A review by stargrace
The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life by Alex Trebek

3.0

 A very interesting book that had a lot of informational facts that I didn't know. Alex Trebek led a fascinating life, and I loved the 'just an ordinary man' perspective that the book came from, but, while reading I personally found a lack of flow. It read like a book of disjointed facts that were about the same person but didn't really fit together. Each chapter was a 'fact' and some were explained in great detail and others left me wondering. The first half of the book read much different than the later half when he started talking about his career. It was probably on purpose, it almost felt like he was uncomfortable talking about himself (he states numerous times that the game should never be about the host) and he spends a lot of time paying homage to the wonderful contestants he had over the years. I feel like that could have probably been an entire book all in itself, and not in his autobiography where I was there to read about him. Still, the book was an enjoyable quick read and my first Canadian autobiography.