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4.02 AVERAGE
4.02 AVERAGE
Not my favorite style of autobiographies but a very detailed account that dives deep into the philosophy behind Fred Rogers. Great if you need a reminder of the kindness and generosity humanity is capable of - I know I did give the current climate.
I wanted to like this more. Rogers was an interesting man, but this book was too dry for me.
Listened to the audiobook. Kind of slow, but very interesting to learn about Fred Roger's early life as well as behind the scenes of The Neighborhood.
The perfect book to read during these uncertain times. I can not recommend this book enough.
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
This is 3.5 rounded up... mostly for nostalgia:)
I listened to this on audio, and it started out promising. The prologue had a lot of interesting info on Fred Rogers and his empathy, love of children, and passion for educating the young really came through. The first chapter began with his very early life in Pennsylvania and the book progresses chronologically from that point on. While I can see how the information is important, some of it is on the periphery of Rogers' life (the history of his hometown, his genealogy and how they made their wealth, the background of early television, etc.). I found myself tuning out and losing interest because of these tangents that, while related, were perhaps delved into too deeply for my liking. By Chapter 5 I wasn't looking forward to turning on the audio, so I decided to give it up. Not necessarily a bad book (the info directly related to Fred was quite good and I enjoyed the prologue immensely) but for me a documentary would probably be more enjoyable.
This was so delightful. Not only was it Fred Rogers, but it was narrated by Lavar Burton. It was everything I needed it to be. We need a lot more Fred Rogers in the world. A whole heck of a lot.
I borrowed this audiobook from the library, not noticing how long it is (14 hours, 7 minutes). But since I watched Mr. Roger's Neighborhood as a child (even though I was a little old for his content by the time he started), I decided I would go ahead and see if it was interesting enough to devote 14 hours of my life to listening to it. The conclusion? I probably should have looked for an abridged version, read by a different narrator. There were a lot of things that got repeated several times and bless him, but LaVar Burton should not attempt to do accents or feminine voices. But those criticisms aside, the book was a bit of a stroll down memory lane for me, and I learned a lot about Fred Rogers that I did not previously know.
3 stars = i liked it
3 stars = i liked it
While I think the book could have said what it needed to in half the time, I think that it has the tone of Mr. Rogers. All of the kindness and heart you could imagine came through in this book and I feel lucky to have watched him in his prime on TV. So glad I read it and so many nice, simple reminders about how to live.