Tom Selleck - "You Never Know"

 


"You Never Know"
By Tom Selleck

This morning of the 15th of May, I finished reading Tom Selleck's memoir "You Never Know." Just a coincidence I was reading the chapter of his book regarding the late Frank Sinatra yesterday, May 14th...the anniversary of his death. What a coincidence!

I received the book from the library 2 days after the release. It is a 14 day loan because of it. I read it in 6 days. 

To be honest, I did read a review of it prior to reading it myself. I'm a HUGE Tom Selleck fan. That reviewer was disappointed and wrote that it was more of a resume with a lot of name dropping. She was also disappointed that he could not describe things, such as emotions...oh-kay. The review did not deter me from reading it myself. 

What that reviewer was talking about was that Tom could NOT describe how he felt regarding situations that resulted in co-workers/crew deaths. One, a helicopter crash on Magnum PI, where his double, died...the other deaths occurred on set of a movie called "High Road to China." If you want to know more details about this, I suggest you read the book. I would love that reviewer to go through what Tom experienced, and then describe her feelings/emotions regarding it...sometimes you can't wrap your head around situations like this, let alone describe it. 

Regarding the name dropping, was more in response to HIS own experiences working with other actors in the industry. How can you NOT name drop? Apparently that reviewer has no experience in the film industry. No one can understand something they are not apart of, and probably will never know unless you are interested in it. People are very much opinionated on something they don't know, and probably refuse to learn about. 

Anyway, I digress. 

I liked the book...okay that was an understatement, I loved the book, and not because I love Tom Selleck. (I have read memoirs of actors/actresses I heard of but not the biggest fan.) In my opinion, I would say the book is 55% about work, 45% personal life. It's the writer's choice what he or she wants to include in the book. At times, the sentences did blur together, which was telling me to put it down to refocus on other things. It includes glossy pages of pictures, of family, friends, and work. 

From my point of view, and outlook, Tom's memoir is like reading what it is like business wise of the film industry, through his experience(s), and what it is (and was) like for him to be the person he is today. 

I give it 4.5 stars out of 5, and yes I would recommend it. 

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