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oprah_wimpy's review
4.0
Could have eased up on the religion a bit, but overall a moving story of the years of beautiful friendship between to men.
Fred Rogers had always seemed like a true gem of a person on television. Sweet to hear that it spread everywhere in his personal life as well.
Fred Rogers had always seemed like a true gem of a person on television. Sweet to hear that it spread everywhere in his personal life as well.
bargainsleuth's review
3.0
I have mixed feelings about this book. It was nice to get a little insight into Fred Roger's real life. At the same time, it felt like the author was exploiting his extraordinary friendship with the man. The book is more about the author than Rogers.
If you're not religious, you might not like the book because of the heavy overtones throughout the book.
I'm glad I read it, but now will move on to The Good Neighbor for a more comprehensive biography of Mr. Rogers.
If you're not religious, you might not like the book because of the heavy overtones throughout the book.
I'm glad I read it, but now will move on to The Good Neighbor for a more comprehensive biography of Mr. Rogers.
alidottie's review
4.0
Thank you, Tricia, for recommending this lovely book. I was skeptical when I started it, but the tone changed almost immediately and I found the whole book quite inspiring. I have all these goals to be better!!! To be more like Mister Rogers--whom I did not grow up watching, nor had my children watch!
fogisbeautiful's review
5.0
This book makes me cry every time I read it. It's beautifully written, short enough to be read in an afternoon, and it really captures the beautiful spirit of the Mister Rogers that my generation knows and loves. It's reassuring to know that the TV icon that kept me company as a child was the same man in real life, when so many times the actors we see on TV don't match up to their real-life counterparts. This is a great book, I highly recommend it :)
iamabibliophile's review
4.0
So utterly sad and yet so amazingly fulfilling and joyful at the same time. Mister Rogers helped me through some rough times as a kid. I am not suprised to see how many others, the author included, that he helped as well.
oclairej's review
4.0
I'm a huge Mr. Rogers fan. I cried the day he died, in fact declaring my childhood had died with him. Hence, why I picked up this book. It is a very emotional true story of the relationship the author developed with Fred Rogers. It shows the amazing faith, warmth, spirituality and grace that Mr. Rogers had that most could sense from his TV show, but didn't see directly.
I will admit I am not an "emotional" or "sappy" person so sometimes the book got a little mushy or emotional for me. However, Mr. Rogers is my personal Mother Theresea so I easily overlooked it for a personal glimpse into the man he was outside of the neighborhood.
I will admit I am not an "emotional" or "sappy" person so sometimes the book got a little mushy or emotional for me. However, Mr. Rogers is my personal Mother Theresea so I easily overlooked it for a personal glimpse into the man he was outside of the neighborhood.