The purpose of Family Friendly Movies is to share reviews of family-friendly movies and books. Sadly, Bob Hope The Road Well-Traveled is not family-friendly. Worse, it’s a biography of Bob Hope written by someone who clearly despises Bob Hope. It’s a very slanted book. If this book were all that you had to rely on, you would think that Bob Hope was an unfunny, back-stabbing comedian. A man whose radio, movie, and television careers were a series of flops. In addition, the author (Lawrence J. Quirk) sees everything through the lens of a homosexual activist. Every major character in Bob Hope’s life was either a homosexual, a repressed homosexual, or someone who blindly hates homosexuals. Sometimes, all at the same time.
The majority of the quotes in the book are anonymous, leaving me with a strong doubt as to their accuracy. In addition, much of the language in the book involves words that I wouldn’t use in polite company.
In short, I don’t recommend this to anyone — this review is written as a warning. I bought a copy at a used book sale at a local library for ten cents. Frankly, I paid too much.