Reviews tagging 'Ableism'

Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond by Henry Winkler

4 reviews

lwprice1209's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

3.0

It’s a relaxing book. Perfect for a time when you don’t want to read anything too overwhelming. Henry Winkler seems like a nice guy, and I enjoyed reading about his life. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Ableism, Animal death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Pandemic/Epidemic

purplepenning's review against another edition

funny informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

As pleasant a celebrity memoir as I've ever read. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Cursing, Genocide, Sexism, Sexual content, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Pandemic/Epidemic

starklinqs's review against another edition

medium-paced

4.0

Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review! This book was great. Initially, it was difficult for me to get into, but once it got going it really got going. 

I feel like in recent years I primarily knew Henry Winkler from Barry (an excellent performance and also, recency bias) so it was wonderful reading this and reminding myself of his other roles that I’ve seen and enjoyed. There’s a lot of interesting information that I liked. I think he does tend to gloss over conflicts - like with the Happy Days cast, or describing Jessica Walter’s and the Arrested Development cast as having “static” between them. It felt a bit sanitized at those points to make everyone look okay. 

But, his writing style was very engaging and I really enjoyed reading this book. I especially loved the portions from his wife. They added so much and I ended up looking forward to her portions to see what she would say. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Ableism, Animal death, Cancer, Death, Emotional abuse, and Antisemitism

imstephtacular's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced

4.0

A delightful celebrity memoir that has the balance I always like-- juicy Hollywood gossip and self reflection. I appreciated how Winkler is self aware and honest, but doesn't shy away about missteps he's made. I also really appreciated his analysis and reflection on his dyslexia. As a dyslexic gal, this struck me and I was glad he devoted so much of the book to it. I could have done without the praising of Jeffrey Tambor and other problematic men, but overall this was a lovely, rich memoir. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Cancer, Antisemitism, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol