A review by garthranzz
Lord of Misrule: The Autobiography of Christopher Lee by Alex Hamilton, Christopher Lee, Peter Jackson
5.0
2023 - 12 Months of Biographies
January
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1/2 (1/2 deduction for the amount of golf!)
Favourite quote (so far): As she grew, my daughter (Christina Lee) greeted each fresh contract with, “How do you die this time, Daddy?”
New Word: Consanguineous (perfectly describes me and my dad and his family). I love Lee’s use of language. More so because you know he didn’t look up words. He used them like an old, comfortable jacket and knew them (and their definitions) by heart.
If only Chris had live to see TV come into its own with Netflix/Amazon/Apple:
“…I made a policy of accepting one-off TV roles, but declining episodic TV and sitcoms. Seemingly you must decide whether you are a movie or a TV actor, and never the twain shall meet except on special occasions.” He would have been a great lead in today’s new streaming era over network only television.
It only took me five YEARS to get through this book! Not a sign that it is bad, quite the opposite. But a sign of my reading habits as I age. This book is not available from any source in ebook form and I was lucky enough seven years ago to get a physical copy (well over $50 now for most used, library, copies). My favourite biography ever, even more so than George Carlin’s. My only nitpick is the amount of time spent describing and playing golf. But that was an integral part of Lee, as is obvious from reading. I have filled my camera with pictures of pages on quotes, most especially on his favourite friends, which made me cry, and my notebook has a couple of pages of films that I will be tracking down for my collection.
Please read this book (if you can find it) if you have any love of the horror genre or of Lee and his partners in crime (Vincent Price, Peter Cushing, Boris Karloff).
January
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1/2 (1/2 deduction for the amount of golf!)
Favourite quote (so far): As she grew, my daughter (Christina Lee) greeted each fresh contract with, “How do you die this time, Daddy?”
New Word: Consanguineous (perfectly describes me and my dad and his family). I love Lee’s use of language. More so because you know he didn’t look up words. He used them like an old, comfortable jacket and knew them (and their definitions) by heart.
If only Chris had live to see TV come into its own with Netflix/Amazon/Apple:
“…I made a policy of accepting one-off TV roles, but declining episodic TV and sitcoms. Seemingly you must decide whether you are a movie or a TV actor, and never the twain shall meet except on special occasions.” He would have been a great lead in today’s new streaming era over network only television.
It only took me five YEARS to get through this book! Not a sign that it is bad, quite the opposite. But a sign of my reading habits as I age. This book is not available from any source in ebook form and I was lucky enough seven years ago to get a physical copy (well over $50 now for most used, library, copies). My favourite biography ever, even more so than George Carlin’s. My only nitpick is the amount of time spent describing and playing golf. But that was an integral part of Lee, as is obvious from reading. I have filled my camera with pictures of pages on quotes, most especially on his favourite friends, which made me cry, and my notebook has a couple of pages of films that I will be tracking down for my collection.
Please read this book (if you can find it) if you have any love of the horror genre or of Lee and his partners in crime (Vincent Price, Peter Cushing, Boris Karloff).