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Summary: Great Memoir
Review: For those looking for a page by page account of O'Connor's groudbreaking work as Archie, this book will not quench your thrist. However, if you are looking for an erudite and honest memior on Carroll O'Connor the man this is book is a must. Carroll writes in a scholastic yet tangible style that captures your interest in the things beyond Archie. I would dare say this book is a must have for any actor or actress as it details the world of the golden stage on or off camera through the eyes of the actor. Sometimes O'Connor was frusturated with the souless monguls at the network or the ticket pandering stage producer, yet he always stands for what matters most to the actor and audience, the final product. Any skilled or novice actor/actress will gain insight into the journey of the stage. When you finish this work you will quickly learn and hopefully absorb the passion O'Connor had for not only his work but for his desire to aid humanity as a often quiet and sometimes not so quiet reformer. We need more like him.
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Summary: just wonderful!
Review: a beautifully crafted book. how glad i am to have read about mr. o'connor's life in his own words rather than another of those celebrity bios the 'pros' seem to be cranking out by formula these days. making it even better, i first listened to the abridged audio version which gave me a 'flavor' for the book. needless to say, mr. o'connor's rendition with his wonderful delivery and timing helped me to 'hear' his voice better when i read the print version. not just a recital of his career this memoir includes his witty and insightful assessments of historical events and human behavior. two things i would wish for: a second printing should have four times as many photos, and an unabridged audio should be offered. i would happily purchase both.
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Summary: Not a Likeable Chap
Review: a wonderfully crafted book.so glad to have been able to read these memoirs in mr. o'connor's own words, rather than another of those 'formula' celebrity bios being cranked out by the 'pros.' and this is not just a review of o'connors formidable career but a witty and insightful look at human behavior and historical events. i was lucky to have first heard the audio version of this book as read by carroll o'connor with his skillful delivery and timing which helped me 'hear' his voice as i read the print version. best way to do it if you can, i think. now, if the second printing could have about four times as many photos, and mr. o'connor would favor us w/ an unabridged audio version i would be happy to purchase both.
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Summary: Carroll O'Connor's Memoir of All My Families
Review: As a very big "All in the Family" fan, I was looking very forward to reading this book. It is really good because it goes deep into Carroll and you find out who he is and what is about. As previous readers have stated the book can be slow and rambling, but you have to be prepared for things like that in memoirs. Overall, I thought it was a very good book that should be read by Carroll O'Connor and All in the Family fans.
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Summary: Carroll O'Connor's Memoir of All My Families
Review: As a very big "All in the Family" fan, I was looking very forward to reading this book. It is really good because it goes deep into Carroll and you find out who he is and what is about. As previous readers have stated the book can be slow and rambling, but you have to be prepared for things like that in memoirs. Overall, I thought it was a very good book that should be read by Carroll O'Connor and All in the Family fans.
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Summary: Carroll O'Connor inspires, touches, and makes one laugh
Review: I have never been so enthralled in a biography. O'Connor's honest, poignant, and witty account of his life touched my heart. The book has such a strong voice-- well written and very personal. Shrugging off his foibles, proud of his strengths, and forthcoming with his regrets, O'Connor lets us in a little closer to who he is. I couldn't put this down!
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Summary: Not any of the Family
Review: I love Archie Bunker and still consider him one of the best TV characters ever created. But I do not like Carroll O'Connor. I THINK I'M OUTTA HERE is a convoluted, self-centered work showing O'Connor to have been a man oblivious to the world around him. This book is dreadful. His belligerence likely sent his editor into hiding, for what else could explain why O'Connor was allowed his digressions into Irish history and his ridiculous footnotes about nothing? At one point, he tells of the "Divil" on his shoulder (with a footnote explaining how the "Divil" is another form of the "Devil") who speaks with an Irish accent, and how this Divil helped steer him through life.I'm sure that O'Connor worked very hard to get where he did, to get the roles he did. But he makes it seem as if he deserved everything: he was born to his roles, and everyone in Hollywood thought so, too. I'd admire the man more if he told us how hard he did work to become a star. I'd enjoy hearing more about his friends in entertainment, and what he thought of working with Rob Reiner and Sally Struthers. O'Connor follows the path of others who are known for doing one great thing and then write about it: he skirts around his most important accomplishment. He tells us how brilliant he was when he recreated Norman Lear's Archie Bunker, about how great Jean Stapleton was as Edith (no argument there), but then says something like "Those of you looking for a rehashing of what happened during the production of that show won't find it here," then jumps to his life post-cancellation of the show. Nothing new here. The final chapter of this book is pitiful, but also made me pity Carroll O'Connor, which I'm sure would have angered the man greatly. His son, Hugh, succumbed to his drug habit, committing suicide after O'Connor attempted numerous interventions with his family at his side. It wasn't enough. Only in this final chapter do we see O'Connor as just another person -- vulnerable, powerless to control the lives of others -- a real man. It's sad that he could not have broken free of the reins of pretentiousness and told us his whole story with such emotion. If you're a fan of All in the Family, steer clear. If you're a fan of Carroll O'Connor, rent some of his movies, watch episodes of All in the Family and In the Heat of the Night, then turn off your TV. This book does him no justice.
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Summary: This book must be read by every who loves Carroll O'Connor
Review: I read and listen to this book and was very impressed with the writing of this book. Mr. O'Connor could have gone deeper into his life , he let out alot of things that needed to be told. It could be that some of the things hurt him to much to talk about, but still read this book - it is a great book.
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Summary: Interesting, but not about All in the Family
Review: I'm a huge fan of that show, and believe O'Connor's long portrayal of Archie is the greatest and most groundbreaking acting performance in television history. So the fact that he offers almost no insight into that work in this memoir is a major letdown.
Still, he had a fascinating life and this is a very good read, even though he certainly doesn't always come off as a likeable or tolerant fellow. He has deep, strident beliefs, little affection for those who differ, and he bluntly tells us so. The final chapter about his beloved son's descent into addiction, madness, and suicide, and a father's inability to stop it, is truly wrenching. That could have been a book by itself.
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Summary: All In The Mind
Review: I'm not going to say much here; Only that this book may be the least interesting autobiography I have ever read. You know Carrol from "All In The Family" moreso than any other role he has portayed, yet he avoids discussing his tenure on that ground-breaking show from the 70's, instead telling us many things about his early history.
It appears he may feel the show overshadowed everything else he did, so to answer that, left it out of his book.
I was disappointed reading it and would not recommend the book to anyone.
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