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A review by rach
Never Have Your Dog Stuffed: And Other Things I've Learned by Alan Alda
4.0
M*A*S*H is one of my most treasured TV shows from when I was a kid, as it was one of the few that I enjoyed watching with my parents. To this day, I can turn on an episode and be endlessly entertained by the engaging stories of hilarity and hijinks, sadness and loss. It can't be surprising that my favorite character was the lovable, womanizing rascal Hawkeye Pierce. I have great respect for Alan Alda as an actor, and when I heard that he had written a few memoirs, I knew I wanted to read them.
What a fascinating life Alan Alda has read. I am intensely jealous of his ability to recall memories from his childhood in such detail, and what interesting detail it is! From his childhood traveling with his father's burlesque show all the way to his life-saving surgery in Chile at the age of 67, Alda chronicles the ups and downs of his life as he tried to figure out what it is to be an actor and a person. Every part of this book is engaging and enjoyable, but I must admit that my favorite part was the behind-the-scenes memories from the set of M*A*S*H, the stories of his relationships with the other actors and how on that set he really became a writer and director.
I can't wait to read his second book. :)
What a fascinating life Alan Alda has read. I am intensely jealous of his ability to recall memories from his childhood in such detail, and what interesting detail it is! From his childhood traveling with his father's burlesque show all the way to his life-saving surgery in Chile at the age of 67, Alda chronicles the ups and downs of his life as he tried to figure out what it is to be an actor and a person. Every part of this book is engaging and enjoyable, but I must admit that my favorite part was the behind-the-scenes memories from the set of M*A*S*H, the stories of his relationships with the other actors and how on that set he really became a writer and director.
I can't wait to read his second book. :)