Fantastic summer read. He didn't particularly do a lot of deep diving into a vat of self-awareness, but I don't think that would have fit with his personality and the story itself was engaging enough without it. I have to say, the ending was a little too tied-up-into a bow, but it's hard to write a memoir without wanting to add a "happily ever after" so I understand the motivation.

The two, giant glaring holes in the story for me were the lack of insight into his difficult relationship with his daughter, and what felt like a sudden attraction to NYC's Harlem after a lifetime of living in other spots. I feel as if both of those "stories" have a large, emotional impact for the author and therefore are difficult to approach. While I'd recommend the book to anyone, I felt it only fair to take off a star for these missed opportunities.