Review by: Jeannine D. Van
Eperen
Blether Book Reviews
www.Blether.com
January 28, 2005
Picture this. Walt Disney didn't die and his ashes weren't placed in Forest Lawn Memorial Park back in 1966. He was frozen and some of his buddies had orders to bring him back when a cure for his cancer was found. Well, a new medicine by a Dr. Rebecca Ling in Arizona was said to have such a wonder drug. Disney's Cronies decided it is time to resurrect Walt. Walt is especially needed now as someone has planned to take over the Disney Empire, someone unscrupulous. The only person capable of saving the day is Walt Disney.
I found WAKING WALT to be
a page-turner from the opening to the end. The book has a large list of quirky
and interesting characters, sort of a Grumpy Old Men and more. The reader learns
much of Walt Disney and of the Disney Company. Maybe Mr. Disney wasn't always
the genial man we saw on television; perhaps he had his prejudices, but according
to this story he was interesting, and certainly he was a genius, knowing what
people wanted in the way of entertainment in the years before 1966. Do his cronies
succeed? Does Walt save the day? You'll have to read the book. I don't want
to spoil this humorous and well-told tale for you. Suffice it to say, WAKING
WALT has mystery, bad guys, good guys, a reluctant flawed hero, and a bit of
sci-hi. But isn't some of yesterday's science-fiction today's reality? I heartily
recommend WAKING WALT.
Jeannine Van Eperen, Reviewer
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