Sharon G. (mustangsharon) reviewed on 2/5/2019 + 84 more book reviews

First of all, let me preface this by saying I absolutely love Steve Martin. My siblings and I watched "The Jerk" like a million times and it still makes me laugh out loud. I was disappointed in the book. The first part was good, he seemed to be giving us more of how he felt and his thoughts about what was going on in his mind. The part he wrote about his life after he became famous was a bit more lacking and read more like the Wikipedia story of Steve Martin rather than his autobiography. I was really hoping for more personal anecdotes, stories about what it was like to work with all the amazing people he crossed paths with, funny behind the scenes insights. I really thought, that given how amazingly funny he is the book would have had me laughing out loud. I did really enjoy the walk down memory lane, and our book club was having a good laugh as the older members who remember Steve Martin were convincing the younger members of the group how really funny he was.

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