This memoir is thoughtful, compelling and illuminating. Lowe accepts extends ample grace to people who treated him poorly and accepts responsibility for his own actions. @RobLowe
is the epitome of "more than just a pretty face."

80s Memoirs
Audible
Driving for FFE
October 2021 ( )

Very engaging and easy to read autobiography. Rob portrays himself as naive and geeky in the early days. His good looks got him beat up in junior high, but helped him get acting jobs and girls later. He drops a lot of names and tells some great stories about movies, television, acting, and his many Hollywood friends. The seamier details of his addictions and breakups and controversies get politely swept under the rug (Mid-westerners don't talk about such things in public, I guess). It's nice to know he's now older, wiser, and happily married. ( )

Now, here's an autobiography I shouted. Rob shows depth of character as he relates stories about his life. You can tell he loves his wife and his sons very much. He is not shallow, and is someone I think I'd quite enjoy sitting and talking with. ( )

My wife and I started listening to this audiobook a couple months back during a road trip to see our daughter's college graduation. While it was amusing enough to keep us occupied in the car, it was hard to build up much enthusiasm to sit and listen to the end once we got home, but we finally made some time at my urging in order to get this off my currently reading list.

I have mixed feelings about Rob Lowe, because he just oozes handsome jackass in his every move and word -- and this book really cements that initial impression. And yet I have seen a hell of a lot of his film and television work, including his current stint on 9-1-1: Lone Star and his hilarious turn as Chris Traeger on Parks and Recreation. (Alas, neither of those shows get much attention here as the anecdotes in this 2011 book wrap up with the end of his tenure on The West Wing.)

My wife is a huge fan of The Outsiders and really appreciated the extensive behind-the-scenes information Lowe shares about making the film. I found them interesting also, along with all the other stories he shares about his career and personal life.

I'll never like Rob Lowe as a person, I suppose, but I do admire his persistence through all the crap life has thrown at him as well as all the crap of his own making. ( )

I read this in one sitting. Rob Lowe covers a lot of ground in this memoir and he does it with wit and class and no snark. I've come to respect him as a good actor from his work in The West Wing and Brothers and Sisters. Now after reading this I've come to respect him as a person that I would actually like to know. ( )