Michael J. Fox - Lucky Man: A Memoir

Pros: Inspiring, Insightful, Well Written.

Cons: Just the fact that it is sad that anyone has to deal with Parkinson's.

The Bottom Line: This biography is one of the best I have read. Lucky Man: A Memoir is highly recommended.

Review: Entwined with humor and inspiration, Lucky Man: A Memoir offers us an insightful look into the life of Michael J. Fox. This book is well written, with descriptions that allow you to visualize the events shared. The content allows us to...

Pros: Everything.

Cons: Nothing.

The Bottom Line: Bravo! As appealing about his life and his struggle with fame as it is revealing about the throes of living with Parkinson's.

Review: Fox, the star of the US Network television show "Family Ties" and the brilliant comedy "Spin City", is an actor who made a successful transition into film work ("Back to the Future", "The Frighteners", "Casualties of War"). By far, his hardest role in ...

Pros: I laughed, I cried.

Cons: He still has Parkinson's.

The Bottom Line: You don't have to know anyone with Parkinson's to enjoy this book. Fox's on screen charm is fully on display in this book, too.

Review: Growing up, Michael J. Fox was sort of like my big brother, being a couple of years older than me. ...

Pros: Michael J Fox did not ghost write!

Cons: None. Only if you don't have a heart.

The Bottom Line: Read this book if you want to delve into the life of Michael J. Fox and learn everything important about him.

Review: Michael J. Fox has always been known as a nice guy. So what has he been DOING in Hollywood? In Hollywood nice guys often finish last. But in Fox's case, he beat the odds.

It's no secret that some of the Powers That Be weren't entirely...

Pros: Very readable; Fox provides good insight into his own celebrity

Cons: Chronology hard to follow occasionally

The Bottom Line: Excellent insight into Fox's life showing the difficulties that have been unknown to the general public.

Review: In 1998 Michael J Fox told the world he had Parkinson’s Disease. It came as a shock to almost everyone, yet Fox had had the disease since 1990, and had managed to keep it hidden all that time, not just from his public but from many of those he worked...

Pros: Truly Amazing Story, Very Honest And Sincere, Great For All People

Cons: Hard to put down, takes time away from work, puts tears into your eyes

The Bottom Line: A moving story about Michael's life before, during, and after Parkinsons, and how it affected himself and the people around him.

Review: This is a truly fantastic memoir of Michael J. Fox's life, including mainly his recently announced struggle with Parkinsons disease. This book talks about how this book has affected michael himself, along with friends and family members. He secretly has...

Pros: Honest, Humorous, Touching, Intelligent

Cons: None

The Bottom Line: This book will surely inspire all to survey their lives and decide what is truly important

Review: A Lucky Man is a well-written revealing look at the life of a celebrity dealing with fame and illness. It details Michael J. Fox's humble beginnings growing up in Western Canada to his rise to stardom in Hollywood, his struggle with alcohol abuse and...

Pros: Honest, Humorous, Touching, Intelligent

Cons: None

The Bottom Line: This book will surely inspire all to survey their lives and decide what is truly important

Review: A Lucky Man is a well-written revealing look at the life of a celebrity dealing with fame and illness. It details Michael J. Fox's humble beginnings growing up in Western Canada to his rise to stardom in Hollywood, his struggle with alcohol abuse and...

Pros: Interesting, entertaining, and enlightening, this book is thoughtful and well thought-out.

Cons: Too short

The Bottom Line: Lucky Man is about the truth of being who you are. It taught me more about myself while entertaining me the whole time.

Review: Michael J Fox's memoir, Lucky Man, is an excellent read. It's a simple and straightforward, honest and sincere view of Fox's short span of 40 years.

He begins his memoir with the day he first felt what he would later learn was one of the...

Pros: Easy to breeze through, humorous and tremendously honest.

Cons: Too short.

The Bottom Line: I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys reading biographies, inspirational stories about triumph and about ordinary people doing extraordinary things.

Review: This book was absolutely amazing. MJ Fox is not only a tremendous actor...he's a fantastic writer, comedian and campaigner for a great cause! He knew he was meant to be in the people's eye from an early age. He knew that he could touch other's lives by...