Knee Deep in Paradise is an autobiography by Brett Butler. She is a comedian best known for her show "Grace Under Fire" which ran from 1993 to 1998.
Started: August, 2009
Completed: October, 2009
Recommended by: My wife, who enjoyed it and passed it on.
Review: This book is well written with good use of the language. I had to look up several words (I did not walk in expecting that I would need a dictionary) and frequently enjoyed several turns of phrase. It appears that Ms. Butler wrote this book over several years (perhaps a lot longer) but she seems to have started it before her second marriage and completed it before its dissolution (although, it appears that was on the horizon). Her childhood was difficult although it was largely a story in neglect. She coped by drinking and her story frequently drops in and out of the events to be found at any AA meeting. I do not say this to denigrate her life or her story, but that there aren't a lot of plot twists. Ms. Butler seems to feel that her life was very visible once she was on Johnny Carson and, to her, it must have seemed to be. Time, however, and likely less coverage then she imagined have lost that story and there is nothing in the book to catch the reader up in the tumultuous events of fame. The book ends as a focus on the father she never knew as she compiled what appears to be every piece of information she has about him to build the book. I found the material interesting; I have enjoyed Ms. Butler's comedy, but I wonder if I will in the future knowing from where it comes. I do not recommend this book.
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