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3.86 AVERAGE
3.86 AVERAGE
Much better than most comedian turned author books. MacDonald has a definite voice and writes quite well. His fictionalized version of his career was very entertaining. However, I found the pure fiction story thread that strung the book together started strong but petered out halfway through. Still very much worth the read.
Many parts of this were based on actual things that happened in Norm's life, I'm guessing at least 20%. You can call him many things, but a liar is not one of them.
The world lost one of the most brilliant minds when Norm passed away last September. This read exactly like all of Norm's bits in his set. While I enjoyed the hilarity of 95% of the joke being a farce, I wish Norm wrote a serious recount of his career while still with us.
This was enjoyable and funny at the start and I thought, 3 stars But then it takes off and I'm thinking I'm really liking this, 4 stars. Then it all comes together as a hilarious piece of great art. Like a comedic Paul Auster book or something. What great execution!
funny
fast-paced
fast-paced
Oh, how I miss Norm.
I enjoyed spending time with him reading this meandering, shaggy-dog tale that captures real and imagined elements. Funny - albeit dry and oddly dark - stuff.
I enjoyed spending time with him reading this meandering, shaggy-dog tale that captures real and imagined elements. Funny - albeit dry and oddly dark - stuff.
A dexterous comic novel. Its narrative playfulness is enough to make me wish Macdonald wrote more books.
An entertaining, if not entirely accurate memoir. I liked Norm Macdonald on SNL, and I could certainly see his sense of humor shine through this work. I particularly enjoyed the pieces on heroes of his, Rodney Dangerfield and Don Rickles, and loved how those were written in the style of the comedian.
Good book!
Good book!