Just Farr Fun

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Summary: Jamie Farr Evokes Laughter, Brings Tears
Review: Having enjoyed Jamie Farr for years in M*A*S*H ... then just a few years later at The Showboat Dinner Theater in St. Petersburg, Florida I was thrilled when I found "Just Farr Fun." I was not disappointed. Just as Mr. Farr's theatrical performance in "South Pacific" (at The Showboat) was one of the best I had ever witnessed, so was his wacky inside look at sit-com television. I cannot recommend strongly enough this fine book --- a knee-slapping, must-read, fun-filled autobiography that, at times, brings tears to the eyes.

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Summary: Farr from a good book
Review: I hate it when publishers allow celebrities to write their own memoirs. (Robert B. Kaiser appears to have been no help whatsoever in penning this disaster.) The celebs never seem to realize that what we find interesting about them is what they're best-known for. In this case, Farr is best-known for M*A*S*H, yet he barely even touches on the show until two-thirds of the way through the book, then he charges ahead without giving us much insight into the show, the actors, or the creators, then rambles on about his life after M*A*S*H (without touching upon the sequel to his hit show, AfterM*A*S*H).

Jamie Farr cannot write, which is not his fault, he's a comedian, not a book writer. The publisher should have stepped in and at least had the thing PROOFREAD! Missing periods and commas throughout, typos rampant. The writing is atrocious. No pacing whatsoever. No transitions between paragraphs. And not enough M*A*S*H. The only celeb memoir worse than this one is Carroll O'Connor's I THINK I'M OUTTA HERE. It makes me cry to think that even one tree was killed to print that insult to writing.

I would have given the book one star, yet I like Farr and loved the show, so I added a star to spare his rating.

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Summary: Jamie Farr Evokes Laughter, Brings Tears
Review: I thought this book was wonderful insofar as it provided an enormous amount of insight into the making of television show M*A*S*H that only an actor would know. The book is written very matter-of-fact which gave me the feeling that I was having a conversation with Jamie Farr rather than reading his book. Consequently, his book was a great read.

For M*A*S*H lovers, Jamie Farr discusses many other roles that he's had in the beginning of the book. Be patient! That stuff is important in order to understand the M*A*S*H era at the end.

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Summary: A must read for all M*A*S*H lovers
Review: I thought this book was wonderful insofar as it provided an enormous amount of insight into the making of television show M*A*S*H that only an actor would know. The book is written very matter-of-fact which gave me the feeling that I was having a conversation with Jamie Farr rather than reading his book. Consequently, his book was a great read.

For M*A*S*H lovers, Jamie Farr discusses many other roles that he's had in the beginning of the book. Be patient! That stuff is important in order to understand the M*A*S*H era at the end.