funteamjen 's review for:

The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers by Maxwell King

2.0

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Maybe this is an unfair expectation, but when I read a biography, I expect for the person to come to life through the pages, to be able to visualize them and see who they are as a person, to have an emotional reaction (love or hate). This book was completely lacking in emotion and character. It read more like a research paper, or a summary of various interviews. It was disorganized, extremely repetitive, and included far too many details on tangential topics. It had no clear conclusions. For a person as incredible as Mr Rogers, he should have been popping off the page, but instead he gets lost in a sea of boring details. I did learn a few interesting facts about him which saved this from a one-star rating.