From his acclaimed stage triumphs to his legendary onscreen work in the Star Trek and X-Men franchises, Sir Patrick Stewart has captivated audiences around the world and across multiple generations with his indelible command of stage and screen. Now, he presents his long-awaited memoir.
[An] engaging self-portrait ... Suffused with an air of dumbfounded surprise at his own successes ... I would love to have read more about Stewart’s enduring personal and professional relationship with Ian McKellen ... I’m not about to begrudge Stewart his blissed-out descriptions of the confidence-stoking benefits of the feast of popular success after years of famine
A slightly overlong, mostly chronological account of his sprawling life story ... Stewart’s recollections of his childhood home in Yorkshire, England...are precisely rendered ... Stewart reflects on his stage work, meanwhile, with profound fondness for the craft ... Enjoyable enough.
The early years are gripping reading. And you don’t need to be a fan of Stewart the man of stage and screen to be as beguiled by the decades of professional acting that follow, as he packs in some good anecdotes ... It will be fun to hear him orate this stuff on the audiobook. Even on the page, though, Stewart’s voice comes through loud and clear as he takes us through 83 years of throwing himself into everything headfirst.
