A review by cptnmarv41
Last Words by George Carlin

4.0

This was a petty interesting recounting of the life and times of one George Carlin. I learned an awful lot about him that i was either too young to know, or never bothered to find out. (although, now i want to dig into his catalogue even deeper than i have before). While it definitely has its funny moments, it's not the laugh out loud book you would expect from someone of his stature. It's more of a personal history lesson on the man, his life, his family, and his career. The only part of the book that lost a little bit of magic was where he would recount skits on the page. That one dimensional interpretation of those bits leaves a lot to be desired. I'm sure they were a lot better with his voice and mannerisms behind them than they seem to be just left to the page and to your own interpretation of it. Also, it seems George had long desired to put his talents to Broadway, and even up to his final moments he never gave up on that dream, and seemed to be working towards it. It's a shame he never got to do it. But the man lived quite a life, and this book serves as a fitting farewell for any Carlin fan.