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4.21 AVERAGE
4.21 AVERAGE
A fantastic and incredibly interesting biography over an icon who ended an enigma. If you enjoyed Williams at all in life, you owe it to yourself to read this book.
Abandoned around 15%. I like it and plan to return to it someday but this is not a book for me right now. Delving into his addiction and depression is too much for me right now.
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Irritated by the audiobook reader Fred Berman of this bio on the great Robin Williams. Having grown up watching him perform at College of Marin, I was so bugged by the readers constant mispronounced “Mare-in”. So distracting. Reader do a little homework!
Also so many silly elements in this book like interviews with his 12 year old girlfriend were so unnecessary and silly.
Could not even finish.
Also so many silly elements in this book like interviews with his 12 year old girlfriend were so unnecessary and silly.
Could not even finish.
I really wanted this to be better than it actually was. Most of it read like a book report of Robin’s movies with little coverage about who he was as a person.
Very moving and very detailed. Probably could have edited out 100 pages or so. It reminded me of some of Williams' history that I had forgotten, and movies that I want to watch again.
I've been a fan of Robin Williams since I was a little. Hearing of his death was so incredibly shocking and even still it doesn't feel real.
Itzkoff does a really great job writing about Robin and his life in an intimate and nonjudgmental way. There were a number of things about Robin that I didn't know and the struggles that he faced throughout his life.
Reading a book like this could influence someones' opinion about Robin Williams because of the things in his past but for me it simply reminded me how easy it is to get mixed in with the wrong crowd or to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. It's easy to idolize and put people on pedestal, especially those who are celebrities but Itzkoff proves that Robin Williams was human just like the rest of us.
This book was great. I really loved it.
Itzkoff does a really great job writing about Robin and his life in an intimate and nonjudgmental way. There were a number of things about Robin that I didn't know and the struggles that he faced throughout his life.
Reading a book like this could influence someones' opinion about Robin Williams because of the things in his past but for me it simply reminded me how easy it is to get mixed in with the wrong crowd or to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. It's easy to idolize and put people on pedestal, especially those who are celebrities but Itzkoff proves that Robin Williams was human just like the rest of us.
This book was great. I really loved it.
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
One of the better biographies I've read. I'm not one to get too emotional over a celebrity death, but hearing about Robin's death brought me to tears. Sad that a man who gave so many people joy was so tormented inside. I really didn't know much about his upbringing until reading this book and was a bit dismayed at what a lousy husband he was to his first wife but it's not that surprising considering his meteoric rise to fame. How anyone handles that kind of celebrity unscathed is hard to grasp. I enjoyed hearing about the preparation and work that went into his roles and learning more about his personal life. It didn't surprise me what he and his family helped Christopher Reeve's family after his accident, Robin seemed the type to do something like that for his friends. I think reading the book made me a little sadder knowing he's gone.
Very well-written and extremely well-researched. Helps to be at least a passing fan of Robin Williams.