Scan barcode
A review by mcc
The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside the Room, the Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made by Greg Sestero, Tom Bissell
2.5
I chose this book because I wanted something lighthearted and many people said it was very funny. Well...I wasn't able to find the humor in it. I went through a whole range of emotions about this guy writing a book all about his "best friend" who is obsessed with secrecy about his life. I assumed they had ultimately had a falling out so was shocked to find that they still claim to be best friends to current day which just adds a lot to the fascinating complexity of the relationship between these two men. THAT is the real interesting story of this book.
I appreciate that Sistero wrote this book with some compassion, asking the right questions about what happened in Tommy Wiseau's past to make him the person he became, and I think he is probably right about the fact that a lot of it was trauma informed. Which is why I felt really bad and guilty listening to this account of "Hey, what a weirdo - right!?". I was glad he took it to another level rather than just poking fun at him (hence I threw in that extra half star), but it was still just super weird to be consuming this man's story told by someone else without it being clear whether or not he endorsed or gave consent to have this story told.
I appreciate that Sistero wrote this book with some compassion, asking the right questions about what happened in Tommy Wiseau's past to make him the person he became, and I think he is probably right about the fact that a lot of it was trauma informed. Which is why I felt really bad and guilty listening to this account of "Hey, what a weirdo - right!?". I was glad he took it to another level rather than just poking fun at him (hence I threw in that extra half star), but it was still just super weird to be consuming this man's story told by someone else without it being clear whether or not he endorsed or gave consent to have this story told.