Too Fat to Fish by Artie Lange, Anthony Bozza Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Too Fat to Fish
Book Review: Boring
Summary: 1 Stars
Worn out stories of drug use, childish behavior and life as an East Coast kid. Lange has been provided an unbelievable opportunity to reach people by his association with Howard Stern and this is what he launches on the world?
I am a fan of the show, I 'get' Atrie's humor and for the most part I enjoy it. Like millions of us of or near his age these are common experiences. But I can get this drivel at community re hab.
There are a few good laughs but its mainly depressing. For a person who has made his way to the position in life Lange has, a position that deserves respect for his tenacity and success, this book misses the mark.
Book Review: Boring Collection of Boring Stories
Summary: 3 Stars
This book is not long in terms of the number of pages. But it's painfully long at times, in terms of how he drags out a story.
A two page story turns into ten pages. I've heard Artie has a photographic memory so I guess that would explain why he recalls every detail of every story.
The book isn't horrible. Three stars...nothing more.
Book Review: Bought as gift
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this book as a gift for my brother and stole it from him and read it already. You just gotta love Artie.Book Review: But Can The Source Be Trusted???
Summary: 3 Stars
As a longtime fan of Stern, I was one of his faithful legions that had a hard time accepting Lange in "Jackie's Chair". I have to admit that now almost a decade later, Artie has won me over.
I was excited to pick up "Too Fat to Fish", but for some reason it really took me awhile to crack it open and read it. Well I just finished and I have to say, there are some excellent stories in here. Specifically, the parts of the book dealing with Lange's father were extraordinary. You can really feel the emotions and care put into those chapters. If nothing else, "Too Fat to Fish" is a great testimony to a loving father/son relationship.
As Lange moves further into his career as a stand-up comedian, and onto the set of Madtv, things begin to unravel. Any fan of Howard's radio show, will have heard these stories (multiple times in most cases), but in the book format, Artie is able to go into greater detail than he has on the air. Some of the stories are genuinely repulsive, and some will have you chuckling. It's scary to see someone so intent on self destruction, that he recognizes his weaknesses, but he seems so helpless to stop himself from participating in the life threatening vices.
The book covers Langes life from Childhood, through his career as a cab driver, long shoreman, stand-up comedian, television star, movie stardom, to co-hosing the Stern show, up through his recent trip to Iraq. It's a very interesting story, but since being published, fans of the show know that Artie has again fallen off the wagon (December 08), that he is consistantly lying, and seems to be pushing away the folks who care so much about him. As I read the chapters, I began wondering, just how much is truth and how much has Artie embellished? The book reads as a completely honest portrayal of a talented guy caught in the vice-grip of cocaine and heroin....but with Lange it's almost impossible to tell when the line between fact and fiction has been crossed.
Still, this a great read for fans of the Stern show. Hopefully Artie will be part of the show for a long time to come....and will deliver on that second book he has been promising.
Book Review: Can't Wait for Book 2
Summary: 5 Stars
This book delivers! I anticipated it and it delivered MORE than I expected. The stories are non-stop and held my interest. I couldn't put the book down--stories are hilarious and many are touching--either way, this book is a home run. It's been a long time since I had this much fun reading a book. I would recommend this book to many different types of people. His honesty is refreshing and I will buy several more copies as gifts. I will be keeping my copy. (per Artie's directions at the end). ENJOY--this is a great book.