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Exceptional Memoir,
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This review is from: A Child of the Century (Mass Market Paperback)
Roger Ebert prints Hecht's Hollywood memories in his Book of Film anthology, so I bought CHILD OF THE CENTURY expecting to read more about his movie experiences. I had no idea that it was a short portion of the book or that Hecht had such an interesting life without his Hollywood experience. I certainly wasn't prepared for something so literary, adventurous and humorous. It's a rare autobiography in that a person who had never heard of Hecht could still enjoy the book all the way through.Shorter attention spans might not want to spend the time to read all 600 pages, but luckily several sections can be enjoyed independently of the book as a whole. Besides Hollywood you can't miss his reflections as a young newsman in Chicago to his eventual foreign correspondent role in Germany during the early 1920s. He has enough stories in this ten year period that you'd think it took 30 years to live. His shorter New York period and collaboration with Charles MacArthur are not to be missed either. The funniest part may be his involvement in a south Florida real estate scam. The book ends with his involvement with Zionism and the creation of Israel. He not only taught me history of the time, but I was surprised how controversial he was in places like Great Britain. If you read any of those sections first, I tend to think you'll go back to the beginning not to miss everything else. CHILD OF THE CENTURY is the best autobiography of a Hollywood figure that I have ever read.
13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
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WHAT A BOOK!!!!!!,
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This review is from: A Child of the Century (Mass Market Paperback)
Ben Hecht is a virtually forgotten figure today. No matter. This is one of the best autobiographies ever written...EVER. You don't even have to be interested in the period or people he covers in order to be drawn into the story. For aspring writers: read this, and then try and figure out how he puts it all together. This is (a) a wonderful story; (b) a brilliant piece of writing; and (c) a marvelous read. Why in god's (gods'?) name is it out of print??????
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
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Brilliant book,
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This review is from: A Child of the Century (Hardcover)
Ben Hecht lived so many fascinating lives: a Chicago newspaperman in the wild days, a Hollywood screenwriter (check out his credits on IMDB -- its amazing), a flim-flammer during the Florida land boom, a foreign correspondent in Weimar Germany, and later, a figure in the creation of Israel. And he's a crisp, unsentimental writer who knows how to tell a story. This book should not be out of print. I've read it twice and won't loan my copy to anyone.
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