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An Unfunny Memoir Full of Sexism and Racism

Memoirs of a Professional Cad by George Sanders

January 22, 2022 by GentleRain Leave a Comment

I understand from the back of the book that people appear to find George Sanders “personable” and the alleged humor in the book is described as “wit.” I personally found neither of this to be true and was reminded of Errol Flynn’s memoir (My Wicked, Wicked Ways). However, while Flynn is an evil person and a child rapist, Sanders is more of a 1950s garden variety irritating racist and sexist. This book, purporting to be his memoirs, very loosely follows his life and is more […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir Tagged With: #memoir, all the sexism, George Sanders, Racism, unfunny

GentleRain's CBR14 Review No:20 · Genres: Biography/Memoir · Tags: #memoir, all the sexism, George Sanders, Racism, unfunny ·
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