The Measure of a Man
Author: Sidney Poitier
Narrator: Sidney Poitier
Unabridged: 7 hr 33 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Harper Audio
Published: 01/26/2007
Category: Biography & Autobiography
Author: Sidney Poitier
Narrator: Sidney Poitier
Unabridged: 7 hr 33 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Harper Audio
Published: 01/26/2007
Category: Biography & Autobiography
Highly recommended.
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Sidney Poitier reading his own life story at times, he's so into the story that I'm sure he was telling it rather than reading it. I especially enjoyed the stories he told of his boyhood, and of his experiences on the stage and while making the movies that I remember whenever I think of him. Since he made his movie debut in 1950, the year I was born, I've been renting those movies and watching them and getting to know the young actor who became the older gentleman I've admired all these years. The only problem I had with the book is that after about the 5th CD, I would sometimes find his repetitive way of making a point a little monotonous, but other than that, it was a very enjoyable listen.
I ENJOYED HEARING ABOUT SIDNEYS' LIFE AS A CHILD BUT THE REST OF THE BOOK WAS PONDEROUS AT BEST.AS SO MANY OF THESE BIOGRAPHIES OF HOLLYWOOD ACTORS, IT'S MAIN PURPOSE IS TO SHOW HOW WONDERFUL HE IS.HE HAD AFFAIRS AND DIVORCED HIS WIFE.THAT'S FAR FROM PERFECTION IN MY EYES.I COULDN'T FINISH THE BOOK AND THINK LESS OF HIM NOW.
I really enjoyed this book by Sidney Poitier about his life and his work. He told it exactly as he saw it, and it was fascinating to see the world through the eyes of someone who was formed by his childhood on a very poor island before being thrust into America society.