I just finished Being Henry - The Fonz and beyond by Henry Winkler and here are my thoughts.
Everyone knew who the Fonz was when I was growing up. Even the people who didn’t watch happy days knew who he was. He was an icon, a hero, the kind of big personality that shone on our little TV. That delight the whole house felt when we heard the words… Sunday Monday happy days….
I wasn’t sure what to expect from this memoir. As someone who doesn’t read many memoirs and I’ve read more recently this year than I had in my whole life before, I wasn’t sure if this was going to make me feel about learning about the man who made my childhood epic.
Henry talks about how he started out in acting. I had no idea that he has dyslexia and I can only imagine the challenges that presented when trying to read scripts and going to auditions. I had no idea what kind of a man Henry really was until I read this book and he is even more loveable than I could ever have imagined.
I found the book to be well written and tidy its execution and I finished it in one sitting. It's definitely my favorite memoir. Of all the things I learned about Henry, my biggest take away was he is a humble, big hearted gentleman and I am truly honored to get to know him better and see that things weren’t always easy for him but still, he made his mark on this world and brightened it a little bit too.
Everyone knew who the Fonz was when I was growing up. Even the people who didn’t watch happy days knew who he was. He was an icon, a hero, the kind of big personality that shone on our little TV. That delight the whole house felt when we heard the words… Sunday Monday happy days….
I wasn’t sure what to expect from this memoir. As someone who doesn’t read many memoirs and I’ve read more recently this year than I had in my whole life before, I wasn’t sure if this was going to make me feel about learning about the man who made my childhood epic.
Henry talks about how he started out in acting. I had no idea that he has dyslexia and I can only imagine the challenges that presented when trying to read scripts and going to auditions. I had no idea what kind of a man Henry really was until I read this book and he is even more loveable than I could ever have imagined.
I found the book to be well written and tidy its execution and I finished it in one sitting. It's definitely my favorite memoir. Of all the things I learned about Henry, my biggest take away was he is a humble, big hearted gentleman and I am truly honored to get to know him better and see that things weren’t always easy for him but still, he made his mark on this world and brightened it a little bit too.