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Look for Me There: Grieving My Father, Finding Myself
by Luke Russert
lighthearted
slow-paced
I remember as a teenager watching Tim Russert on Meet the Press a lot before he tragically passed away. So naturally I was curious about a memoir from his son.
As a parent, I do truly understand the sentiment behind working hard so your kids have it easier than you do, and he does express that in this book and does briefly acknowledge his privilege a couple times; but he still gives off an entitled vibe. Being able to go to 67 (?) countries within a year or however long the time frame was to really discover yourself prior to your father’s 10 year passing anniversary is such a privilege. He also got a lot of job opportunities because of who his dad was. He does acknowledge that he got it based off privilege and not meritocracy, which I appreciate. But I also wish there was more dialogue in regards to how hard he worked to establish that he could have gotten it off merit as well. I couldn’t connect with him, so I was indifferent to many of the things he talked about in his life. The end got better when Luke was talking about how he finally learned how his dad didn’t want his shadow to overpower his son and that Luke could be anything and anyone he wants (kind of like Cillian Murphy’s character in Inception). Definitely would have loved to hear more about his travels - like the actual travel and destinations, not just the women he met/slept with (and cheated on his gf with🤢) throughout the world
As a parent, I do truly understand the sentiment behind working hard so your kids have it easier than you do, and he does express that in this book and does briefly acknowledge his privilege a couple times; but he still gives off an entitled vibe. Being able to go to 67 (?) countries within a year or however long the time frame was to really discover yourself prior to your father’s 10 year passing anniversary is such a privilege. He also got a lot of job opportunities because of who his dad was. He does acknowledge that he got it based off privilege and not meritocracy, which I appreciate. But I also wish there was more dialogue in regards to how hard he worked to establish that he could have gotten it off merit as well. I couldn’t connect with him, so I was indifferent to many of the things he talked about in his life. The end got better when Luke was talking about how he finally learned how his dad didn’t want his shadow to overpower his son and that Luke could be anything and anyone he wants (kind of like Cillian Murphy’s character in Inception). Definitely would have loved to hear more about his travels - like the actual travel and destinations, not just the women he met/slept with (and cheated on his gf with🤢) throughout the world