My Word Is My Bond: A Memoir
by Sir Roger Moore
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Author: Sir Roger MooreEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2009-12-01
ISBN: 0061673897
Number of pages: 336
Publisher: It Books
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Book Review: A Very Human Experience
Summary: 4 Stars
Sir Roger Moore, perhaps best known as one of the assorted James Bonds, turns in a rather self-deprecating account of his life. Along the way from birth till publication, Moore tells of various hospitalizations, his professional growth from a clothing ad model to one of the most recognizable actors in the entire world, a handful of marriages and a spattering of colorful anecdotes of friends and colleagues along the way. Fans of Moore's aren't terribly likely to learn a lot of revelatory insights, as most of this has been fairly common knowledge for some time.
To be honest, I was somewhat disappointed because many of the anecdotal passages were shared during his frequently off-topic audio commentary tracks for his seven Bond outings on their most recent DVD issue. Of course, having already literally heard these tales in Moore's own voice made it even easier to hear him narrating whole passages at a time while reading the printed page. In fact, the entire thing smacks of Moore's speaking voice and reads fairly effortlessly. The only genuine complaint I would register concerns the plethora of run-on sentences; sometimes whole paragraphs have a singular period and a host of commas where others ought to have been.
The final chapters concern Moore's involvement with UNICEF, and the content breaks dramatically from the ego-clashes of movie stars that permeates the remainder of My Word Is My Bond. Even already being familiar with the kinds of cruelties and hardships endured by countless children across the world, they never fail to rattle me each time I hear of them. There are some genuinely disturbing things Moore shares with his readers, and this is in keeping with how he has approached his role with UNICEF. People may not be excited to discuss the plight of children, but they are drawn to the celebrity of James Bond. Moore has openly traded on his celebrity to draw much-deserved attention to the cause, and it comes as no surprise he would structure his memoir accordingly.
Summary of My Word Is My Bond: A Memoir
From the saint to maverick to James Bond, Roger Moore's story is one of the last of the classic Hollywood lives as yet untold.
Until now.
One of the most recognizable big-screen stars of the past half century, Sir Roger Moore played the role of James Bond longer than any other actor. Still, Bond was only one in a lifetime of roles stretching back to Hollywood's studio era. Moore has seen and heard it all. He has hobnobbed with the glamorous and powerful, counting Elizabeth Taylor, Jane Seymour, and Cary Grant among his contemporaries and friends. He has outrageous stories about foulmouthed Milton Berle, surly Richard Burton, and kindhearted Richard Kiel, infamous as Bond enemy Jaws. The stories in My Word Is My Bond are priceless, a treasure trove of Hollywood history. Sir Roger Moore has left nothing out-especially the naughty bits.
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