LaVonne W. (Grnemae) - , reviewed on 12/29/2008 + 451 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 3

Loved this book. I could hear Bill's voice telling the stories. Outrageous childhood exploits, frequent ER visits, the event(s) that drove his desire to be a comedian, they are all detailed. Many of his stories are laugh out loud funny. Engvall tells it all from his childhood, his "wasted" college education - not really totally wasted as he met the love of his life during that period of time - to his guilt at being a parent who is gone from home a great deal.

Bill tells of events in his life that had tremendous impacts on him - like his parents' divorce and his dad's remarriage and the miscarriage that almost took his wife's life. You will be reaching for the tissues at times and other times rolling in laughter.

I do not normally like or read memoirs but I made an exception for this one and I am glad that I did.

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