Sometime I feel like I was born in the wrong decade. There are so many things I love that people my age have no clue about (i.e. 70s/80s television sitcoms). One of those things that people my age don't always know enough about would be the work of Carol Burnett. She is a comical genius. I was really excited to pick up this book and read. I might make this one of my shorter entries... I gave the book back to the library and this book wasn't as personally revolutionizing.
This Time Together: Laughter and Reflection by Carol Burnett
This is a much different type of biography than those that I have been reading this summer. This was more a collection of short stories that mark some of the highlights of Carol Burnett's life. I think that the way Carol writes versus the celebrity authors of later generations, you can see a gap. Not a bad gap, but a huge differences. Burnett's book really feels like she's revealing those stories that people would want to hear and probably lots of people do ask to hear. For me, there were some fabulous stories involving meeting Cary Grant and the perfect Lucille Ball. These were wonderful and a perfect light summer reading.
There are a few lessons to be learned and many laughs to be laughed in these anecdotes. I don't know if I know who Carol Burnett is as a person outside of the business, and that is likely on purpose. I would absolutely recommend this to any Carol Burnett fan. It's a beautiful and funny light read for the summer. Plus, all the chapters or stories are relatively short, so it's nice to be able to take five minutes and read and be able to put the book back down if you need to!
Hmm... yeah, that's all I got. Sorry!
xoJLG
This Time Together: Laughter and Reflection by Carol Burnett
This is a much different type of biography than those that I have been reading this summer. This was more a collection of short stories that mark some of the highlights of Carol Burnett's life. I think that the way Carol writes versus the celebrity authors of later generations, you can see a gap. Not a bad gap, but a huge differences. Burnett's book really feels like she's revealing those stories that people would want to hear and probably lots of people do ask to hear. For me, there were some fabulous stories involving meeting Cary Grant and the perfect Lucille Ball. These were wonderful and a perfect light summer reading.
There are a few lessons to be learned and many laughs to be laughed in these anecdotes. I don't know if I know who Carol Burnett is as a person outside of the business, and that is likely on purpose. I would absolutely recommend this to any Carol Burnett fan. It's a beautiful and funny light read for the summer. Plus, all the chapters or stories are relatively short, so it's nice to be able to take five minutes and read and be able to put the book back down if you need to!
Hmm... yeah, that's all I got. Sorry!
xoJLG
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