Life Itself, (Paperback)

from Berly

I read the memoir of Roger Ebert entitled Life Itself and I was absolutely tickled by it. I am sorry that he has lost his physical voice, but his narrative voice is fantastic! Best known for his years of movie reviews a la "Siskel and Ebert at the Movies," I always loved when the two of them disa...

from fingerpost

I've never been obsessed with movies. I like them. I love a few of them. I don't go to the theater or watch them on TV at home very often. But I loved watching "Sneak Previews" with Ebert and Siskel from it's days on PBS, and I love Roger Ebert's writing. I bought this book, not because I was cur...

from jpporter

This book is an extremely interesting look back through the life of someone who knows he's near death; it is even more interesting in that this is someone who is well-known, and even possibly a cultural icon. It seems name-droppy in places, but then he was familiar with a lot of people with very ...

from TimBazzett

Whatever I have to say here, probably won't matter much considering the legion of faithful readers and fans that Roger Ebert has amassed over his many years of writing about movies and the film industry, in newspaper columns, magazine pieces, and many books, not to mention his long TV tenure as a...

from akmargie

Surprisingly sweet and emotional. He has an intellectual's way of looking life and love. I enjoyed how the stories would interweave and overlap, not just in a strictly linear timeline. He bounced around as necessary and made the stories feel more full and realized. Great job. PS - Richard from Gi...