A review by kricketa
American on Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot by Craig Ferguson
4.0
if possible, do listen to the audio version of this book. ferguson reads it himself with perfection in his glorious scottish accent. as a result, the book's themes, which might normally strike me as cheesy, become rallying cries of absolute truth:
"between safety and adventure, i choose adventure."
"fear might be god's way of telling you, 'hey! pay attention- this could be good.'"
did you read those and groan? try reading them in your head using a scottish accent.
craig tells the story of his years as an alcholic/drug addict with humor and brutal honesty. instead of feeling sorry for himself & whining about his rough life (cough cough NIC SHEFF cough) he admits that he was a giant tool and let lots of people down (and he does it in a scottish accent!) this makes me love him. then rebekah sent me that clip of him lip-syncing britney spears with a bunch of puppets. this makes me love him more.
at the end, after ferguson has sobered up and met the right woman and gotten the gig on "the late late show" he becomes an american citizen. i enjoyed what he had to say about patriotism. disagreeing with the government (or select decisions of the government) doesn't mean you don't love your country. it means you're taking advantage of the freedom provided by that country. again, this is a little sappy so please switch your scottish accent back on. doesn't it sound noble now?
in conclusion, i love craig ferguson and his accent.
"between safety and adventure, i choose adventure."
"fear might be god's way of telling you, 'hey! pay attention- this could be good.'"
did you read those and groan? try reading them in your head using a scottish accent.
craig tells the story of his years as an alcholic/drug addict with humor and brutal honesty. instead of feeling sorry for himself & whining about his rough life (cough cough NIC SHEFF cough) he admits that he was a giant tool and let lots of people down (and he does it in a scottish accent!) this makes me love him. then rebekah sent me that clip of him lip-syncing britney spears with a bunch of puppets. this makes me love him more.
at the end, after ferguson has sobered up and met the right woman and gotten the gig on "the late late show" he becomes an american citizen. i enjoyed what he had to say about patriotism. disagreeing with the government (or select decisions of the government) doesn't mean you don't love your country. it means you're taking advantage of the freedom provided by that country. again, this is a little sappy so please switch your scottish accent back on. doesn't it sound noble now?
in conclusion, i love craig ferguson and his accent.