The Butler

This "book" was just the author's way of attempting to cash in on the film. It did not reveal much more of the true-life butler's life than the initial article. The last 1/3 of the book was devoted to a rant on the film industry's exclusion of blacks. It wasn't particularly well-written either.

The film was well-done. Forest Whittaker did a nice job as the butler. The life of his son was completely embellished for the sake of the film. I guess his true life was just too boring. Mariah Carey was barely recognizable in her role as his mom. It was sweet when he finally recognized his son as a hero.