topic Re: Uncommon Type by Tom Hanks in Book Club

Uncommon Type by Tom Hanks

pommom — Sat, 22 Jun 2019 01:15:40 GMT

Found this wonderful book at the local library quite by chance and am so glad I did. Tom Hanks is a great writer. The book is a compilation of short stories - some quite humorous, some poignant but all relatable.

I learned that he has an affinity for antique typewriters and has collected them for years.

On a video of John Stamos's $5.8 million house as featured in Architecture Digest, John shows the manual typewriter Tom Hanks gifted him with a typewritten note in the platen. He asked for a typewritten reply from John, but John made a mess of it on the manual typewriter. So, instead he called Tom to thank him.

Highly recommend this book. A good read.

Re: Uncommon Type by Tom Hanks

esmerelda — Sat, 22 Jun 2019 01:38:42 GMT

I read it shortly after it was published and loved it!

Re: Uncommon Type by Tom Hanks

Yahooey — Sat, 22 Jun 2019 02:38:42 GMT

I saw the piece on CBS Sundsay morning but then forgot about it

Will now have took for the book - thanks

here iis the video clip in case anyone is interested

https://youtu.be/UTtDb73NkNM

Re: Uncommon Type by Tom Hanks

IMW — Sat, 22 Jun 2019 14:27:31 GMT

Enjoyed the book.

Re: Uncommon Type by Tom Hanks

Caligurll — Tue, 25 Jun 2019 02:21:36 GMT

@Yahooey wrote:
I saw the piece on CBS Sundsay morning but then forgot about it
Will now have took for the book - thanks

here iis the video clip in case anyone is interested

https://youtu.be/UTtDb73NkNM

@Yahooey Thanks for posting that link, I enjoyed watching it.

Re: Uncommon Type by Tom Hanks

Yahooey — Tue, 25 Jun 2019 11:46:34 GMT

I'm reading it now - enjoying it

Re: Uncommon Type by Tom Hanks

Kindaglitzy — Tue, 25 Jun 2019 21:59:27 GMT

Thanks for posting this and the link to the video.