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The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside The Room, the Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made
Greg Sestero
4.29 AVERAGE
1.07k reviews for:
The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside The Room, the Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made
Greg Sestero
4.29 AVERAGE
Extremely entertaining book. A good read if you've ever had a friend whose goals seemed crazy.
Also I sincerely agree with xkcd: Tommy Wiseau is DEFINITELY D.B. Cooper.
Also I sincerely agree with xkcd: Tommy Wiseau is DEFINITELY D.B. Cooper.
Everyone always focuses on Tommy Wiseau and his incredible performance in The Room. One of the oddest and most mysterious people I've ever read about, it was a pleasure getting to see him filled out as a person (kind of). But Greg Sestero is an odd duck himself. What is his motivation? How does he view his seemingly enabling behavior of Wiseau? I'm interested to see the movie, and see if that sheds any more light.
I was actually blown away by how good this book was. A hilarious, first hand collection of stories, a well moving plot with duel story lines (the filming of The Room and Greg's beginning relationship with tommy), engaging writing with perfectly delivered quips make Sestero and Bissell an excellent team. And what is the plot twist--the final reveal? Where the hell this guy came from.
This book could have been the biggest piece of garbage. The greatest success of this nonfiction account is Sestero's sympathy towards Tommy, Greg's ability to show many sides of Tommy that reel you in to this multidimensional person. Instead of being annoyed or hating the protagonist (who is undoubtedly Tommy) of this book, you feel Greg's authentic desire to unlock his mysteries. Also a great success? Stories upon stories of how The Room stumbled at every pitiful moment of its creation.
In order to appreciate this book, readers really must see the movie.
This book could have been the biggest piece of garbage. The greatest success of this nonfiction account is Sestero's sympathy towards Tommy, Greg's ability to show many sides of Tommy that reel you in to this multidimensional person. Instead of being annoyed or hating the protagonist (who is undoubtedly Tommy) of this book, you feel Greg's authentic desire to unlock his mysteries. Also a great success? Stories upon stories of how The Room stumbled at every pitiful moment of its creation.
In order to appreciate this book, readers really must see the movie.
A fantastic account of the making of The Room, with much of the focus being on Greg and Tommy's friendship. Tommy is a fascinating subject, and I found myself bouncing between hating him for how he treated people and feeling sorry for him because of his loneliness and solitude. Given the book's focus it's a shame we never get the story behind Tommy's documentary Homeless in America or his attempt at a sitcom The Neighbors, but with its narrow focus this is one of the better "how this fiasco got made" books.
I don’t know if I’ve ever laughed as hard reading non-fiction. Tommy Wiseau is portrayed as a delusional, stubborn, lovable weirdo. I couldn’t put it down.
Epic and a must-read for anyone who has ever seen The Room. Amazing.
I watched The Room before reading the book. I found it unbearable and never thought I'd put myself through watching it again. After reading this hilarious book I found myself watching and rewatching the movie to catch the scenes the narrator Greg Sestero talks about. Learning more about Wiseau, and his desire and perseverance of his "American Dream," gave me a new appreciation for a movie that's the cinematic equivalent of a cold sore.
A deep dive into the friendship between a young aspiring actor and a mysteriously dedicated and rich being who might be a vampire. Tommy's reckless philosophy of doing whatever you want and not caring about anyone else in the world is endearing and fun to read. He might be one of the most interesting people to exist on the planet. I highly recommend this book if you ever wanted to know more about Tommy Wiseau and The Room.
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What a surprisingly lovely book! I bought it because I'm fascinated with bad cinema, and "The Room" (the movie this book is about) is certainly one of the worst ten movies ever made. I assumed I'd get some behind-the-scenes trivia, and, if I were lucky, a decent narrative of the whole debacle. But Sestero has also given us a deep psychological study of a particular type of person we all know (though Tommy Wiseau, the person in question, is perhaps the most extreme example of such a person): the delusional dreamer, who, on those rare occasions sees that his dream is ridiculous, gets momentarily but heartbreakingly saddened, before notching up his delusion one step higher.