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A review by heiroffire1989
Did I Ever Tell You This? by Sam Neill
3.0
3.5 stars
Took me a bit longer than expected because some parts of the book were a bit of a struggle to get through, to be honest. Would've loved it if he'b been a bit more collaborating about himself sometimes and I think it was a bit chaotic from time to time as well, given the way the time lines constantly go back and forth because he randomly reminiscences. Sometimes hard to keep track of. On the other hand, it is completely 'him', he writes himself, so there's something good about that though, instead of there being a co-writer, changing his way of story telling.
He dives into his family (background) at the beginning, which I loved a lot. Then there's a lot of random reminiscing on his parts, mostly talking about other people. And from the middle of the book towards the end it becomes a bit more personal again, him talking a bit more about his cancer (treatments) before he ends the book. There were definitely moments I was really emotional for a bit, moments in which he definitely found a way to 'touch' me on some level, through his way of story-telling.
Love all the coloured pictures that you can find in 2 places throughout the book, but there's also a really nice addition of black and white pictures, scattered throughout almost every chapter, that was a really nice addition as well I think.
Overall, Sam's a truly inspiring and interesting person I think. Has been through and has done a lot in his life (so far) and I admire him for it. He seems like such a nice guy in general, and a person I would very much like to meet - won't ever happen but ah well haha. Writing wise it was sometimes a bit difficult to keep attached, because of the random reminiscing chapters, but there's so much interesting stories coming by, that I'm definitely happy for having read this memoir. I do think it's a good one to pick up if it interests you!
Took me a bit longer than expected because some parts of the book were a bit of a struggle to get through, to be honest. Would've loved it if he'b been a bit more collaborating about himself sometimes and I think it was a bit chaotic from time to time as well, given the way the time lines constantly go back and forth because he randomly reminiscences. Sometimes hard to keep track of. On the other hand, it is completely 'him', he writes himself, so there's something good about that though, instead of there being a co-writer, changing his way of story telling.
He dives into his family (background) at the beginning, which I loved a lot. Then there's a lot of random reminiscing on his parts, mostly talking about other people. And from the middle of the book towards the end it becomes a bit more personal again, him talking a bit more about his cancer (treatments) before he ends the book. There were definitely moments I was really emotional for a bit, moments in which he definitely found a way to 'touch' me on some level, through his way of story-telling.
Love all the coloured pictures that you can find in 2 places throughout the book, but there's also a really nice addition of black and white pictures, scattered throughout almost every chapter, that was a really nice addition as well I think.
Overall, Sam's a truly inspiring and interesting person I think. Has been through and has done a lot in his life (so far) and I admire him for it. He seems like such a nice guy in general, and a person I would very much like to meet - won't ever happen but ah well haha. Writing wise it was sometimes a bit difficult to keep attached, because of the random reminiscing chapters, but there's so much interesting stories coming by, that I'm definitely happy for having read this memoir. I do think it's a good one to pick up if it interests you!