REVIEW - If You Would Have Told Me audiobook

OVERVIEW

This memoir happened to come out along with a lot of other anticipated ones such as Britney Spears's. The big difference between the two is that John name names. I am not sure about how I feel about this. It could be perceived as mean and spiteful.  

John comes from a beautiful family that he obviously loves very much. He lives the American dream and becomes a star! 

It is just wonderful that he found his ultimate dream of his own family with his wife and son.

OVERALL REVIEW: 3.5 stars

Writing: 3.5 stars

The writing for this memoir is really good, but not what I would expect from a Hollywood actor. I am assuming that there was a ghostwriter, but I could be very wrong. I also think that the storytelling lost its punch about halfway through the book.

Narration: 5.0 stars

Very good! John Stamos narrates this himself. 

At times, his voice breaks when speaking of those that he has lost or laughs at memorable anecdotes. He also does passing impersonations of some famous people. Overall, I really enjoyed his narration.

Character Arc: 3.5 stars

The memoir was all over the place and time jumped which was really confusing. I think that we covered his birth to the present time, but I could not swear to it in a court of law. I think much more about his time on Full/Fuller House is what his fans are looking to hear about, but I think that he purposely wrote it this way. 

Memorable: 3.5 stars

The most memorable thing was that John and I are very close in age and lived very similar Southern California childhoods. 

Entertaining: 3.5 stars

At times, it was laugh-out-loud funny especially when John shared his personal experiences. But the name-dropping and close friendships with comedians that I find coarse and nasty are bothersome. 

 

Book cover: 4.0 stars

Nice face portrait, but it is being overdone. 

Book title: 4.0 stars 

Really nice.

Suggestions: 

The title was supposed to be HIS catch phrase, but he did not use it nearly enough in the book. 

RECOMMEND

STATISTICS

If You Had Told Me by John Stamos

8 hours, 44 minutes

Listened to as an audiobook from the Los Angeles Public Library (LAPL)

Release date of 10/24/2023

INFORMATIONAL LINKS

John Stamos

My Goodreads review

Macmillan

Los Angeles Public Library

Happy reading,

Dorothea 💜