A review by jenkinm
Gilliamesque: A Pre-posthumous Memoir by Terry Gilliam

4.0

Somewhere around 3.5 stars. Gilliam has lead an interesting life in and out of Monty Python. Unfortunately, this book is only the highlights at times, when more detail would be much loved and appreciated. Gilliam admits that he wrote most of this book from his current memories, making them somewhat short and shallow at times. The first few chapters are a big of a slog. The writing style took some adjustment. I felt like Gilliam was talking to me instead of writing.

Great pictures and illustrations as you might imagine. The book's cover with "me me me" written in red around the page edges= perfect derision for the memoir genre. On to rematching his many, many films. I admire his persistence in creating, in particular his long, futile attempt to make a Don Quixote move. Resistance seems to be at least part of what keeps him creating.