Jamille’s Rating    

Robin Williams captured the hearts of everyone who was lucky to see his work or got to be in his presence.  He was a wonderful light that was taken from us too soon.  In this biography it strips away all the romanticism surrounding him to the real struggles he faced, the torments, the hardships all the way through his life through the end.  Even though it shows you what was going on behind the curtain with misdiagnosis and how his family dealt with watching everything about him fall into a delusional state from the Lewy Body Dementia. It also showcase the kind and wonderful soul he really as it tells wonderful stories of how he became the star we all know and loved.

Dave Itzkoff is a culture reporter at "The New York Times", where he writes regularly about film, television, theater, music, and popular culture. He has previously worked at "Spin", "Maxim", and "Details", and his work has appeared in "GQ", "Vanity Fair", "Wired", and other publications. He is the author of two previous books, "Cocaine s Son" and "Lads". He lives in New York City.