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A review by starklinqs
Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond by Henry Winkler
medium-paced
4.0
Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review! This book was great. Initially, it was difficult for me to get into, but once it got going it really got going.
I feel like in recent years I primarily knew Henry Winkler from Barry (an excellent performance and also, recency bias) so it was wonderful reading this and reminding myself of his other roles that I’ve seen and enjoyed. There’s a lot of interesting information that I liked. I think he does tend to gloss over conflicts - like with the Happy Days cast, or describing Jessica Walter’s and the Arrested Development cast as having “static” between them. It felt a bit sanitized at those points to make everyone look okay.
But, his writing style was very engaging and I really enjoyed reading this book. I especially loved the portions from his wife. They added so much and I ended up looking forward to her portions to see what she would say.
I feel like in recent years I primarily knew Henry Winkler from Barry (an excellent performance and also, recency bias) so it was wonderful reading this and reminding myself of his other roles that I’ve seen and enjoyed. There’s a lot of interesting information that I liked. I think he does tend to gloss over conflicts - like with the Happy Days cast, or describing Jessica Walter’s and the Arrested Development cast as having “static” between them. It felt a bit sanitized at those points to make everyone look okay.
But, his writing style was very engaging and I really enjoyed reading this book. I especially loved the portions from his wife. They added so much and I ended up looking forward to her portions to see what she would say.
Content Warnings
Minor: Ableism, Animal death, Cancer, Death, Emotional abuse, and Antisemitism