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Rating:  -
mildly to hardly interesting biography that name-drops and re-hashes the routines that those of us who would buy the book already know. you'd be better off buying the CD's of his from the 60's.
Rating:  -
This was an entertaining book, but there was too much about his early show-biz days, and not much at all about his career in television. This was a disappointment, because I am primarily of fan of Bob's through TV. He even seemed somewhat disconnected, or disinterested, when he did finally mention his series work. For instance, talking about George & Leo, he mentioned that he had a daughter, whereas he actually had a son, in that show. Still, Bob's fans will probably enjoy the book.
Rating: -
You can't say bad things about a master of comedy. This was Mr. Newhart's collection of memories, and that is exactly what it read like.
I don't feel sorry for buying it, as you can always learn from someone who has seen it all and done it all during the golden age of comedy.
Unfortunately, I am 26 years old...and so I am completely lost when he starts name-dropping and talking about who he met in his first days as a comedian. I have no idea who any of those people are...so while I should probably be impressed, it was lost on me.
I found it interesting that he has the best-selling album of all time...for which he has almost no money to show for it. The fact that his record company screwed him out of royalties for A Button-Down Mind shows how greedy and corrupt those companies really are. Talent makes money like that, and you kick dirt on them. For shame.
The parts about himself and his family were very interesting. But there were a lot of anecdotes about other people in showbiz at the time...and if you don't know who they are, you'll be skipping some pages.
Rating: -
This book could and should have been a lot better. It's very small and an easy read. Bob jumps all over the place in it and there is no structure to the chapters. It is at it's best when he talks about how his career began, what he did before entertainment, how he met his wife and the other celebrities that he knows (like Don Rickles). Too much text is devoted to jokes that don't work as well in print as they do when you get to hear his voice and his way of telling a story. I really like Bob, but this book seems like it was quickly put together and I wish that I would have waited for it to come out in paperback because there's not enough in it to warrant the $23.95 cover price. I hope that Bob writes a longer and better book. I'm looking forward to buying the 5th season of The Bob Newhart Show on DVD!
Rating:  -
I had to force myself to read the first 4 chapters. This book is not funny, just boring! It was a total waste of time, and money. I'm not going to read one more page. Today I'm going to donate this book to the local library.
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