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Title: Confessions of a Dangerous Mind: An Unauthorized Autobiography by Chuck Barris ISBN: 0786888083 Publisher: Miramax Pub. Date: November, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.1
Rating: 4
Summary: Believe It or Not, It's Still Good
Comment: Confessions of a Dangerous Mind surprised me in a number of ways. As someone who enjoyed the Gong Show in its heydey, I thought I'd be in for a few chuckles. As a voracious reader of fiction, I found a book that is more than satisfying--every bit as fun as James W. Hall, Elmore Leonard, Dean Koontz and others.
Barris is brutally honest about himself and his achievements, bringing humor into almost every vignette. Although I'm not sure I believe his story (I was sent scurrying to the 'Net to check various references--all my queries were inconclusive), his writing is excellent! Always engaging with a great sense for transition, Barris writes a great book. Whether you opt in to the spy story or not, this is a fascinating, enjoyable read!
Rating: 5
Summary: Could not put it down
Comment: The book is a well-written, fast-paced narrative of Chuck Barris' bizarro, manic depressive alternative universe.
Barris was a television game show producer and he relates the history of his most successful programs -- The Dating Game, The Newlywed Game, and The Gong Show. He also, briefly, mentions his less successful programs, like The Mother-In-Law Game.
What gives the book its punch is Barris's claim that while he was a TV producer, he was also an assassin for the CIA. He relates that he murdered people, bad guys, all over the world at the behest of the U.S. Government. Fact or fiction? Who cares! It makes for a great read.
The humor-challanged should skip this book.
Rating: 4
Summary: Who Cares About Whether It's All True?
Comment: We can spend a lot of time arguing about whether or not the CIA ever hired Chuck Barris to kills Soviet Spies throughout the world. We will probably never know the truth and maybe it's best we never find out.
Still, there are a few facts about this book that you can't argue. First off, Chuck Barris is a very funny person. If you don't find yourself rolling with laughter at a few passages in this book then you have no sense of humor. Even if you thought the Dating Game and the Newlywed Game were affronts to civil behavior, you will laugh at some of his recollections about those shows. The same is true for some of his memories about the Gong Show.
Another fact about this book is that Barris is very self-centered and narcisstic at times. For that reason, you might come away after the reading this book with a negative opinion about Chuck Barris the person. Still, you will do so with some fun because he can spin quite a yarn. Even if you don't believe any of his CIA stories, you will enjoy reading about them. You might think Barris is either a jerk, a liar, or similar to the people you knew in college, but you will still have fun reading this book.
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Title: Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake by Stan Redding, Frank W. Abagnale ISBN: 0767905385 Publisher: Broadway Books Pub. Date: 01 August, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Auto Focus: The Murder of Bob Crane by Robert Graysmith ISBN: 0425189023 Publisher: Berkley Pub Group Pub. Date: 01 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Game Show King: A Confession by Chuck Barris ISBN: 0786700025 Publisher: Carroll & Graf Pub. Date: November, 1993 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: Live from New York: An Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live by Tom Shales, James Andrew Miller ISBN: 0316781460 Publisher: Little Brown & Company Pub. Date: October, 2002 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: You and Me, Babe. by Chuck Barris ISBN: 0061203424 Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: March, 1974 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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