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3.81 AVERAGE
3.81 AVERAGE
As readable as a novel, this memoir is appalling and entertaining in the best possible way. The author claims to have done many things for others without reward, but what comes through through much of the book is his narcissism and disregard for others. But come on, this is Robert Evans, you know that going in.
If even half of the stuff in here is true, this guy's had a hell of a life. My only regret is that I read an earlier edition which doesn't have the post-'94 update. I really want to see the documentary based on this book now.
If even half of the stuff in here is true, this guy's had a hell of a life. My only regret is that I read an earlier edition which doesn't have the post-'94 update. I really want to see the documentary based on this book now.
"So I was making whoopee with the arch-duchess of Malta in my super-expensive Beverly Hills villa when Kissinger gives me a call that he needs to talk immediately and then Bluhdorn demands I get back to the office ASAP because that meshuggana Coppola is screwing up my movie yet again and Paramount is about to go under and I realized it's going to be another 22-hour day in the office..."
While I remember enjoying this book, it was too long ago to accurately rate.
challenging
dark
funny
informative
reflective
fast-paced
emotional
funny
informative
reflective
medium-paced
funny
informative
reflective
fast-paced
This is one I would suggest listening to rather than reading as Bob Evans’s unique vocal stylings add another level of entertainment (or check out the animated documentary of the same name). He shares his rise from a kid selling typewriters in old New Yawk to running Paramount studios and subsequent downfall in the style of a classic Hollywood biopic. You see all the broads and two bit actors he met along the way. Did he work hard? Heh heh, No: he worked *damn* hard. But he had an enemy just waiting for the right time to trip him up and bring him down: himself. He reveals every future star he discovered, every faded star he saved from obscurity and how many of them turned his back on him later.
Don’t let those last parts make you think this is a bitter sob story. He relates this all with a sense of pride in his accomplishments but also amazed and amused at the crazy twists and turns of fate that even let it happen.
Don’t let those last parts make you think this is a bitter sob story. He relates this all with a sense of pride in his accomplishments but also amazed and amused at the crazy twists and turns of fate that even let it happen.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity
Moderate: Addiction, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced