Goodnight John-Boy by Earl Hamner, Ralph E. Giffin Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Goodnight John-Boy
Book Review: Love the Walton's
Summary: 5 Stars
I love this book! I have followed the Walton's for years now. I have their dvd set. And have been to Walton's mountain museum. This is a great book!Book Review: Oh, well...
Summary: 4 Stars
The photos are great, and there was just a little information about the "real-life Waltons", but unfortunately the vast majority of the book is taken up with episode summaries. Not really what I was looking for, but it is valuable for a Waltons fan.Book Review: Reliving my favorite episodes
Summary: 4 Stars
While reading through this book, the recall to my mind of forgotten episodes took me back in time. I loved seeing the photos of both the TV family, the real-life family, the special guests and others. It brought back many fond memories. It's not a book you have to read from start to finish, You can open it up to any page and read as long as you like.Book Review: Still on TV thirty years later
Summary: 5 Stars
Reading this book is like drinking hot cocoa on a snowy day-it warms you right through. It begins with a touching foreword by Richard Thomas who played John-Boy on The Waltons. In his preface Earl Hamner sets the tone of the book when he describes driving through the back lot of a movie studio to visit the replica of the house he grew up in as a child. He recalls the family that he re-created in his books and on television-a warm and caring family that many of us came to know watching the series. Goodnight John-Boy is a reflection on the literary and television career of a sensitive and humble man whose life's work has been a tribute to his parents, brothers and sisters, and a fading way of life. The book is sprinkled with pictures of Earl's own family and the actors and actresses who were cast to play them. In real life the two families have mingled so much over the years that it's hard to tell them apart. Thirty years after the show began, there are still reunions of some of the real family, cast members, and fans every year. In fact, plans are underway for a new Walton's Mountain Museum in Lovingston, Virginia, the county seat of Schuyler, where the "real" family lived. If you are a fan of The Waltons, you will love this behind-the-scenes look at the people who were involved with the show. Of course, I'm a little biased. The last chapter of Goodnight John-Boy contains an essay I wrote contrasting the family values of the series with the base reality shows of today. Since it began in 1972, The Waltons has appeared almost continuously on television and fans continue to find solace, inspiration, and enjoyment in it. Read this book and then start watching the series again on the Hallmark channel starting in January 2003.Book Review: The Waltons
Summary: 4 Stars
I enjoyed this book so much.I have all seasons of The Waltons and watched them over the years.It was so good to read of all the people who protrayed this large family and what they are doing in life after the program ended.I am sending it off to my older brother to read,he also has all the dvds. I have been on line for other books involving The Waltons
Lillian