Review - The Butler

The Butler: A Witness to History by Wil Haygood

My rating: 1 of 5 stars


I was looking forward to reading about the butler that had served in the White House for so many years, but instead treated to a story about how the movie cam to be and very few anecdotes about the butler himself.  I was very disappointed.  What a waste of time.

The plot (from Goodreads.com): With a foreword by the Academy Award nominated director Lee Daniels, The Butler not only explores Allen's life and service to eight American Presidents, from Truman to Reagan, but also includes an essay, in the vein of James Baldwin’s jewel The Devil Finds Work, that explores the history of black images on celluloid and in Hollywood, and fifty-seven pictures of Eugene Allen, his family, the presidents he served, and the remarkable cast of the movie.

Now I am listening to Doing Hard Time by Stuart Woods.