I read quite a bit in my 20s because I was taking the bus to work every day. Nowadays I don’t read a lot. That doesn’t stop me from building up my library and Vero comments on it once in awhile. “Do you even READ any of these books?”
I decided to start chipping away at the backlog of books.
Patrick Stewart’s autobiography kept my interest. He had a way of writing that kept me engaged and coming back for more. 50% of the book is about his life in theatre work, 20% is about Star Trek/X-Men stuff.
Some stories that really caught my interest:
– He grew up quite poor. For bath nights once a week, him and his brother would haul the bathtub up from the basement, set it by the fireplace and when the bath night was done his brother would have to bring up a rubber hose from the basement and siphon the water out of the bathtub which was disgusting.
– One time Patrick Stewart was at a restaurant and in walks Paul McCartney with Ringo Starr. He had met Paul before but not Ringo. They end up chatting together and at one point Paul says “Hey! We have Sir Patrick, Sir Paul and Sir Ringo! We are the knights of the round table!”
All in all, an entertaining read, especially if you have a bit of interest in how life was over in England and life as an actor.