pickShakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent, by Judi Dench and Brendan O‘Hea (2024)
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Premise: One of our greatest living actors reflects on her career and Shakespeare‘s plays.
Review: I mean… This is just perfect. I‘m a respecter of Shakespeare far more than a lover, but this made me wish I loved him as much as the authors do. ⬇️
pickI love finding autographed memoirs at thrift stores, especially when they‘re signed to me! 😉 I‘m also a M*A*S*H fan & even visited the actual set for a press party way back when.
Mike a.k.a “B.J. Hunnicutt” shared wonderful stories about the many cast members who became close friends. It also warmed my heart to learn that Mike has been a fierce activist for human rights, social justice & righting the many wrongs he‘s seen across the globe.🙌🏻💙
pickReally interesting book and great narration.
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pick7-9-25: my 46th finished book of 2025! It‘s been a good year of memoir reading for me. I‘ve loved Al Pacino since as far back as I can remember. The Godfather was on in my house constantly. I‘ve been following his career and to be able to hear about it in his own words really brought it to life. Rough upbringing, sick mom, South Bronx lifestyle and through it all he became a movie star. He doesn‘t seem full of himself. He just loves his art.
pickEven though interviews are definitely not my favouritw kind of text type I enjoyed the interviews with Judi Dench very much. She is a very witty person and her insight on the different characters were very interesting. I‘m going to use excerpts of this book in my English lessons for sure. 💪💪💪
That moment when you‘re reading a book that randomly mentions a country — and you just happen to BE in that exact country! 🤯😀
pickAn entertaining autobiography of a movie icon and what is surprising a very humble and insecure man.
Bookish Pair: All About Me!, by Mel Brooks (2021) 1mo