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Film Club: A True Story of a Father and a Son - Community Reviews back

by David Gilmour
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An Un-Calibrated Centrifuge
An Un-Calibrated Centrifuge rated it 13 years ago
This book kept me reading it, but I'm not sure why. I haven't seen too many of the movies (maybe seven total of the ones they watched). But that doesn't matter since the book is mostly about the father-son relationship. And this is why the book fails for me. I just do not care at all what happens to...
Rincey Reads
Rincey Reads rated it 16 years ago
I really didn't like this book. I know the only reason why I got through the whole thing and didn't stop and throw the book was because I didn't have anything better to do.
varoberts
varoberts rated it 17 years ago
sometimes the idea of a book surpasses what the book is actually able to accomplish. an interesting idea to have a father honestly discuss life with his son. too many reviews have been critical of the author's choice to allow his son to make his own decisions about sex, drinking and drugs. i unde...
auntieannie
auntieannie rated it 17 years ago
David Gilmour's son is failing high school. Gilmour sizes up the situation and decides to let Jesse drop out if he wants to -- which he does. The catch is that he has to stay away from drugs and watches 3 movies a week which his father picks with his father.It's a risky strategy. Gilmour is unconven...
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