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tophat8855's review against another edition
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
4.75
So I've seen both The Room and The Disaster Artist movie, but still, reading the book was so enjoyable. I don't know why; just like watching the train wreck and wondering what's up with Tommy. My personal theory is that one of the various car wrecks he was in gave him some brain damage that affected his accent (this happens!) But who knows?
lianathereader's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Misogyny, and Gaslighting
spersephone's review against another edition
4.0
Very entertaining read from someone who was involved with The Room, but after also watching the movie, I was surprised how this ended. At times it seemed as though Greg was really making fun of Tommy, while at the same time really appreciating that he was able to get to know him.
racheltanza's review against another edition
5.0
This book was everything. Like many, I've held an intense fascination with The Room since first seeing it earlier this year. The beauty of this book is that it's so much more than a tell all (though it does tell a lot). It's a fascinating character study, a portrait of a friendship, a look into the process of becoming an actor in Hollywood. It's funny, sad, unbelievable, at times weirdly inspirational. Just a really good book. Highly recommended (but watch The Room first).
sagedunning's review against another edition
5.0
I couldn't stop reading this book. The Disaster Artist is simply a collection of bizarre, weirdly funny, and occasionally disturbing anecdotes from Sestero and Wiseau's friendship- written very well, with a great eye for detail and decent insight into the behavior of everyone involved.
It's a surreal account of The Room's nonsensical production, all right, but the narrative shines as an accurate account of living with someone with Narcissistic Personality Disorder. What's it like for someone with NPD to latch onto you? Greg Sestero knows, and he does a fantastic job explaining how the disorder twists Wiseau's understanding of the world- and exaggerates his sense of entitlement from other people.
Wiseau in The Disaster Artist is often funny, like other reviewers say, but I doubt I laughed as much as everyone else. I did not expect this level of depth from a book about Wiseau. I especially didn't expect to see my narcissistic parent's behavior reflected in that greasy, mysterious, and vaguely unsettling man. A cathartic and entertaining read, but for me, not as funny as expected.
It's a surreal account of The Room's nonsensical production, all right, but the narrative shines as an accurate account of living with someone with Narcissistic Personality Disorder. What's it like for someone with NPD to latch onto you? Greg Sestero knows, and he does a fantastic job explaining how the disorder twists Wiseau's understanding of the world- and exaggerates his sense of entitlement from other people.
Wiseau in The Disaster Artist is often funny, like other reviewers say, but I doubt I laughed as much as everyone else. I did not expect this level of depth from a book about Wiseau. I especially didn't expect to see my narcissistic parent's behavior reflected in that greasy, mysterious, and vaguely unsettling man. A cathartic and entertaining read, but for me, not as funny as expected.
smugsnail's review against another edition
5.0
Here's the deal: I have seen Tommy Wiseau's "The Room" over 100 timse. I kept a USB with it locked and loaded in my bag for a good while and, whenever someone admitted to never having seen it, I whipped it out and said, "I know what we're doing for the next 91 minutes." I have seen the film twice in screenings when it came to theaters, one most recently as last month at a 20th anniversary screening. I saw the film based on this novel twice in theaters and then a few more times at home. I had not, however, read the book until now. When it was released, I was working at Barnes & Noble and ironically didn't make enough to buy books. My friends all had copies of it on audio and, while I wish I could absorb audio books, my neurodivergency said, "No audio processing without music for you!"
Getting around to reading it now compared to when I first saw the film as a college student or when the book came out is an Experience. The actual firsthand record of being on set was almost a farce in how shooting was conducted, but the unhealthy intricacies that dominated Tommy and Greg's relationship were the real meat of the book. As someone who has either been the Greg to someone else's Tommy or witnessed someone be the Greg to someone else's Tommy, it was a Shift in the book. The chapters in between filmings describing their "Not So Talented Mr. Wiseau"-esque relationship were sobering if not downright chilling
Getting around to reading it now compared to when I first saw the film as a college student or when the book came out is an Experience. The actual firsthand record of being on set was almost a farce in how shooting was conducted, but the unhealthy intricacies that dominated Tommy and Greg's relationship were the real meat of the book. As someone who has either been the Greg to someone else's Tommy or witnessed someone be the Greg to someone else's Tommy, it was a Shift in the book. The chapters in between filmings describing their "Not So Talented Mr. Wiseau"-esque relationship were sobering if not downright chilling
microwavedchicken454's review against another edition
funny
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cursing
lausbiana's review against another edition
2.0
Al principio me entretuvo, pero en las últimas 100 páginas estaba ya deseando que se acabara porque era muy repetitivo: Tommy es raro y Greg tiene vergüenza ajena, luego se gasta otros 8997 dolares en alguna tontería y la película no avanza. Bah.