700 Sundays is a memoir of sorts of Billy Crystal's childhood, growing up in Long Beach on Long Island. Like most comedians' books, it is peppered with what may be apocryphal incidents. Ostensibly it is supposed to be about the life that he knew with his father, who died when Billy was 15. The title of the book refers to the number of Sundays that he had to spend with his father before his father passed away.
Dad was a workaholic who held down several jobs, and Sundays were the only days he had time to spend with his family. There is more to this book than that, however, and maybe because of that short a time span, Crystal had to expand the book to cover more than just memories of his father.
At any rate, suffice to say that the book is a good memoir, as far as memoirs go, but if you are not a fan of the style of stand-up comedy that is Billy Crystal's staple, you probably won't like the book. On the other hand, if you hink Billy is hilarious, you will get a kick outof it. It doesn't read too schmaltzy, and is a fairly quick read.
Rate this one 7½ stars. Next book is "Go to Hell" by Chuck Crisafulli.
Winthrop
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