I've read Shakespeare so many times that I decided to download the Lange. It was between that and Shakespeare's comedies. I was browsing on my Kindle a few nights ago and downloaded Too Fat To Fish on an impulse. In this small way alone Howard Stern helps make the world a better place. Fortunately The Howard Stern Show provides such stimulus and helps me think my genius thoughts. I don't think you need to know anything about Lange prior to reading this book, to appreciate his memoir.moreĪs a genius, I require highly intellectual stimulus to keep from getting bored. He's not perfect and doesn't pretend to be. Overall, the book left me thinking that he is a really sincere, good person, who has and is continuing to have, many problems. I loved his brutal honesty, he doesn't hold back. I felt a lot of empathy towards him with all of his ups and downs. In many parts it had me laughing, loved the "Too Fat to Fish story." I cried ( a rarity for me) when he was talking about his father. I went for it based on the recommendation. I don't listen to Howard Stern and didn't know who Artie Lange was before starting this book. ![]() I So this book was recommended to me by one of my managers, a guy who really doesn't read and pretty much the last person I would ever expect to get a book recommendation from. So this book was recommended to me by one of my managers, a guy who really doesn't read and pretty much the last person I would ever expect to get a book recommendation from. You think I would've picked this up if I wasn't able to breeze through it while driving, exercising, making dinner and taking dumps? Hell no!. ![]() His youth and upbringing is nothing out of the ordinary, but he's got tales to tell which can at times be funny, sad and even touching as hell. However, when he's not self-indulging, he gets down to some good old fashioned storytelling. But what do you expect? It's an autobiography by an addict. Yes, it is filled with self-deprecation, self-loathing, self.well, just self. ![]() What will surprise you is what a decent book this turned out to be. He's hitchhiking down the well-traveled road of the fat and brash comedian, à la Belushi and Farley, among others. If you know anything about him and his career, none of this will be a surprise. During the reading of this audiobook* Lange had to quit and have friends help him finish reading the book, because he was going through severe withdrawal symptoms after trying to quit heroine yet again. Too Fat to Fish is a no-holds-barred, tell-all that goes into great detail regarding the very depths comedian Artie Lange has sunk to. It is the I knew the guy had substance abuse issues, but sheeesh! That's like saying Kim Kardashian had a little plastic surgery! I knew the guy had substance abuse issues, but sheeesh! That's like saying Kim Kardashian had a little plastic surgery! Too Fat to Fish is a no-holds-barred, tell-all that goes into great detail regarding the very depths comedian Artie Lange has sunk to.
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