Although I have been a fan of The Room since 2012 and had been anticipating the release of The Disaster Artist film, I was not planning on reading Greg Sestero's autobiographical The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside The Room, the Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made. It was not until I received it as a gift that I embarked on this surprisingly well-written and interesting story of following one's dreams and attempting to climb the Los Angeles acting scene.
The style of book is multifaceted and curious. Given that the only reason anyone knows who Greg Sestero is because of Tommy Wisseau and The Room, the book is both a collection of memoirs for Sestero and a biography for Wisseau, as well as likely the most definitive account of the making of The Room which anyone is likely to give.
The first role which the book takes on, in both style and scope, is to serve as a memoir not only of the making of '"the worst movie ever made," but also that of describing the challenges of trying to "make it" as an aspiring actor in Hollywood in general. Although Sestaro only recites his personal account, it is clear from
Biography of Wisseau
Making of the Room
Issues bringing these together
Inspirational in a way, but also not enough to be particularly moving/important
+ events told from Sestero's point-of-view openly and honestly
+ well told account is easy to sympathize with
+ both ridiculous and funny while also heartbreaking and sincere
- chronology jumps back-and-forth
- more detail than needed in some places
- not terribly pertinent