Book Details
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The Good, the Bad, and Me: In My Anecdotage |
| Author: |
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Eli Wallach |
| Times Read: |
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1 |
| Last Read: |
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12.07.05 |
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Notes History
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| 12.07.05 | Eli's book that I pretty much only read because I got it signed by him. It's a quick read filled with little anecdotes that aren't quite dramatic enough to ring false. It's always such a letdown that true real-life anecdotes don't fit perfectly into any sort of dramatic mold... they always just end or end up one critical connection shy of a really meaningful story. So it's cool that this book is just him telling little bits of what went on in his life, and it's cool that he didn't feel compelled to embellish anything in order to make them sound more profound or important. The only gripe I have with the book is that he writes pretty closely of his early career through the first 280 pages but the last 3 or 4 decades of his career he kind of wraps up in the last ten pages. I don't know if he just didn't do anything he thought was cool since 1970 or what, but it feels like it's only half a book. Maybe he wanted to get it done and out in case he croaks soon... or maybe he's working on a sequel! who knows... a pretty decent read |
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