Review: Candid Memoir
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 11, 2012
Betty Dravis's effervescence is unstoppable.  Her zeal for writing is as abundant as her quest for reaching famous and successful people.'Star Struck' is an unassuming title for this tasty appetizer of a short book filled with unpretentious anecdotes about when Betty Dravis, a mother of six and an old-fashioned scoop reporter, met several famous people to interview in dicey circumstances.As she has heralded in the past, Clint Eastwood became the pilot light of her career, a chance meeting that exhuded warmth and fostered confidence.  From there we get to meet Tanya Tucker, Senator Ted Kennedy, Ann Sothern, Rosalind Russell, and former San Francisco Mayor, Joe Alioto.What makes Betty Dravis's book so engaging is that, whether you know the celebrity well or not, whether you like the person or could care less, Betty's memoir reads like a confessional filled with stories of awkward moments, near-missed opportunities, and flashes of fortune that roll in her direction.  Besides this aspect, her warm reflections about the interview or the interviewee are often heartwarming and insightful.  It is ironic, but as much as Betty casts the spotlight on the celebrities, the more the light really shines on herself.  It is her humanness which makes 'Star Struck' such a valuable read.As a taster and just a morsel of her writing, 'Star Struck' is a happy find.