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Liked It “Way more graphic and detailed than the movie.” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It “it took months to finish this book. it was great story: his childhood was sad, but i lost intrest of the book at the end, i hardly finsihed it!!” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“it took months to finish this book. it was great story: his childhood was sad, but i lost intrest of the book at the end, i hardly finsihed it!!”
sana m wrote this review 7 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Way more graphic and detailed than the movie.”
JDew wrote this review 4 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I really loved the PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS. I saw the movie and when I knew I needed to read a non-fiction book I decided that I would read it. I loved the way it was written and the feeling behind the words, even when the book didn’t come right out and say what you were supposed to be feeling you knew the emotion and sadness and also HAPPYNESS that was coming through the writing. I enjoyed the plot and how much Chris cares about his son even though he is facing so many trials and struggles. It is such an example to all of us that we can find happiness even in the most desperate times.”
Lauren P wrote this review Monday, October 12 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Better than the movie of course.”
Chandaoo wrote this review Wednesday, August 26 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This was a pretty easy read and not extremely well written. Although I commend the man for pulling himself out of the ghetto and raising 2 children pretty much singlehandedly, I am not ready to nominate him for sainthood. I understand he had a terrible childhood and struggled until he became a successful investment broker. However, I think I would have been more impressed if he had stayed away from drugs, alcohol, and crime, if he had risen above all of that. I haven't seen the movie, but I understand all the sordid details were left out.”
Janet C wrote this review Wednesday, July 15 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“An honest story of tough times, good and bad choices, and, above all, determination. This book covered much more of Chris Gardner's life than the movie by the same title. In fact, the movie comes from only about 30 pages of this book. The first part of the book got deeply into character, whereas the second part of the book definitely focused more on his climb to the top.”
Addicted2Books wrote this review Monday, June 29 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Nice read- way better than the movie. Great story.”
Patti G wrote this review Sunday, June 21 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“This book was really good. This was based of off a real story. It's about a guy named Chris Gardner who struggled during a period of time. His occupation was to sell these boxes, where doctors can use but business was really bad, so his wife left him. He lost his home and became homeless. He had to live in the a shelter. DUring this process, he was training to be a stock broker. AT the end, he got the job and this is when he realized that all the hardships he had to go through will be over. ”
IRENE Y wrote this review Sunday, June 14 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“This is a true story about Chris Garner. His father left when he was little and he planed to never leave his childern ever. He got out of the Navy @ the age of 20. He went to pursue a career in medicine that didn't work out. At the end he works for Wall street. He goes from being poor and homless to being rich. He love his son so much that he took him through his troubles of living on the street. They would stay in HO-tels when he had some money and even some of the hos would give his son money so they could eat. Other times they slept in homless shelters and a subways bathroom. A few times they even slept under his desk @ work. The movie is good but if u want the truth read the book b/c a lot of stuff was changed around.”
christy wrote this review Wednesday, April 22 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
