laura_liisa's review against another edition
2.0
1.5? I expected it to explore and give an overview on human connection and face-to-face interactions in general with some personal stories and going into the book with such expectations (also due to the author and not by having just misled myself) was a serious let down. I'd like to assume that this book would be of more interest to the fans of the author who'd like to hear more about how many famous people he's connected with in an ~authentic~ way and how he's great friends with those famous people because they looked each other in the eye or something, but I think even as a memoir/autobiography this book is lacking. As it is, I didn't find what had been advertised in this book, the author came off annoying and full of himself and I just really really did not enjoy this book. I honestly do not even understand the point of it besides telling stories of how great and famous and entitled he is and how many famous people he knows. Good for him, I guess? And good for me for actually getting through this audiobook and being able to move on to hopefully something better.
beyond3va's review against another edition
2.0
Lots of name dropping and the stories are kinda fun...nothing earth shattering or truly self help but interesting enough to listen for a bit
mermisty's review against another edition
1.0
What a pompous ass. I do NOT need a rich white man telling me how to connect by looking ppl in the eyes. His privilege reeks.
booktalkwithkarla's review against another edition
4.0
Brian Grazer is a wonderful story teller. Face to Face makes the case for meaningful connections to enrich life, then shares stories describing the how. I found this part memoir, part self-help book to be an engaging and fast read. I enjoyed all of the stories. Grazer humbly shared his experiences helping readers to learn specific lessons and inspiring us to act.
b_nbdeeg's review against another edition
1.0
More a memoir than a book about connection, I found the essays astonishing. However, my hope was to learn about how to better connect with others; this is where Grazer falls short other than to offer platitudes - eye contact, be present, be curious. Not a fan in that sense, but his stories were entertaining.
sarafloerke's review against another edition
2.0
Meh. Endearing character, but it seemed like a list of name dropping and hollywood stardom. Great point about eye contact again and again, but the 1 hour interview with Dan Harris was more insightful than wading through this book
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