A review by literatetexan
Silver Screen Fiend: Learning About Life from an Addiction to Film by Patton Oswalt

2.0

I wanted to like Silver Screen Fiend. I love classic movies, so I was hoping for some great insights or at least a memoir describing Oswalt's experiences with these films. The book was short on insights and memoirs about his addiction to film, though, focusing more on anecdotes about his career at the time. Even those anecdotes tended to ramble, and the book as a whole doesn't gel. The 25% of the book at the end, which consisted mostly of padding, was a cheap ploy. I think most readers would have enjoyed a more detailed memoir related to Oswalt's experiences watching these movies.