Book Review

Just Call Me Mike (2007)

EW's GRADE
C-

Details Release Date: Mar 01, 2007; Writer: Mike Farrell; Genres: Memoir, Nonfiction; Publisher: RDV Books

Mike Farrell's Just Call Me Mike is subtitled ''A Journey to Actor and Activist,'' and it alternates between Hollywood anecdotes (including a chapter on Farrell's stint on M*A*S*H) and tales of world travels protesting human-rights violations.

Inspiration
He cites Frederick Douglass' ''searing indictments of American hypocrisy....''

Last Word
This hybrid of glitz and politics is moving but unwieldy. C-

Originally posted Feb 16, 2007 Published in issue #925 Mar 16, 2007 Order article reprints

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