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A review by shanviolinlove
Rickles' Book: A Memoir by David Ritz, Don Rickles
okay, i've been a MODERATE fan of rickles...meaning i saw him guest-star on my beloved childhood favorite tv show "gilligan's island" as a big-mouth kidnapper. rickles is an insult comic. you have to get that in order to get the book. it's a very snappish, honest narrative about the life of a performer back in the days of railroad trains, variety shows, and a skinny frank sinatra, with whom he's rubbed elbows on more than one occassion.
to be honest, i think watching an interview of don rickles promoting the book on the jay leno show is far more beneficial than actually reading the whole thing. there are parts where you'd go..."okay, and THIS guy thought he'd write an autobiography about THIS?" know what i mean? not a bad read, but if you have a stack of pending books, i suggest putting rickles on the backburner, if not clearly off the stove in the first place.
to be honest, i think watching an interview of don rickles promoting the book on the jay leno show is far more beneficial than actually reading the whole thing. there are parts where you'd go..."okay, and THIS guy thought he'd write an autobiography about THIS?" know what i mean? not a bad read, but if you have a stack of pending books, i suggest putting rickles on the backburner, if not clearly off the stove in the first place.