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Hollywood might represent another side of the American Dream, but to many it often embodies a true nightmare, especially for young actors. Dustin Diamond is best known for his character Samuel Screech Powers in the late '80s and '90s on the long-running American TV teen sitcom Saved by the Bell (SBTB). Diamond's new book gives readers the disheartening story of an ex-child star. Dustin faced serious challenges moving his career beyond his comic role as the smart, funny, and endearing nerd of Bayside High School on the show that made him an audience favourite. Through his eyes, we uncover Hollywood's myths and see what happens when the lights go out and career expectations are shattered. Dustin also reveals how working as a child actor on SBTB created emotional turmoil that hurt his life at home and his future. For the first-time, Diamond presents the inside story of the young cast from Saved by the Bell that the viewing public thought were so lucky . . .

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  • Hardcover: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Transit Publishing (September 29, 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0981239692
  • ISBN-13: 978-0981239699
  • Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 5.9 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #13,597 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1.0 out of 5 stars It's the worst book I've ever read, November 16, 2009
It's the worst book I've ever read. Ever.

Despite the book itself being horrible, there clearly was no editor. The grammar was appallingly bad. The former copy editor in me wanted to take a red pen to it even though it was a library book. Words were misspelled. He used idiotic words such as douchenozzle to make a point. He also writes moronic, vague sentences, then follows them with the sentence "What I mean to say is this." (Say what you mean! Use your words!) The literary violations extend beyond letting the author have artistic control. The most egregious error: when the word horses**t needed a hypen to split it onto two lines, the hyphen appeared between the s and the h. Yes, horses-hit. How does that even happen in the post-typewriter world?

When I could get past the cringing from his complete misuse of me, myself and I, as well as that, which who and whom, the memoir was unnecessarily mean and condescending to every other human being in the world, past, present and future. Diamond showed no perspective, decency or rationality. He writes off people he met as a child. Yes, I understand you thought Fred Savage was spoiled when he was eight. Does it mean he still is? Perhaps, but none of us can stand the scrutiny of the actions of our eight-year-old selves. He boasted about his own sexual exploits while deriding others for it. Although he is ridiculously misogynistic, he seems to hold sexual adventure against everyone but himself. Yes, this derision includes the women he slept with; he's incredibly hateful to them.

I finished the book, but it was uncomfortable to read. I'm not a prudish person, but it was hard to read the words of someone so clearly unable to let go of his hatred for so many people, places, situations and things. Diamond needs therapy. He needs an editor. He needs a fact checker. Mostly, he needs to find something to enjoy. He needs to find some sense of meaning in his life. It was uncomfortable to read because he's a human being.
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23 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars HORRIBLE, September 29, 2009
this book was absolute garbage! the writing was god awful...not to mention there were multiple typos and even an entire paragraph printed twice in a row! grammatical errors...odd spacing...and just all together awful writing...name dropping...total redundancy....i cannot stress enough it is one of the worst reads ive ever attempted ...i actual started to just skim til i saw mark paul or tiffani's names to possibly get some juicy gossip....however i believe he used to premise of telling lots of behind the scenes stories to sell books when the rest of the cast is not mentioned as often as u would think....lots of time spent on his boring childhood friends and verbal pissing contest with his cast mates that im not sure they are aware they are a part of!! ok we get it screech...you got laid too! grow up
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16 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars I think the Dustin hates a bit excessive, October 4, 2009
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I didn't get that he had THAT much resentment or hate for anyone. Just not a lot of respect and Dustin doesn't seem to hate on MP so much as be really annoyed/resentful that OTHERS treated him like he was a God. I def get Dustin felt he didn't get enough respect for what he contributed to the show. And I don't know if he's that jealous considering it took everyone from the show years to find work including Mark Paul.

Other than complaining about the clique that formed against him (and I don't know anyone who'd go through that and shrug it off. It hurts feelings and marks you. He has a right to talk about it), I don't see where he was hating on anyone really. He was taking folks through his bird's eye view of the experience. And he also outs himself on some things too. Like both he and Mario slept w/ execs. The time he was set up for a prank and ended up giving Elizabeth a pic of his wang. I think Dustin could be a decent guy but his language makes him come off like a sleaze. Who the hell still refers to woman/girls as "chicks?" He spent like 2 chapters detailing how much ass he picked up at Disney world. *shakes head*

Not a well edited or particularly well done book and there are no newsworthy revelations. Unfortunately, the cast of Saved By the bell is just NOT THAT scandalous save for Mario rape accusation. And because Diamond was so far out of the loop with the other cast members he seems to have not been privy to a lot of what was going on or why. It does give a good account of what it's like working on a network show though.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Forget the Haters - This is a decent read.
I'm sure by now you've noticed that Dustin Diamond's book depicting life behind the scenes of the popular TV show "Saved by the Bell" received less than kind reviews... Read more
Published 2 days ago by Adam Blue

1.0 out of 5 stars A Truly Dismal Read
After reading this book, I believed that writing a review of it would be the easiest thing in the world; indeed, the book sets itself up so frequently to be lambasted that if I... Read more
Published 3 days ago by J. Payne

4.0 out of 5 stars Good for hardcore SBTB fans
If you grew up watching SBTB and are a fan, I'd recommend this book to you. It's pretty entertaining learning how "douchy" (as Dustin calls them) other castmates are and learning... Read more
Published 28 days ago by Chinchilla Dog

5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting read
This is a great book. Very entertaining. Dustin tells you alot about his SBTB castmates. He also talks about his life. Highly recommended. SBTB fans will be pleased.
Published 28 days ago by Ms. Melissa Goldsberry

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome stuff
I really enjoyed reading this book. Screech was one of my favorite characters. The detail he put into the story was awesome. I felt like i was on the set myself. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Wrendogg8

3.0 out of 5 stars Self-indulgent, but yet interesting
One thing that jumped out of me while reading this book is that Dustin repeatedly categorizes other actors/actresses as being douche's or man-whores, but yet over and over again... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mark A. Baron

5.0 out of 5 stars I enjoyed it!
I got the book as a gift from someone who knew I was a real sitcom junkie back in the day. I read it and really enjoyed it! Read more
Published 1 month ago by Patricia E. Garner

5.0 out of 5 stars Insighful
I honestly don't know why people seem to think Dustin is bitter..he was truthful in what he went through, which is more then most TV personalities do. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Ellen K. Beagle

3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting for Saved by the Bell fans, but that's about it....
Not bad if you were a Saved By the Bell fan like me. Dustin explained alot of different ways things were "handled" back stage. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Jess D. Ruehling

1.0 out of 5 stars Grow up already...
I am a die-hard Saved By The Bell fan. I own all seasons on dvd and was beyond ecstatic to read about a tell-all book coming out. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Jennifer Camilleri

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