As a movie critic, Roger Ebert’s writing was always thoughtful without being pretentious and charming without being manipulative. In just a few words he could get across big concepts and a lot of personality, but, though he was a great entertainer, he was always honest and never pandered to his audience. His memoir continued this tradition. The early portion of Life Itself gave a very thorough account of his childhood. While the level of detail he recalled in portraying his perspective of the world as …
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