jdubes's review
5.0
Don't read this book unless you're ready for some tears. This is the best of what this genre has to offer. A simple story that in it's simplicity touches on those things that move in us all. It is full of Gospel hope and love. It is good and it will do good to the reader.
ttorisaurus's review
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer and Death
bargainsleuth's review
3.0
I have mixed feelings about this book. It was nice to get a little insight into Fred Roger's real life. At the same time, it felt like the author was exploiting his extraordinary friendship with the man. The book is more about the author than Rogers.
If you're not religious, you might not like the book because of the heavy overtones throughout the book.
I'm glad I read it, but now will move on to The Good Neighbor for a more comprehensive biography of Mr. Rogers.
If you're not religious, you might not like the book because of the heavy overtones throughout the book.
I'm glad I read it, but now will move on to The Good Neighbor for a more comprehensive biography of Mr. Rogers.
kandicez's review against another edition
5.0
I don't care if you admit it or not, but if you grew up in America you love Mr. Rogers. I hid his death from MY children, at the risk of broken hearts. Mine was
literatetexan's review
4.0
I enjoyed this beautiful, sincere memoir of Tim Madigan's friendship with Fred Rogers very much.
gcypert's review
5.0
For a non-fiction book, this reads incredibly fast. Full of inspirational, devastating, and memorable stories that help connect anyone to Tim’s struggles as an adult in suburban America.
I aspire to be like Fred Rogers in a lot of ways: to help those around me realize how irreplaceable and loved they really are. Who wouldn’t want to lift others up if the words come from truth?
A wonderful book that I’ll be recommending to people for years to come.
I aspire to be like Fred Rogers in a lot of ways: to help those around me realize how irreplaceable and loved they really are. Who wouldn’t want to lift others up if the words come from truth?
A wonderful book that I’ll be recommending to people for years to come.
thuismuis's review
4.0
This book is more about the author's life & life milestones, and how his friendship with Fred Rogers colored his life and encouraged him to live and love better. It's no direct biography of Mr. Rogers, but it is a lovely account of how accepting and encouraging friendship can have a profound effect on a life.
oclairej's review
4.0
I'm a huge Mr. Rogers fan. I cried the day he died, in fact declaring my childhood had died with him. Hence, why I picked up this book. It is a very emotional true story of the relationship the author developed with Fred Rogers. It shows the amazing faith, warmth, spirituality and grace that Mr. Rogers had that most could sense from his TV show, but didn't see directly.
I will admit I am not an "emotional" or "sappy" person so sometimes the book got a little mushy or emotional for me. However, Mr. Rogers is my personal Mother Theresea so I easily overlooked it for a personal glimpse into the man he was outside of the neighborhood.
I will admit I am not an "emotional" or "sappy" person so sometimes the book got a little mushy or emotional for me. However, Mr. Rogers is my personal Mother Theresea so I easily overlooked it for a personal glimpse into the man he was outside of the neighborhood.