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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
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Shatner looks back over his long friendship with Star Trek costar, Leonard Nimoy. In many ways this is as much about Bill Shatner as it is about Leonard Nimoy. The parallels in their lives are particularly striking. I might recommend reading the last chapter out of the public eye, possibly with a tissue.
Bill is open to the realization that his view of his actions might not be the same as others, but you can definitely see his love for this man. It is sad that something slammed a wall between them, particularly since Bill couldn’t figure out what he had done wrong.
Well worth reading for fans of either actor or the series. Although their time on Star Trek isn’t gone into with great detail, Bill does talk about how the character of Spock (and of Kirk) affected their lives, ultimately for good. 4.5 out of 5.
Bill is open to the realization that his view of his actions might not be the same as others, but you can definitely see his love for this man. It is sad that something slammed a wall between them, particularly since Bill couldn’t figure out what he had done wrong.
Well worth reading for fans of either actor or the series. Although their time on Star Trek isn’t gone into with great detail, Bill does talk about how the character of Spock (and of Kirk) affected their lives, ultimately for good. 4.5 out of 5.
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I really enjoyed Shanter's memories of Nimoy, but I didn't realize their friendship had cooled so much in the years leading up to Nimoy's death, and that made me rather sad. :(
I really enjoyed Shanter's memories of Nimoy, but I didn't realize their friendship had cooled so much in the years leading up to Nimoy's death, and that made me rather sad. :(
It was pretty good. If I was a bigger Trekkie, I might have enjoyed this more, the not-quite-sequential order of the loose narrative might have annoyed me less. But I liked it well enough as it is.
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This was such a good book. I really enjoyed reading about Lenard Nemoy. Seeing this through the lens of a lifelong friendship was amazing. It was such an easy read and felt so touching. I could feel the friendship between these two celebrities in such an intimate way. It also felt like such a beautiful constructed eulogy.
This is one of my favourite biographies.
This is one of my favourite biographies.
Actually more like 3.5 - 4 stars.
This is a very heartfelt book and shows us just as much of Bill Shatner as of Leonard Nimoy even though it is ostensibly about him. It reads a bit like a rambling reminiscence in which there is neither beginning nor end, but is lovely nonetheless In fact I could imagine it's a wonderful audio book. There were plenty of things that I learned about both of them, that I hadn't known before.
It is quite heartbreaking to hear Shatner speak of the silence that he got from Nimoy the last few years of his life and that he never did find out why their friendship broke down.
This is a very heartfelt book and shows us just as much of Bill Shatner as of Leonard Nimoy even though it is ostensibly about him. It reads a bit like a rambling reminiscence in which there is neither beginning nor end, but is lovely nonetheless In fact I could imagine it's a wonderful audio book. There were plenty of things that I learned about both of them, that I hadn't known before.
It is quite heartbreaking to hear Shatner speak of the silence that he got from Nimoy the last few years of his life and that he never did find out why their friendship broke down.
3.5 stars. In some parts, the voices are very strong, in others, not so much.
"Fifty year is a lifetime that passes in an instant. I can close my eyes and see him, young and handsome, tall and taciturn. He's there, in my mind; his light step, his sardonic humor, his passion for his work. I hear his voice in all its richness, infused with an endless curiosity, and the sounds of his unhappiness as well as his laughter."
I was moved by this book; it was clear that Shatner loved and missed Nimoy dearly and that despite all the ups and downs of their relationship with each other and with the Star Trek series they worked on together, Shatner still considered Nimoy his dear, dear friend. There were moments of regret expressed in this book about how things turned out the way they did, but also moments of what seemed to be great love, and it's such a touching display of what it means to have a friendship that could span the test of turmoil and time.
I was moved by this book; it was clear that Shatner loved and missed Nimoy dearly and that despite all the ups and downs of their relationship with each other and with the Star Trek series they worked on together, Shatner still considered Nimoy his dear, dear friend. There were moments of regret expressed in this book about how things turned out the way they did, but also moments of what seemed to be great love, and it's such a touching display of what it means to have a friendship that could span the test of turmoil and time.
Just finished this Father's Day present and it is the first of its kind I have read about anything to do with Star Trek etc. The latter was very popular with my mates and I during our school years but that was then and this is now, the movies are not on my faves list. It was of its time, what endures though is the character Nimoy created, like Bowie and Ziggy beware of going down that path as identity crises are hard to avoid. I think this book tries to shed some light on the enigma that was Mr Nimoy and the aura that never left him once Spock came to visit.
It is neither biography nor autobiography and you would have to read it to make your own mind up. Maybe I never will. Certainly I learned much of their lives and it was interesting to go back to those filming days and understand the limitations of such work and the perils and joys experienced of those who won their places in that world. But a part of me from way back then still prefers Spock to Kirk, neither were entirely convincing characters in my mind, Kirk always came across as a brute, not perhaps the best material for such a ship let alone its mission. Spock was unique and one cannot escape the feeling everyone watched that show for him. It must be hard to live in the shadow of such creations.
It is neither biography nor autobiography and you would have to read it to make your own mind up. Maybe I never will. Certainly I learned much of their lives and it was interesting to go back to those filming days and understand the limitations of such work and the perils and joys experienced of those who won their places in that world. But a part of me from way back then still prefers Spock to Kirk, neither were entirely convincing characters in my mind, Kirk always came across as a brute, not perhaps the best material for such a ship let alone its mission. Spock was unique and one cannot escape the feeling everyone watched that show for him. It must be hard to live in the shadow of such creations.
I was born the same year Star Trek first aired and from then one its been a part of my life ever since, I would not class my self as a Trekkie just a devoted fan.....yet a fan that never really went onto the lives of the characters and actors that played them, I just watch the series and movies (repeatedly) when i need i little warm hug from friends!!! so this book was a first for me.
I really enjoyed this read, it was easy, heart felt and honest and makes me think i should delve more into the characters and actors that played such an important role in my childhood and to be honest still do.
I really enjoyed this read, it was easy, heart felt and honest and makes me think i should delve more into the characters and actors that played such an important role in my childhood and to be honest still do.