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Post by Garak Nephew on Nov 30, 2023 3:36:03 GMT
Very early in my life I develop a taste for Dickens and to this day I consider him one of the best writers ever. Maybe was because I was using him to learn English or -and I like this option better- I was fascinated by his uncanny ability to capture the plight of the common guy. Reading this beautiful memoir reminded me of some Dickens passages. Specially the first third of book of Stewart childhood is fill with splendid descriptions and peculiar characters that might as well be taken from Oliver Twist. Stewart have a big heart and is very generous accepting his failures, and every trekker should be honor to have him in our family.
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Post by Garak Nephew on Nov 30, 2023 3:47:55 GMT
As I posted this (to the second) the news of Kissinger dying came up. I have to came back here to register the event. One of the worst people that ever roam the Earth on the 20th century. Too bad I do not believe in the after life, because not even Dante could describe the pit of hell this man deserves.
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Post by Garak Nephew on Dec 17, 2023 18:36:55 GMT
One of the values of this memoir is to show that Stewart life is so much more than Star Trek. That, is true, Trek amplified his talents and presence to a much larger audience and he is grateful to the fans and to the franchise; but in terms of life as lived Trek was not much more than a blip. This is a deliberate attempt by Stewart to control how his persona is perceived, and in my opinion is a sound biographical strategy. Star Trek is an awesome idea and a deep cultural project but it can be a black hole to anyone's artistic aspiration. With this memoir Stewart set the record straight (well, people in the know knew but the book aim is larger) about his roots are in theater, Shakespeare and performance art.
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I am so sorry...