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Book Review of Killing Willis: From Diff'rent Strokes to the Mean Streets to the Life I Always Wanted

Killing Willis: From Diff'rent Strokes to the Mean Streets to the Life I Always Wanted
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In full disclosure, I was mainly interested in the portions related to his time on Diff'rent Strokes, and I skimmed through much of the rest. Since he's basically shared all of this information in various interviews over the years, you don't really learn anything new here.

What struck me most was how difficult it must've been for an adolescent Todd Bridges to deal with the type of father he had. There's no doubt in my mind his dad's attitude towards himand his many betrayalsaccounted for a great deal of Todd's self-esteem issues throughout his life. It's nice to see he persevered and came through to the life he always wanted.

I really appreciate his writing this book and I wish him all the best!