Endless Highway

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Summary: honest ,brilliant , and funny
Review: Colorful and intriguing tale of David's life and career, told in his own inimitable style. Especially recommended for readers who remember him from the original KUNG FU series, or enjoy today's updated version of the series. Despite his reputation as one of Hollywood's "bad boys", particularly in his younger days, David has mellowed in recent years. He pulls no punches and is almost brutally honest in many places, but he applies this same straightforward honesty to his own failures and shortcomings, so it's not just another "look how everyone has screwed me over" story.

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Summary: It was worth my trouble to find it.
Review: It took me a week to read,and enjoyed every minute of it.I like it when he said he's a writer now.I am a unknown writer so I understand.His nickname Pokey as a child was great.His writing was real,you went away from the book with the feeling you know him.Better than the people you really know because they don't write their life story.

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Summary: I would have preferred a biography
Review: Let's see. David Carradine constantly faced bankruptcy, yet he claims to be continually working making films that very few of us have ever heard about, and earning $25,000 a day. How can this be? Could it be because he was an abuser of drugs and alcohol, that he was repeatedly finding a new love, leaving his former wife and remarrying, that he was buying and remodelling home after home, that he purchased high tech sports cars only to run them into the ground, that he owned dozens of expensive guitars, that he continually chose to live beyond his means, that his life was forever spinning wildly out of control? According to this book, the answer is no. It is always somebody else's fault. For example, he was married to the lovely Barbara Hershey and very much in love. But the marriage dissolved. It was John Barrymore, Jr.'s fault. How can that be? Because Barrymore introduced him to another woman knowing that David couldn't resist the temptation. That's David's excuse. Carradine claims to be a follower of the Shaolin philosophy, an important background of his TV persona Kwai Chang Caine. I admit I don't know much about the philosophy, but I imagine it preaches being responsible for your own actions. Carradine hasn't matured to the point where he can accept this responsibility. But then again, the apple hasn't fallen far from the tree. His dad, the wonderful character actor John, is another terrific example of being irresponsible. Although the father worked steadily, he was constantly broke, often married, and shipped his son out to all types of foster home situations, most of them unpleasant. The Carradines represent one of the great theatrical families of all time, so I found it amazing to read how illequipped they were to live life in an accountable fashion. I purchased this book, because I am a fan of the old man. Unfortunately, there is not much flattering information about him here. Actually, I became tired of reading the same mistakes being made over and over again by father and son, mistakes that were spreading into the next generation as well. A better title would have been "Endless Cloverleaf," because that's what I felt I was trapped on. Speaking of "Endless," Carradine peppers the text with lyrics of songs he has written. This is pretty mundane stuff. When will aspiring authors learn that lyrics are only half of a song, and sometimes the lesser half. We can't appreciate what's created without hearing it put to music. Without the music, it's not worth the ink. Also, there's an "Endless" section duplicated his daily journal at the end of the book that ads nothing but pages. This is a depressing and boring book. Kind of like the young Carradine's acting abilities.

Rating:
Summary: honest ,brilliant , and funny
Review: this book is one of the rare books I have read more than once, and everytime I read it, there is always something new to learn about him. it's worth getting even if you have to go throught your pulbic libary to get it!

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Summary: Endless Highways
Review: This is a fascinating and intelligent read. I couldn't put it down so read more than half the first day. Last quarter of the book dragged a bit for me and yet was still interesting. It might not have dragged had I not read it all so fast.

This should definitely be read on tape by the author. It's that entertaining and the author is so obviously talented. It does remind me a bit of the way I feel when I read books about the Fitzgeralds. By the end I'm somewhat alcohol soaked, as I experience the author's fast-paced and raucus existence.

I learned of the book when I heard Quentin Tarantino highly praising it on TV. He not only loved the book but while he was reading it he realized he'd found the actor to play Bill in his movie, "Kill Bill."

Rating:
Summary: Endless Highways
Review: This is a fascinating and intelligent read. I couldn't put it down so read more than half the first day. Last quarter of the book dragged a bit for me and yet was still interesting. It might not have dragged had I not read it all so fast.

This should definitely be read on tape by the author. It's that entertaining and the author is so obviously talented. It does remind me a bit of the way I feel when I read books about the Fitzgeralds. By the end I'm somewhat alcohol soaked, as I experience the author's fast-paced and raucus existence.

I learned of the book when I heard Quentin Tarantino highly praising it on TV. He not only loved the book but while he was reading it he realized he'd found the actor to play Bill in his movie, "Kill Bill."