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For a celebrity memoir, I was pleasantly surprised at how eloquently this book was written. A blend of his journey into acting and his diagnosis with Parkinson‘s, it struck just the right tone between serious and gossipy. Although he unfortunately didn‘t succeed in his foundation‘s goal of finding a cure for Parkinson‘s in 10 years, he has made a tremendous impact in bringing awareness and support for this horrible disease. Good on audio

I enjoyed Fox‘s first biography so much i decided i would read the others this year. A lot of this is about his fight for stem cell research and getting involved in politics in the early 2000s. Less dramatic than his first bio, but Michael‘s philosophy on life, his humility and the way he approached confrontations with grace for the other side, makes this an inspirational read for me.

Published in 2002, its taken me over 21 years to get to this book! You get a taste of the 80s and 90s, Michael‘s childhood and time in Hollywood - but of course so much of this is about his Parkinsons diagnosis and dealing both with that and his turbulent “young Hollywood star” lifestyle. I was amazed at the perspective he had for 2002, not just in considering illness and his life purpose but also understanding ⬇️

#ReadingBracket2023 #nonfiction

All my NF were great this month. Going through a celeb-memoir-audiobook phase and they were all very good, each distinctly different although covering overlapping time periods and events. But since I have to pick one…

Lucky Man - 4⭐️
Brat: an 80s story - 4⭐️
Stories I Only Tell My Friends - 4⭐️
Ted and Ann: the mystery of a missing child and her neighbor Ted Bundy - 4⭐️

I grew up watching Michael J Fox on Family Ties & of course most of his movies (all 3 of my kids love Back to the Future). My husband & I recently watched his movie, Still, on Apple. This book is very similar to the movie as he discusses his initial symptoms & diagnosis. He wrote this book a few years after his diagnosis. He talks about his childhood & early years becoming an actor. Through his diagnosis he‘s become a fierce advocate for funding

#TemptingTitles #WithLuck

💜 MJF but still haven‘t read one of his books, have you?

One of my favorite quotes “Acceptance doesn‘t mean resignation; it means understanding that something is what it is and there‘s got to be a way through it.”

My review of this book can be found on my Youtube Vlog at:

https://youtu.be/sGGYAuXS2ro

Enjoy!

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5⭐️

Savoured & enjoyed every page of this one♥️

#ThankfulThursday @Cosmos_Moon

I vote regularly, but I'm Hungarian so I won't this year. I think it's important that everyone take part in the decision about the country's next few years.

I'm thankful for my family's health and for Litsy being such a positive space.

Since I'm posting this late, I'm not tagging anyone in particular, but please consider yourself tagged if you feel like playing!

My review of this book can be found on my Youtube Vlog at:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqhL-VRtTPU

Enjoy!