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Title: When Hell Freezes over: Should I Bring My Skates by Toller Cranston, Martha Lowder Kimball ISBN: 0-7710-2337-5 Publisher: McClelland & Stewart Pub. Date: 01 September, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Outrageous Opinions and Fun from Toller Once Again
Comment: Once again, you'll be entertained with Toller's outrageous anecdotes about life as a famous figure skater. He details more of his struggles as an amateur skater in this book than in Zero Tollerance. He may act like a Drama Queen at times, but he is grounded enough not to take himself too seriously, and even pokes fun at himself. That honesty is what I like about his writing. He writes about a deranged fan who has stalked him for years and offers a vivid and quite hilarious account of dining with Liberace. You'll never look at Lee quite the same after reading Toller's experience with the famous entertainer. What I also found fascinating was Toller's opinions on today's skaters. He deplores the crass commercialism and outrageous behavior of some skaters, feeling that their behavior and attitude has done nothing to enhance the art of figure skating. He singles out the commercially popular Philippe Candeloro as a "Chippendale Dancer on Skates." You may not agree with what he has to say, but he is brutally honest and not afraid to speak his mind. He actually says what other people might think. Most importantly, if he describes a skater's faults, he also tells of their strengths. For example, Toller deplores Elvis' lack of artistry but admires his amazing technical skills. It's a shame that the CBC does not use Toller as a commentator, because he would be like a breath of fresh air instead of the usual boring dribble and fawning from today's skating commentators.
Rating: 5
Summary: Toller at his best!
Comment: One of the most influential skaters of the 20th Century, and a man not afraid to speak out about the world of skating.
This book is not exactly a sequel to ZERO TOLLERENCE, but it does give us some more biographical detail, regarding problems with drugs, his sometimes wild and crazy lifestyle, his painting, and his struggle to get his life on track. And, of course, Cranston's opinions on the world of figure skating--warts and all--are worth the price of the book alone. He's not afraid to criticize a sport that he helped to make popular--he sees the problems, and tells it like it is. And, from a man that has the experience and talent to back up those words, it means a great deal.
Anyone who loves skating, and is concerned about the future of the sport ought to buy this book--what he says are wise words indeed.
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Title: Ice Cream: Thirty of the Most Interesting Skaters in History by Toller Cranston, Martha Lowder Kimball ISBN: 0771023324 Publisher: McClelland & Stewart Pub. Date: 01 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Zero Tollerance: An Intimate Memoir by the Man Who Revolutionized Figure Skating by Toller Cranston, Martha Lowder Kimball ISBN: 0771023359 Publisher: McClelland & Stewart Pub. Date: 01 October, 1998 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: All the Sundays Yet to Come: A Skater's Journey by Kathryn Bertine ISBN: 0316099015 Publisher: Little, Brown Pub. Date: November, 2003 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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