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The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers
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I really want to like this but IT NEEDS AN EDITOR SO BAD. I do not need to hear six times, in six different contexts, about how Fred stayed in an air conditioned room all summer one summer because his asthma was so bad.
I'm still reading it, because I want to know more. But I really hope there's a little more editing prior to the actual publication date....OR IS THIS JUST HOW AVERAGE ADULT NONFICTION READS? I have been spoiled by the likes of the 57 Bus and Vincent and Theo.
I'm still reading it, because I want to know more. But I really hope there's a little more editing prior to the actual publication date....OR IS THIS JUST HOW AVERAGE ADULT NONFICTION READS? I have been spoiled by the likes of the 57 Bus and Vincent and Theo.
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Jun 25, 2018 07:10AM
I agree. There are MANY instances of repetitiveness in the book. I've read plenty of bios where it may repeat a bit of information a couple times if it has been a couple hundred pages and the reader might not remember, but this one seemed to repeat the same things multiple times within multiples chapters. Hopefully the final edits before publishing will address that issue.
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Thanks for the heads up! I’ll pass... although I love him!
I agree. I don't need 400 pages to tell me things over and over again.
seriously, my chief complaint as well.
Agreed. Coming from reading mostly YA, the constant repetition was rough.
Yes, very repetitive. And his family was wealthy....
This was my problem with the book as well.
I also abandoned this book despite loving Mr Rogers. I think I was mostly annoyed that some rich philanthropist was like, I know, I will write this book. I think Mr. Rogers would have hated it.
This is the first book I’ve seen on Good Reads that gotten so many bad and sad reviews. It’s sad that a gentleman like Fred Rogers has an boring, long and uninteresting book written about him. No could have such a boring life. Even an ordinary person like me has a few fun and interesting events to cause laughter.
So verbose and repetitive. Glad I wasn’t the only one who thought so!
Agreed that this book is a painful read. But! I can happily tell you that this is not typical of adult non-fiction. That's what made my reading of the first three chapters so painful. I've read nonfiction books that are engaging so I know it's possible. This just didn't do it. If you're looking for a good non-fiction book I'd recommend Boom Town by Sam Anderson, Fashionopolis by Dana Thomas, or The Telling Room by Michael Paterniti. I'm primarily a fiction reader, but these three books all captured my attention in ways that you'd expect. They're diverse, so hopefully one of those three grabs you and you're able to explore more adult non-fiction books. Happy reading!
