Chris Licht

It's hard to say what I felt about this book. I didn't love it but I didn't hate it either. I enjoyed the telling of the story but I couldn't help but feel like the author was a bit full of himself. I admired his calmness during the emergency. He didn't panic but called his father who is a doctor who told him to head straight to the ER, say he's never had a headache and this is the worst pain ever. His dad knew that should get him seen pretty darn quick and it basically did.Finding out out had a bleed in the brain has got to be a very scary thing. More scary is lying in the hospital waiting to find out what is wrong with you. Tests coming back normal is great but there is something going on and it has to be found. I found the author very brave as he encountered the good, bad and ugly in the medical profession. He faced everything head on and didn't spend a whole lot of time feeling sorry for himself. Kudos to him.Overall it was an interesting read. I am glad things turned out ok in the end.First reviewed on my blog Reading,Reading & Life… (mer)

Chris Licht wants to make sure you know that he's still a high-powered TV executive producer. During the whole "brain pop" episode, and afterwards, he remains the center of the universe, still a "player". 150 pages of that, with a few "softer" moments thrown in; 10-15 pages at the end about how now he's nicer to his staff, and spends more time with his family.

Maybe it's because I just read David Foster Wallace's _A Supposedly Fun Thing_ earlier this week, but I couldn't help but think Mr. Licht (and Mr. Wallace and other men who write similar memoirs) needs to get out of his own head more often.

Yes, you've spent your life hearing how brilliant and important you are, but one thing you aren't is insightful or particularly interesting. Get over yourself.… (mer)