Book Review: If You Would Have Told Me by John Stamos

Genre ~ memoir
Publication date ~ October 24, 2023
Est page Count ~ 342 (p+ 37 chapters +e)
Audio length ~ 8 hours 44 minutes
Narrator ~ the author

My review:

Memoirs are always a little weird to me because how do you remember exactly what was said 40-50 years ago ~ did ya take notes knowing you might write a book one day? Doubtful.

John tells us his story chronologically from his DUI, to his first audition (luckily he didn’t get peed on 😂), to his time on General Hospital (before my time of watching it), to playing with The Beach Boys, to Full House (I’ve probably seen every episode, and even watched the reboot Fuller House), to his marriage with Rebecca, and then their divorce, to his time on the show ER (never watched it), to his time on Broadway (I had no clue), to his current marriage and being a father.

He talks about his struggles with alcohol, the friendships he made along the way and those he lost too soon. He is a name dropper and you’ll find out he hung out with Frank Sinatra and Don Rickles, and of course, Bob Saget, to name a few. He had a great relationship with his supportive parents who have passed. An interesting Full House fact ~ Adam was supposed to be his character’s name until he suggested the change to Jesse.

Side note ~ still a looker at 60.

Narration notes:
I’m so happy John narrated. I feel like it makes memoir’s that much more authentic. He has a great voice and unless I missed it I don’t think he said have mercy, in the way he’s known for, which was disappointing.

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I’d love to hear your thoughts if you’ve read it.

Book blurb:

John Stamos is telling his story.

The Fuller House star, 59, announced that he has penned a memoir to be released next fall. Titled If You Would Have Told Me, the book will chart the star’s many years both in front of the camera and behind the scenes in his personal life.

Stamos, whose work has earned him critical acclaim and an Emmy nomination, will tell the tale of “a misunderstood heartthrob who has always remained a dorky kid from Orange County, and of his midlife quest to find sobriety and a family of his own,” according to a release.

Stamos shared, “If You Would Have Told Me is the book I never planned to write, but after losing Bob, finally becoming a father, and wanting to honor all the colorful people who have made me who I am today, I figured if not now, when?”

The actor says the book will be his story about “Hollywood, fame, fortune and f—ups.”

“It’s also about home, heart, and healing,” he wrote. “Redemption then gratitude. Honestly, while writing this book I’ve realized I have about a million stories to tell, and I think you may like at least four hundred of them.”

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