In the beginning I was shocked and dismayed by many of the revelations. But then I decided well he was human, and he has been made into some kind of god, with no hint of the real live human who was Walt Disney. So I accepted these less than pleasant revelations as probably a pretty accurate reflection of the real man. But, time and time again when there was a chance to portray a situation with even the slightest bit of what must have been Walt's perspective the author uses someone else's perspective instead. As a result it basically trashes Walt Disney on every aspect of his life from childhood to his death. While all of the historical facts seem to be accurate to a tee, it is the perspective that troubles me. Nowhere is there a representation of what was in Walt's mind, and heart. The book portrays him as heartless, and mean spirited. I know he was not exactly the Walt I always pictured, but I also know that in many of the situations mentioned in the book which were twisted to reflect badly on him, I actually would have felt or done the same thing he did. So I started to feel attacked myself. This authors tone was such, that I am left with the feeling that his only motivation for writing this biography was to destroy everything that we love about the Disney company and Walt himself. The author never even said one kind word about any Disney movie (I mean he trashed every animated, live action, television show, even theme park rides and attractions in the process of trashing Walt) His motivation clearly was to make it look as though everything Walt touched was worse for his attention. That is a load of crap, and we all know it. The author actually used those words "everything Walt touched was worse for the attention he gave it." When I read that I was mad as a wet hen, it is a bold-faced lie that nothing Walt ever did was better off because of his attenion. The facts are great, but I can no longer accept this authors portrayal of Walt's character. Not a good book, No Disney fan should ever read this book unless they can stand to be stabbed in the heart. Facts are true, portrayals are always slanted to make him look evil. Ugly portrayal. And even if it were completely true, what makes the author think people want Walt Disney to be trashed. He is an American Icon.Read full review
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