Review: Unsinkable: A Memoir

Unsinkable: A Memoir by Debbie Reynolds

My rating: 3 of 5 stars



This autobiography is in three parts, the first beginning with the end of her third marriage and thus starting with the end end of her previous memoir. This period of her life is marked by multi-year tragedies of divorcing her vicious and criminal husband and vainly trying to setup a Hollywood memorabilia museum until the painful auction of her collection proves to be her financial salvation. This is a period of crisis and betrayal, all taking her resolved and resourcefulness to survive making the "unsinkable" title apt. After the auction, where the recollection could end, the memoir limps on for a few discursive chapters about her earlier starlet life as an MGM contract player in a forgettable middle act. After this is a complete filmography of everything Reynolds was in - I mean, everything including 30-second background appearances. She offers a paragraph or more on what she remembers -or doesn't- on every role, cameo, and narration.

This is running up to 2013 with the final listing being the portrayal of Liberacci's mother in "Beyond the Candelabra". The book includes an index and additional listing of her films without commentary.



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