Dean and Me: (A Love Story) by Jerry Lewis, James Kaplan
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Book Reviews of Dean and Me: (A Love Story)
Book Review: excelent boock
Summary: 4 Stars
this book is excelent told the history of two big persons, like all the clown they have their diferences....just amazingBook Review: Pretty good read.
Summary: 3 Stars
It's written in Jerry's voice. It seems honest and straight from the heart. There wasn't a huge amount of information that I hadn't already heard or read elsewhere.
I've always disliked Dean Martin. I always felt that underneath the smiles there was a really cold human being. That drunk act he did for a lot of his later career I found really nauseating. That whole "rat pack" thing makes me gag. A bunch of greasy middle aged men trying to act hip and "groovy". There's nothing more tacky than Las Vegas. Yuch!
Jerry was an artist. Both as a comedian and as a filmmaker. The Dean and Jerry act was initiated and created by Jerry. Jerry was a genius. Dean just happened to be there. Jerry writes throughout the book about how much he loved Dean, how much Dean contributed to their success, how great Dean was at comedy. I think what Jerry was actually in love with was the "chemistry" between them, not with Dean. Jerry was still hilarious after he split up with Dean. Just like Lucy was still hilarious after she broke up with Desi. Just like Cher was still fabulous after she broke up with Sonny. Dean was never funny after he broke up with Jerry. I used to cringe when I saw Dean on those TV shows of his that he did for years. He was a "personality" and he had a passable singing voice. But he wasn't an artist.
I belive that if Jerry had never met Dean, Jerry still would have become a superstar. I also believe that if Jerry had never met Dean, Dean would have become nothing more than a 2nd rate lounge singer.
Book Review: NOT a love story!
Summary: 1 Stars
No real friend would write some of the things Jerry said in this book. It left me feeling that Jerry only wanted to make himself look good and to belittle Dean with snide little remarks and things that if were true, would better have been left unsaid. As a big fan of Dean Martin I am sorry I bought the book and contributed to Jerry Lewis. I apologize to his family for having read it.