About this title: "Up Till Now" is the riotous, self-deprecating story of William Shatner's life, as told by the man himself. 16-page color photo insert.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Sidgwick & Jackson
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780283070587ISBN:0283070587
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780312372651ISBN:0312372655
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780312372651ISBN:0312372655
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"While I cannot testify to what is new and candid in this book, I can say that reading it without knowing very much about Shatner the man was very informative. It reads as if William Shatner wrote it, which may seem obvious as an autobiography, but take a minute to imagine ,i>William Shatner. It is also very funny to the point where I was giggling on my lunch hour.
A great read for Shatner fans, although I have a feeling not much will surprise them. Don't expect literature, but don't scoff at the deeper moment of pathos that he does take the time to share with sincerity.
A very "now" book. Written now right about now, it references current events and projects in a timeliness that I feel will do the book a disservice as it gets further removed from its publishing date."
"Reason for Reading: I love William Shatner and there was no doubt I'd be reading his autobiography!
Comments: William Shatner's autobiography covers his entire life from growing up in Montreal, Canada to virtually the present with his thoughts on not being invited to participate in the recent new Star Trek movie. His childhood is briefly summarized though his acting ventures as a child, in high school and university and then book focuses on his career as an actor starting with his days on the Canadian stage at the Stratford Festival and moving right along to his current role as Denny Crane. In between he has had a career with many ups and downs. Though never any really big downs as he is the type of actor who accepts work when he needs it. Thus he has done a lot of B-grade movies (and proud of it) and played character parts on hundreds of TV shows and every now and then he hits it big. So big in fact he has become an icon in the industry and love him or hate him, who doesn't know the name William Shatner?
I love Shatner's sense of humour! He is dry, witty and most importantly doesn't take himself seriously and plays that up to the media, who often take him seriously; reporting him that way and creating a false persona, "Bill Shatner". It's very funny to watch in real life when people actually take the guy seriously when he's acting his famous Bill Shatner character. Maybe it's a Canadian humour thing. He talks about these "pranks" and how he first told the media an outrageous made up story back in the early Star Trek days, of how it just popped into his head during an interview, he thought he was telling a joke but everyone actually believed him and so it all began. His humour shines through in the book, with pompous statements, one-liners and segues into commercials for priceline or promos for the book. It's quite hilarious.
There's also another side to Shatner though as he tells of his personal life. Such as his first two failed marriages and his faults as a husband that contributed to there demise; the tragic death of his third wife and the tumultuous marriage they had preceding that death; his thoughts and fears about growing old and realizing his own mortality is approaching; his thoughts on the negative opinions of his fellow Star Trek cast members (all except Leonard Nimoy and DeForest Kelley).
The book is very satisfying covering everything you'd really expect to find in Shatner's biography. The one thing not present is long meanderings on Star Trek as that material is covered in his first memoir, Star Trek Memories, which I read when it came out and also enjoyed. He still has a few stories to tell, though, and talks about the conventions, movies and such. I felt as if he gave Star Trek just the right amount of space in this book seeing as he's already covered it in depth. I especially enjoyed his thoughts, and reminiscences on making Rescue 911, Invasion Iowa and Boston Legal. A very enjoyable read from an actor who is not-so-surprisingly a down to earth man at heart and a brilliant actor (and a bad singer, yes, he knows this!)."
"A fun book to read, even the commercials and there are lots of commercials. William Shatner advertises everything from his website to his favorite charities. He sort of proves what some of his critics say about him as he tells how clueless he is about people's reaction to him and his actions. He even interrupts himself in the book. But despite that, I still like Shatner. He has learned to laugh at himself and at the very pompousness he exhibited after Star Trek."
"this autobiography was far too glib for the most part. the only time he really got personal would be the description of his 2nd wife and her death. sad for him, most assuredly. but everythiong else was given a silly if not totally off hand treatment. though i did enjoy some of his wit it was just a little too off-putting to treat his whole life that way. i enjoyed his character denny crane when i had a tv so thought it might be interesting to see what his perspective is on his various roles. seems he is watching them from afar as well...."
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