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princesszinza's review
3.0
I remember the controversy when this book came out. I'm too young to be a big fan of Bing Crosby but my mom was. This book surprised me, because honestly I don't think Gary made the old man sound so bad. Sure the author resented his dad as a child but grew to understand him better as an adult. It was clear to me that even Gary's childhood resentments were seated in his own perceived inadequacies and not those of Bing's. Honestly, I didn't see Bing as abusive. It was clear that he always cared for his sons' welfare. His discipline was pretty typical for those times. I suspect that Gary's mother Dixie's alcoholism had a more negative impact on the Crosby boys' lives than Bing's criticism. I came away from reading this respecting Bing Crosby a lot more than I did previously.
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