Up Till Now: The Autobiography - William Shatner

Now I'm not a Trekkie in any way and not a big fan of William Shatner either but he's certainly an interesting chap to want to know more about, why we read biographies in the first place. I watched the early Star Treks like everyone else as a kid and didn't switch off the New Generation when it came on after school in the late 80s, a far superior model to the original iconic series for me. But I do respect the sci-fi show was breakthrough stuff of the time and has changed the face of television in many ways. The other reason I read this book is there was nothing else worth getting out of the library as it hammers down in this 'BBQ summer'. Shatner, post Star ...  Read the complete review

My hubby bought me this book as I think he would have liked to know more about the man in question but could not be bothered reading it, so he was expecting me to fill him in on the bits which he would be interested in. I have read the entire book and thoroughly enjoyed doing so. Yes I did tell hubby all about his tales of playing the always famous Captain James Kirk so he is also happy. The cover of the book has a picture of William posing and trying to look shocked and the title is across the middle in white lettering with red lettering below. The back cover of the book has a fun picture of William dressed as Captain Kirk also doing a very striking pose! The ...  Read the complete review