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Article: BOOK REVIEW: Chris Casson Madden's 'Getaways'

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Michael Rosen-Molina
University Wire
05-26-2000
(Daily Bruin) (U-WIRE) LOS ANGELES -- "Getaways," by Chris Casson Madden, is the perfect coffee table book. It says next to nothing, but it's chock full of pretty pictures.

Madden traveled around the country to visit the exciting and exotic vacation homes of the rich and famous. From author Toni Morrison to actor Michael Keaton, "Getaways" takes a peek at celebrity homes and hideaways to showcase the unusual decorations in the places they go to relax.

The book's text is one long block of quotes with only scattered commentary by the author. But readers will not be bothered by this detached treatment, as it is the glorious photos, rather than ...

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