Regina (Gr8Smokies) reviewed on 1/30/2010 + 98 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 1

Ultimately sad book about a man who basically runs away from his problems to become part of the Disney experience. He takes special delight, it seems to me, to ripping the veneer off the Magic Kingdom and exposing its weaknesses. Granted that just the moniker "The Happiest Place of Earth" should tell you that there is something bad behind the scenes.

There are some random facts about the park and characters throughout the book, and there are insights to how the park actually works. But, I found myself sad that the book was so bleak.

Ultimately, Chris does learn some things about himself and the world from Disney and that fact adds some redemption to this memoir.

Back to all reviews by this member
Back to all reviews of this book
Back to Book Reviews
Back to Book Details