[.ca] Hold the Roses (ISBN 0813122643)

Semi-enjoyable:
Interesting book for the most part although more time should have been spent about "The Dick Van Dyke Show". I was very disappointed with the way she ended the book however. To keep everyone guessing about the black bow and then to say it is a secret is disgraceful.

Great stuff:
What a fun, funny, touching, warm and wonderful celebrity bio. Most celebrities seem to have their interest quotient tied to their history of self-destructive antics, but Rose Marie really provides some great reading, especially if you are of her generation. I am not, I'm about 40 years younger, but I loved it. I gave it to my aunts and parents and they enjoyed it, too. We're from the same background and neighborhood, so maybe that prejudiced us a bit, bit Rose Marie is a class act.

Couldn't put this book down!:
I am an avid biography/autobiography reader. This book was a delight to read. Rose Marie tells about the many aspects of her life. Her childhood and her years as a nightclub singer were especially interesting. This book is a must for any Dick Van Dyke Show fan. I wish this book would be more heavily promoted and available to readers. It's the best autobiography I've read in a long time.

Another self-centered celebrity ego trip:
Rose Marie sounds like a really nice person and realized a happy marriage and successful grown daughter were the most important things in life. Yet, her book goes into boring detail about every show, every person she ever met, every crowd reaction. It got so repetetive. And the section on Dick Van Dyke show was the part I was looking forward to and she mostly talked about going out to dinner after the show. She didn't even mention Jerry Paris and hardly Morey Amerserdam. A lot of eating and shows and name-dropping. I skipped over most of it and pretty much got the feeling she loved show business and a good time partying. Makes me glad I never had the show business bug because it sure overwhelms your life.

A great book!:
Rose Marie writes a wonderful account of her life. She tells some about her personal life, and a lot baout her career. It's funny, sad, and poignant as well. It's really a wonderful book and great for any fan of Rose Marie and her work. I especially found interesting, where she talks about working on "The Dick Van Dyke Show."