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Dear Mrs. Fitzsimmons: Tales Of Redemption From An Irish Mailbox (2010)

by Greg Fitzsimmons(Favorite Author)

3.29 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1439182698 (ISBN13: 9781439182697)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Simon & Schuster

review 1: The focus in this book is on Greg Fitzsimmons' family life and the influence of his father and radio host, Bob Fitzsimmons and it is a through-way for all the stories and anecdotes Greg relates. It's a funny and surprisingly touching memoir for such an acerbic, sharp-witted comedian. From the stories Greg relates, his interesting outlook on life seems to stem from his issues with rage and authority figures. And what I found most interesting about this book, was the illustration that class clowns and students who don't take education and their future as seriously as they should, don't always have to change to prosper. They could be lucky enough to find a career or life path that suits their unconventional approach to life and become fine upstanding citizens, even if they be... morehave outrageously. Though I questioned the sanity behind some of the things Greg does in his book, he always comes off as a likable rascal that is is telling you his stories slightly tongue-in-cheek. Just imagine a comedian taking an important gig, with the only criteria being not to say the F-word, and then going up and specifically gearing his set to how he should not be saying the F-word while saying it many times. It's terrible. And delightful. And that probably sums up everything about this book.
review 2: Number 2983751983 cheap Borders find. I didn't know the author from a whole in the wall, but upon further inspection he's a well known comedian who often finds himself on the panel at Howard Stern's show. Stern writes the forward which kind of sets the tone for the book which is very Howard Stern-y...whom I kind of hate, so thankfully Fitzsimmons doesn't have exactly the same humor, which saved the book for me. Now it could have been a funny look at what a terrible child he was, and what kind of adult he turned into, but much like Kathy Griffin's book, he doesn't do only this and instead includes chapters about his parents and family and why they weren't perfect and somewhat tries to make it funny, but it doesn't really fly. Now I understand you need to know where he came from to understand why he is how he is, but especially after reading Chelsea Handler and Tina Fey's book, I know that this can be done in a completely enjoyable and humorous way. Naturally, that is what I was expecting this to be. Some comedians however don't utilize the funny they're used to and use their memoirs as outlets to finally express when they're using comedy as a cover up. When I see a book by a comedian, I want to laugh out loud, not feel awkward when I'm reading because I don't know what to feel. That's not to say the book is a complete waste, there are definite good points, I just wouldn't have been happy if I had paid more than $2.00 for it. less

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