About a week ago, I read an article in the New York Times about a new book coming out this week penned by the incomparable Carol Burnett.Needless to say, being quite intrigued (having read One More Time at least twice), I decided to take the plunge on this one blind (which I do not recommend you do unless you're a fan like me).Am I ever glad I did!Carol Burnett is 100% class.Most people, when given the opportunity to write an anecdotal book like this, would have a mean word to say about someone.However, in this case, Carol Burnett does not seem to have a mean word to say about anyone in this book.We can all learn from her example.
Carol Burnett has the kind of class that eclipses 99.9% of Hollywood these days.In the era of 24-hour news, TMZ, and negativity of all sorts, Carol Burnett is the breath of fresh air that we desperately needed, at a time that we needed it the most.
Some of the stories in here are very sad, especially the times that Carol talks about the events leading up to the premiere of Hollywood Arms a few years back.
However, most of the stories (a lot of which I've never heard or seen before) have the signature razor-sharp wit that Carol and company were (and are) well-known for.Two particular items of note are the stories she shares about Lucille Ball (which were laugh-out-loud funny) and the story about how she snagged Harvey Korman to be on The Carol Burnett Show.
In summary, if you want negativity, meanness, and other such things that are oh so common these days, this book isn't going to satisfy that in the least.However, if you want something that is all too rare these days, such as class, sweetness, humor when it's necessary, and something 100% genuine, then this book is for you.
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