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Book Review: Harry Styles, The Unauthorised Biography

By: Author Laura

Posted on Published: 9th March 2013  - Last updated: 11th May 2020

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Harry: The Unauthorised Biography Summary

Find out all about Harry Styles – the sexiest member of the hottest boy band on the planet – in this fully up-to-date biography by Alice Montgomery.

When Harry Styles auditioned for the X-Factor, little did he know he’d soon be leaving behind school, his Saturday bakery job, obscurity and an ordinary life. One Direction made it to the final and won a record deal, and it wasn’t long before Harry’s face covered bedroom walls up and down the country.

But how did Harry cope with his new-found fame? And what happens when you take America by storm in a ‘British Invasion’?

With gorgeous green eyes and curls that send girls wild, Harry has found himself surrounded by beautiful women. But what’s the truth behind the rumours? Here, his relationships with Caroline Flack, Taylor Swift and the married Lucy Horobin are laid bare.

Harry: The Unauthorised Biography Review

This book is a biography of Harry Styles , deemed to be ‘the most popular’ member of UK boy band One Direction. The book is split into chapters about different aspects of Harry Styles’ life/career but it’s not really chronological. It follows the timeline of Harry’s life very loosely and the chapters do jump around a bit and repeat information from previous chapters.

The first chapter is about Harry’s relationship with Caroline flack and after reading it, the little respect I had left for Harry Styles had been completely depleted. I thought the age gap between himself and Caroline Flack was weird, but it only just hit me that he was only seventeen. Seventeen. I, myself, am seventeen and I can’t for the life of me imagine dating a thirty-two year old.

The book then moves on to talk about One Direction’s time on the X factor and as I watched the show myself it didn’t really tell me anything I didn’t already know and also it wasn’t focused on Harry at all but rather the band as a whole, the show and the judges. There were some snippets about how Harry and the band coped with the show that I didn’t know about but there was nothing majorly exciting there.

The next chapters were about Harry’s childhood, One Direction’s rise to fame in the UK, their breaking of the USA, more about Harry’s relationships, more about One Direction as a band, the huge success that they’ve had, Harry’s relationship with Taylor Swift and where One Direction and Harry Styles are headed now.

When One Direction first debuted as a band on the X Factor several years ago, I have to admit, I was completely smitten. I was a Directioner through and through, despite the fact that their voices really weren’t that great. I found this book particularly interesting to read because I’ve been following One Direction’s story right from the very beginning and I’ve either been to or heard a lot about some of the events that were discussed in this book.

Despite that, there were still loads of details about their rise to fame that I didn’t know about and the fact that this book isn’t solely focused on Harry Styles is a good thing because as 1/5 of One Direction, you can’t possibly just focus in on him.

Having finished this book, I logged onto Goodreads to have a look at what other people had written about it and some people have give this book absolutely awful ratings which I disagree with. For the most part, those reviewers are basing their ratings on their opinion of Harry Styles and not their opinion of the book itself and it is important to distinguish between the two.

I wasn’t a very big fan of Harry Styles prior to reading his biography, and I’m actually even less of a fan of him now, however, the book itself wasn’t all that bad. It covers the key points in both Harry Styles and One Direction’s life/career as well as adding in extra details that most of the public aren’t aware of. It discusses all of his most controversial moments since his rise to popularity but digs a little deeper than the online sources so even if you’re a massive 1D fan you’ll still probably learn something new from reading this.

This book is largely unbiased though I would say that there is a slightly pro-Harry tone underlying her words. A lot of the things that Harry Styles has done are not things to be proud of and yet I didn’t get the feeling that Alice Montgomery thought that Harry jumping from cougar to cougar was a bad thing. Nevertheless, this is was a very informative read and I learnt quite a lot about the background to One Direction and Harry Styles himself.

A lot of the issues discussed are very controversial or caused a lot of media attention but the writing is quite good in that it isn’t too judgmental and the facts are presented in a fairly unbiased way. Some of the facts used don’t portray Harry in a good light but I’d say that the majority of the quotes used are in Harry’s defence. This would tend to indicate that the author was biased; however, both sides of every argument are explored.

There are also two sections of pictures contained in this book though I don’t think really adds much to it. These photos can all be found online and aren’t really anything special. A few of them pertain to the scandals discussed but the majority of them are just random shots of Harry and the band looking cool or having fun. Fans of Harry Styles will no doubt lap these sections up but they don’t really serve much of a purpose.

One particular thing that really bothered me about this book was that Alice Montgomery said about Harry Styles’ relationship with Taylor Swift. I quote: “She was almost as famous as Harry, and together the two of then were going to become one of the most high-profile couples in the world of entertainment”.

I’m sorry, but in what world is Harry Styles more famous than Taylor Swift? Personally I think that this is a gross overstatement and that whilst One Direction, as a band, may currently be catching up to Taylor Swift’s level of popularity or are possibly even on a level with her, Harry Styles, as an individual, is definitely not more famous that Taylor Swift.

Another thing the author said was that Harry’s fascination with older women stemmed from his parents divorce (when he was just 7) and his need to be ‘mothered’. This is quite an assumption, and not really based on any facts. Given that the author isn’t a psychiatrist I didn’t really think that she had any right to include a judgement such as that without any real evidence.

Although I was initially very taken with this band, over time my infatuation for them has dwindled, despite their rising popularity. I still love their music, but I don’t think that One Direction are particularly great role models which is worrying given that their main market consists of very impressionable teenage girls. After reading Harry Style’s biography I have to say that my opinion of him has only dropped. From all that I’ve read in the tabloids and in this book, he is a massive player who goes for women who are, in my opinion, far too old for him.

People are constantly saying that the One Direction boys have stayed true to themselves and haven’t been absorbed by celeb culture which is why they are so likeable, and whilst that may be true, you can’t deny that Harry seems to have taken fame in his stride moving from celeb girl to celeb girl. Despite the fact that my estimation of Harry has dropped, I have a much more positive opinion of One Direction as a music group as they have achieved a phenomenal amount of success in very little time which a lot of people don’t appreciate.

All in all, I would recommend this book for any 1D or Harry Styles fans. You will no doubt find lots of juicy facts in here that will fuel your obsessions ever further. This book will also prove to be an informative and interesting read for those that perhaps aren’t massive fans of One Direction, but are simply interested in finding out more about the band that has been dubbed as the next Beatles and the boy that is said to be following Mick Jagger’s footsteps.

Random facts: Harry has four nipples and a fear of goats

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Wednesday 13th of March 2013

This sounds interesting. I don't know much about One Direction. Brandi @ Blkosiner’s Book Blog

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Sunday 10th of March 2013

Great review! I need to review this for Spinebreakers soon.

By the way, I replied to your comment on my blog!

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This in-depth biography details Harry's life so far. From his childhood and his journey to fame on the X-Factor to releasing solo music and becoming fashion royalty, this book gets you closer to Harry than ever before. As well as the start of his career, we follow the rollercoaster of emotions as One Direction broke up, and we learn how Harry re-invented himself. Free from the shackles of being in a boyband, he was able to be the rock star he had always dreamed of and conquer the US by himself. Not content with being one of the world's biggest popstars, Harry has also cultivated a career as a film and television star, featuring in box-office hits like Dunkirk as well as presenting Saturday Night Live . He's also making a name for himself as fashion royalty—presenting the fashion event of the year, the Met Gala, with Serena Williams and Lady Gaga and regularly modeling for iconic brand, Gucci. This is a book that gets you to the heart of a very modern pop star—a must read for all of Harry's fans.

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This in-depth biography details Harry's life so far. From his childhood and his journey to fame on the X-Factor to releasing solo music and becoming fashion royalty, this book gets you closer to Harry than ever before. From the start of his career we follow the roller coaster of emotions as One Direction broke up, and we learn how Harry reinvented himself. Free from the shackles of being in a boyband he was able to be the rock star he had always dreamed of being and conquer the US by himself. Not content with being one of the world's biggest popstars, Harry has also cultivated a career as a film and television star , featuring in box-office hits like Dunkirk as well as presenting Saturday Night Live . He's also making a name for himself as fashion royalty – presenting the fashion event of the year, the Met Gala , with Serena Williams and Lady Gaga and regularly modelling for iconic brand Gucci . He has even partnered with the meditation app Calm to record a story designed to help listeners drift off. This is a book that gets you to the heart of a very modern pop star – a must read for all of Harry's fans.

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Harry Styles

English-born singer Harry Styles rose to fame as one of the five members of the boy band One Direction. He launched his solo career in 2016 and made his acting debut in the 2017 film 'Dunkirk.'

Who Is Harry Styles?

In 2010 Harry Styles auditioned for the UK television show The X Factor , where the judges combined him with four other young male singers to form One Direction. The boy band became a pop music sensation, delivering hits like "Best Song Ever" and "Story of My Life" through five immensely successful studio albums. Styles then made a solo splash in 2017 with his debut single, "Sign of the Times," and a self-titled album. In 2020, he received praise for his second solo album, Fine Line .

Harry Edward Styles was born on February 1, 1994, in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, in the West Midlands region of England. His parents, Des and Anne, divorced when he was 7 years old. He and his sister Gemma were brought up by their mother in the town of Holmes Chapel in Cheshire. His mother was later remarried, to Robin Twist.

Styles attended Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School, where he and three of his friends formed a band called White Eskimo. Styles was White Eskimo's lead singer, and the band was popular enough to win a band competition at their school. After school and on weekends, Styles worked at the W. Mandeville bakery in Holmes Chapel.

'The X Factor'

Performing as One Direction (a name reportedly suggested by Styles), the five boys became one of the most popular contenders in the X Factor finals that season. Although they finished the competition in third place, they were immediately signed to Cowell's Syco music label.

One Direction

Styles, the youngest member of One Direction, became a fan favorite for his curly hair, wide smile and sweet-yet-naughty demeanor. He sang some of the lead vocals on the band's first single, "What Makes You Beautiful," which was released in September 2011 in the United Kingdom. One Direction's debut album, Up All Night , was a best seller in both the United Kingdom and the United States the following year. In another highlight of 2012, Styles and the rest of One Direction performed at the Olympics closing ceremony in London.

Styles went on to enjoy immense success with his bandmates, One Direction following Up All Night with Take Me Home (2012), Midnight Memories (2013) and Four (2014), all debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. The group's final album, Made in the A.M. , just missed the cut by arriving at No. 2 in 2015, before the band split for a lengthy hiatus.

Solo Albums: 'Harry Styles,' 'Fine Line'

Styles made a successful solo entry in 2017 with the epic single "Sign of the Times," his accompanying self-titled album debuting in the familiar No. 1 spot. Fans then waited another two years for his next single, which came in October 2019 with the soulful "Lights Up." His sophomore solo album, Fine Line , contained his first No. 1 single, "Watermelon Sugar." That year he was also nominated for three Grammy awards.

After appearing in concert documentaries with One Direction, Styles made his feature film debut in Christopher Nolan 's 2017 war thriller Dunkirk , as an Allied soldier named Alex.

Personal Life

Known as "the flirt" of One Direction, Styles' romantic relationships were followed obsessively by the press and fans as he rose to fame. In 2011 he began dating television presenter Caroline Flack, whom he met when he was competing on The X Factor and she was hosting its companion show, The Xtra Factor . The difference in their ages—Styles was 17 at the time, and Flack was 32—became the subject of discussion.

Styles was then romantically linked to photographer Sarah-Louise Colivet, models Emma Ostilly and Cara Delevingne, and singers Lily Halpern and Rita Ora. His most-publicized relationship of 2012 was a two-month liaison with pop star Taylor Swift , the experience allegedly fueling a couple of Swift's songs. Styles later dated French model Camille Rowe.

The singer opened up about Swift and his romantic life during a March 2020 interview with Howard Stern , calling it "flattering" to be the subject of someone else's songs, and also described his recent encounter with muggers on Valentine's Day.

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• Name: Harry
• Birth Year: 1994
• Birth date: February 1, 1994
• Birth City: Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England
• Birth Country: United Kingdom
• Gender: Male
• Best Known For: English-born singer Harry Styles rose to fame as one of the five members of the boy band One Direction. He launched his solo career in 2016 and made his acting debut in the 2017 film 'Dunkirk.'
• Astrological Sign: Aquarius
• Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School

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