about this book on this new website:
MichaelDiaryofaFan.com