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joshuamt 's review for:
The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers
by Maxwell King
I remember Mr Rogers as the guy in that show on after Sesame Street. The show was a bit slow for my young tastes, but I remember particularly enjoying the in-show visits to the Land of Make Believe. And no wonder, because Mr Rogers was an extremely talented, creative man. I had no way to know this as a child, but this book makes clear that not only was he as thoughtful and caring a soul as he comes across on TV, but he had a wealth of musical and writing abilities as well.
I valued reading this biography for the glimpse it provided of a life lived thoughtfully and ethically. What I wish the book also provided, was a bit more texture into his deeper being. I never felt like we got under the surface of Mr Rogers. The book briefly mentions an episode where Rogers apparently was not wholly accurate in a community letter about a company in which Rogers was on the board...
I would have liked more details of this. Im not looking for Mr Rogers dark side or anything, just to get a feel for what it was like in his head and skin.
The forthcoming movie will probably give as much information and feel as this book does about where Fred Rogers came from, how he because Mr Rogers, etc., which is a testament to the lack of depth in these pages. But thats ok, because it just means there is room for more books and films about Mr Rogers, which seems to me a good thing.
I valued reading this biography for the glimpse it provided of a life lived thoughtfully and ethically. What I wish the book also provided, was a bit more texture into his deeper being. I never felt like we got under the surface of Mr Rogers. The book briefly mentions an episode where Rogers apparently was not wholly accurate in a community letter about a company in which Rogers was on the board...
I would have liked more details of this. Im not looking for Mr Rogers dark side or anything, just to get a feel for what it was like in his head and skin.
The forthcoming movie will probably give as much information and feel as this book does about where Fred Rogers came from, how he because Mr Rogers, etc., which is a testament to the lack of depth in these pages. But thats ok, because it just means there is room for more books and films about Mr Rogers, which seems to me a good thing.