DADDY'S BOY

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Summary: The best thing ever written by man or woman...
Review: Chris and Bob Elliott's collaborative, non-fiction tale of the ravages of excess and the price of fame could well be the single most intriguing piece of literature ever unleashed upon an unsuspecting public. Once read, it can never be forgotten; it is indeed a work which stays with the reader forever.

Beginning with an introduction by David Letterman, who reveals to readers just how little of Chris was left by the time he met the late-night TV host, Daddy's Boy never lets up in it relentless unpleasantness. Chris suffers humiliation after humiliation, all the while attempting to succeed while being crushed under the long shadow cast by his father's falling star.

There is no doubt some readers who come across Daddy's Boy will doubt the veracity of some of the stories Chris relates (certainly no father, no matter how crazed by constant public attention, would force his sons to wear gold-toe socks so often, or to share in his all-consuming obsession with them). However, there is no doubting Elliott's abilities as an author, and dutiful reporter of the facts of his childhood.

"The sea is a cruel mistress..." begins Chris' story of he and his father's fateful cruise on the Andrea Doria. Chris goes on to describe the sea's rage with invigorating use of metaphor and simile, finally warning readers that "...it is schizophrenic... it must be stopped."

Other readers may be confused by Bob Elliott's seemingly unrelated chapters, but this is easily explained: Confronted with the horror which was visited upon his son, Elliott refuses to acknowledge Chris' damning portrayal of a star gone mad.

Daddy's Boy is an important work; indeed, it is one of the great lost pieces of literature of the last two decades. Thus ends my tale.

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Summary: you should be so lucky to die reading this book
Review: Chris Elliott had, prior to writing Daddy's Boy, proven himself to be THE interpreter of tortured genius Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Reading this tour-de-force gives us an insight into how one so seemingly insouciant as Mr. Elliott could render such pain so forcibly yet tenderly as he did in his one man show where he played the presidential paraplegic and tempest-tossed castaway. For we see that his own life has been a nightmare picaresque, a bob-and-weave in the eternal boxing match with the father. Daddy's Boy is a roller coaster ride through the bowels of hell from start to finish. If you liked Richard III, The Epic of Gilgamesh, and A Night Without Armor, you will run naked through your mother's boudoir due to the thrill you'll receive from Daddy's Boy.

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Summary: you should be so lucky to die reading this book
Review: Chris Elliott had, prior to writing Daddy's Boy, proven himself to be THE interpreter of tortured genius Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Reading this tour-de-force gives us an insight into how one so seemingly insouciant as Mr. Elliott could render such pain so forcibly yet tenderly as he did in his one man show where he played the presidential paraplegic and tempest-tossed castaway. For we see that his own life has been a nightmare picaresque, a bob-and-weave in the eternal boxing match with the father. Daddy's Boy is a roller coaster ride through the bowels of hell from start to finish. If you liked Richard III, The Epic of Gilgamesh, and A Night Without Armor, you will run naked through your mother's boudoir due to the thrill you'll receive from Daddy's Boy.

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Summary: This book will make you pee.
Review: Chris Elliott takes you on a candid journey through his tormented life as the son of a famous Father. You will relive a day in an AA meeting where Chris is drinking Rob Roy's, and all the time wondering why they can't have one or two without feeling the urge to drink themselves into oblivion. He takes you to his fatty teen years where he has to be carried to school in a crane, and accompany Him on a fateful trip on the Andrea Doria. This book is without a doubt the best book I've ever read!! I've read it 4 times, and I'll keep rereading it.

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Summary: Ah Fickle Celebrity.......
Review: Did you ever wonder why, because of his basketball skills, Shaq thinks he can rap or act? Or why football players point to the sky after scoring a touchdown (like God has nothing better to do then "bless them with their skils"...although it would explain all the starving children in the world) Or why even after all of the drugs and prostitutes, Charlie Sheen STILL ended up with a honey like Denise Richards? Well Chris does not address any of these issues directly in his book, but he does give us a glimpse of how nearly unreal things like this can happen, by inviting us in the "back door" of the Elliott household to witness the ugly, unvarnished side of celebrity. Living in the shadow of greatness has made it very difficult for many of todays outstanding stars (such as Melissa Rivers and Frank Sinatra Jr.) and Chris is no exception.

While not on the same artistic level as say "Little Women", if you enjoyed "Cabin Boy" or "Get a Life", or you are just a wandering wordsmith hungry for a �feast of words�, you will love this book!

(BTW, the book is obviously hooey, and just another helping of Chris Elliott humour).

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Summary: Ah Fickle Celebrity.......
Review: Did you ever wonder why, because of his basketball skills, Shaq thinks he can rap or act? Or why football players point to the sky after scoring a touchdown (like God has nothing better to do then "bless them with their skils"...although it would explain all the starving children in the world) Or why even after all of the drugs and prostitutes, Charlie Sheen STILL ended up with a honey like Denise Richards? Well Chris does not address any of these issues directly in his book, but he does give us a glimpse of how nearly unreal things like this can happen, by inviting us in the "back door" of the Elliott household to witness the ugly, unvarnished side of celebrity. Living in the shadow of greatness has made it very difficult for many of todays outstanding stars (such as Melissa Rivers and Frank Sinatra Jr.) and Chris is no exception.

While not on the same artistic level as say "Little Women", if you enjoyed "Cabin Boy" or "Get a Life", or you are just a wandering wordsmith hungry for a 'feast of words', you will love this book!

(BTW, the book is obviously hooey, and just another helping of Chris Elliott humour).

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Summary: Chris Elliot
Review: When Chris Elliot was busted for the same thing Paul Rubens was a few years back, I had to pull out this hillarious account of life with his father. I now realise that this book is a work of fiction, and I realise, Chris elliot is a liar. His album "Red Beefy Mighty Meaty" (Import Bookleg Only) Was even worse. He made jokes about child porn!! That is sick, and so his he. HIs father also worked on this book, writing some alternating chapters. His father, (Part of the comedy team Bob & Dave) is also a convicted felon. This guy needs to get sober, clean and start living a life away from pree-schools and women's changing rooms. Don't by this lie of a book