The latest book from the multi-talented Bill Cosby’s is another social commentary but surprisingly it is a collection of humorous tales of varying lengths that are his own observations of his friends and family.
Ever insightful, Cosby writes about everything from religion to romance and introduces us to various characters from his life, such as Peanut Armhouse, who he grew up alongside in the Philadelphia housing project, his godzilla obsessed grandson and Bernadette, who was his first love.
The latter is particularly humorous and will have you laughing out loud at the tale of Cosby as a 15 year old and embroiled in a tale of catastrophe and cologne that can’t be soothed even by a Miles Davis LP. Another great tale is The Missing Pages, which effectively fills in the gaps on what was edited out of Genesis and how God really created the world.
Cosby even traces the DNA of Adam and Eve through to marriages in 2011, and with the accompanying hilarious illustrations courtesy of George Booth, this book is both charming and charismatic. Bill Cosby is now 74, and is loved throughout the world as a comedian, actor, musician, producer, activist and educator, and his first foray into humour since Cosbyology certainly doesn’t disappoint.
Nobody can tell a story like Cosby, there is so much life and vibrancy, from the way he pronounces names such as Peee-Nut, to the way in which he subtly exudes of the bygone era he comes from where things like voicemails weren’t even on the horizon. He reflects on the age of technology and notes that he grew up in the radio era and had no TV, but enjoyed trips to the movie theatres to watch westerns.
This is a quirky book that allows you to indulge in all the gifts that Cosby has bestowed on us during his career from his movies, TV shows, other books and comedy albums.
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