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Book Review By David Fletcher
Daddy's Boy by Chris Elliot

Chris Elliot's fictional account of his dysfunctional upbringing is a riot. While it was true that Mr. Elliot is the son of famous comedy personality Bob Elliot of the comedy pair Bob and Ray, the rest of the book is a nonstop farce. From his tormented upbringing as the "Bob Jr." of the family wearing sailor suits and Gold Toe socks to his considerable time in rehab, Chris Elliot vents his spleen at the tyrannical and heavy-handed famous father in his life.

The story is funny and gets more ridiculous as it goes along. Chris' father Bob Elliot is given ample opportunity for rebuttal in alternating chapters, but chooses to ramble aimlessly about an obscure fishing tournament in Maine and the mundane goings on of his everyday life. The Elliot's both carry their joke throughout the book. Daddy's Boy is a silly biography for fans of either comedian, although it is more in the vein of the younger Elliot's notable humor.


Plot & Themes
job/profession:
Job/profession/poverty story Yes
Family, hate Yes
Struggle with: - Father
Story of entertainer? - TV Comedy Actor
Period of greatest activity? - 1950+

Subject of Biography
Gender - Male
Profession/status:
Ethnicity - White
Nationality - American

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 4 ()
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast
Century: - 1960's-1970's

Writing Style
Book makes you feel? - very happy - like laughing
Pictures/Illustrations? - A ton 16-20 B&W
How much dialogue in bio? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life? - 51%-75% of book
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