Why people recommend it
Alan Cumming’s memoir Not My Father's Son delves into the actor's painful childhood, family secrets, and the complicated relationship he shared with his abusive father. The book was discussed on episodes of The Book Review podcast. Host Pamela Paul shared that she had finished reading the celebrity memoir, noting that it felt refreshingly un-celebrity-like despite featuring a touch of glamour due to Cumming's fame, and confessed to being a huge fan of his work. In a later episode, Gilbert Cruz welcomed Cumming back to the podcast to discuss his subsequent book, prompting the conversation by asking how the author planned to follow up his first number-one bestselling memoir. Cumming explained the origins of Not My Father's Son, revealing that it was written as a direct reaction to a series of shocking events that occurred in his life in 2010. The author also reflected on the spectacular public and critical reaction his debut memoir received upon publication. Furthermore, Cumming noted that his newer literary projects served as a continuing response to the emotional processing sparked by writing his first book. These podcast discussions provided deep insight into Cumming's motivations for baring his personal history to the public.
Who recommended it
- Alan Cumming Discussed
- Pamela Paul Recommended
- Gilbert Cruz Discussed
Alan Cumming — 3 mentions
“not my Father's son that was written in reaction to a series of events that happened to me in in in 2010”
“the reaction to not my Father's son was pretty great pretty spectacular”
“and I think the reason I write I wrote this book I think it is a reaction to not my Father's son”
Pamela Paul — 1 mention
“I will confess that what I just finished was a celebrity Memoir but it's a very un celebrity-like celebrity Memoir Alan Cummings Memoir not my Father's son which has you know a little bit of hint of Glamour here and there because he is alen and I am a super fan of especially his of course his appearance in Cabaret”
Gilbert Cruz — 1 mention
“how does alen follow up his first number one bestselling Memoir not my Father's son”