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Leonard

My Fifty-year Friendship With a Remarkable Man
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Apr 23, 2016KateHillier rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Had to go back and forth a bit about the rating, considered giving it no rating since it's not really the book that you're reading with any real thought re: literary merit or recommendation potential. A certain type of person is going to to read this no matter what I tell you about it; I am one of those people. If you a Star Trek fan, I don't need to encourage you to read it or discourage you since you're going to do it anyway. It's a little hard to pass a judgment on person's perception of a friendship. A friendship that was different in the last few years before Leonard Nimoy's death especially. William Shatner also cannot resist the limelight and so he gets pretty much equal billing here. You expect that in a book about a friendship and I do think he was trying to rein it in as much as he could. What I do get out of this is that Shatner looks back fondly on the good times they had, wishes he could have done thing different or acted differently in the not so good ones, and deeply regrets not being better in touch with him before the end. Despite all of that he is obviously very grateful for the time he did get with him. There are fan favourite stories and legends that pop up here again, blessedly not beaten to death or told in the exact same way, as well as insights and stories that I had never heard. This is primarily Shatner's recollections but there are others' as well - notably Nimoy's son, Adam. It's an experience essential for a Star Trek fan. You are reminded exactly how awesome a guy Nimoy was and how badly we're going to miss him. I'm crushed that he's missing Star Trek's 50th anniversary and I'm sure I'm not the only one.