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purplepenning's review
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
As pleasant a celebrity memoir as I've ever read.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Cursing, Genocide, Sexism, Sexual content, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Pandemic/Epidemic
starklinqs's review against another edition
medium-paced
4.0
Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review! This book was great. Initially, it was difficult for me to get into, but once it got going it really got going.
I feel like in recent years I primarily knew Henry Winkler from Barry (an excellent performance and also, recency bias) so it was wonderful reading this and reminding myself of his other roles that I’ve seen and enjoyed. There’s a lot of interesting information that I liked. I think he does tend to gloss over conflicts - like with the Happy Days cast, or describing Jessica Walter’s and the Arrested Development cast as having “static” between them. It felt a bit sanitized at those points to make everyone look okay.
But, his writing style was very engaging and I really enjoyed reading this book. I especially loved the portions from his wife. They added so much and I ended up looking forward to her portions to see what she would say.
I feel like in recent years I primarily knew Henry Winkler from Barry (an excellent performance and also, recency bias) so it was wonderful reading this and reminding myself of his other roles that I’ve seen and enjoyed. There’s a lot of interesting information that I liked. I think he does tend to gloss over conflicts - like with the Happy Days cast, or describing Jessica Walter’s and the Arrested Development cast as having “static” between them. It felt a bit sanitized at those points to make everyone look okay.
But, his writing style was very engaging and I really enjoyed reading this book. I especially loved the portions from his wife. They added so much and I ended up looking forward to her portions to see what she would say.
Content Warnings
Minor: Ableism, Animal death, Cancer, Death, Emotional abuse, and Antisemitism
imstephtacular's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
A delightful celebrity memoir that has the balance I always like-- juicy Hollywood gossip and self reflection. I appreciated how Winkler is self aware and honest, but doesn't shy away about missteps he's made. I also really appreciated his analysis and reflection on his dyslexia. As a dyslexic gal, this struck me and I was glad he devoted so much of the book to it. I could have done without the praising of Jeffrey Tambor and other problematic men, but overall this was a lovely, rich memoir.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism, Cancer, Antisemitism, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol
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