jenmangler 's review for:

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

3.0

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I am fascinated by the level of thought and care that went into making Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. Still, the author was very repetitive when discussing the creation of the show, and it got old. Learning about how he became the man he became through his childhood and young adulthood experiences and relationships was equally interesting. It would have been nice to learn as much about his relationships with his wife and sons as it was to learn about his childhood. They got short shrift in this biography. It was nice to spend time in Mister Rogers' world, but I can't help but be a bit disappointed by the book. I was expecting more.