Marv Gold
Auteur de Silverstein and Me: A Memoir
Œuvres de Marv Gold
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom canonique
- Gold, Marv
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- USA
Membres
Critiques
Silverstein and Me: A Memoir par Marv Gold
Cette critique a été écrite dans le cadre des Critiques en avant-première de LibraryThing.Wow, I see I received this book as an early reviewer edition way back in.... well, a long time ago. Apparently I didn't bother to write a review - which, believe me - was a blessing for the publisher. This book was so bad, I remember it. It was just awful. It was poorly written and offered no insight. Wonder why you haven't seen it for sale anywhere? Now you know.
Cette critique a été écrite dans le cadre des Critiques en avant-première de LibraryThing.This is the author's memoir detailing his relationship with Shel Silverstein. There is nothing truly extraordinary revealed, the book provides some slightly interesting detail to the outline found in the appendix. Not a painful read, but not exactly the most exciting either.
Cette critique a été écrite dans le cadre des Critiques en avant-première de LibraryThing.While I love Shel Silverstein and his childrens work, I could have been very happy never knowing the skeletons in his closet. The book was very well written and held my attention. I chose not to keep it in my library because of the content. I know we all have "pasts", but I believe most of it is better off untold.
Cette critique a été écrite dans le cadre des Critiques en avant-première de LibraryThing.Silverstein & Me: A Memoir is not one's "typical" biography.
Author, Marv Gold, shares his memories of cartoonist, author, and songwriter Shel Silverstein. The most intriguing angle of this particular biography is the fact that Gold had known Silverstein since childhood. Gold is able to reveal the nature of Shel Silverstein without over stepping the private wall that Silverstein had kept around himself throughout his public life.
I first encountered Silverstein's work when I started my career as a school teacher. Having absolutely no idea about the complete body of Silverstein's work, I was delightfully surprised by the stories shared in Gold's writing.
There are some awkward devices used in this book (such as Gold having "meetings" with a fictional psychiatrist ). That writing choice can be a bit disconcerting, but this book is written in a light vein and should not be taken as a scholarly effort to reveal the man behind the cartoons.
What I believe Gold has done successfully, is to reveal the friendship he shared with Silverstein... which makes this book well worth the visit.
Enjoy!… (plus d'informations)
Author, Marv Gold, shares his memories of cartoonist, author, and songwriter Shel Silverstein. The most intriguing angle of this particular biography is the fact that Gold had known Silverstein since childhood. Gold is able to reveal the nature of Shel Silverstein without over stepping the private wall that Silverstein had kept around himself throughout his public life.
I first encountered Silverstein's work when I started my career as a school teacher. Having absolutely no idea about the complete body of Silverstein's work, I was delightfully surprised by the stories shared in Gold's writing.
There are some awkward devices used in this book (such as Gold having "meetings" with a fictional psychiatrist ). That writing choice can be a bit disconcerting, but this book is written in a light vein and should not be taken as a scholarly effort to reveal the man behind the cartoons.
What I believe Gold has done successfully, is to reveal the friendship he shared with Silverstein... which makes this book well worth the visit.
Enjoy!… (plus d'informations)
Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 3
- Membres
- 33
- Popularité
- #421,955
- Évaluation
- 2.5
- Critiques
- 12
- ISBN
- 3
