Ghostbusters Daughter, Violet Ramis Stiel
Ghostbusters Daughter, Violet Ramis Stiel
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Ghostbuster's Daughter
Life with My Dad, Harold Ramis

Author: Violet Ramis Stiel

Narrator: Violet Ramis Stiel, Seth Rogen

Unabridged: 7 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 06/05/2018

Synopsis

From the daughter of comedy legend Harold Ramis (and featuring a Foreword by Seth Rogen) comes a hilarious and heartwarming account of his life, work, and legacy.

Most of us know Harold Ramis as the writer, director, and actor who brought warmth and humor to the big screen in classics like Animal House, Caddyshack, Ghostbusters, National Lampoon's Vacation, and Groundhog Day. To his daughter, Violet, he was best known as an amazing father, confidant, and friend. In Ghostbuster's Daughter, Violet reflects on the life and legacy of her father, providing readers with an extraordinarily candid and insightful look into the man who helped shape modern American comedy.

Funny, endearing, and vulnerable, Ghostbuster's Daughter takes readers into the private life of the American comedy icon, from his humble roots in Chicago and ascension into Hollywood stardom to his personal philosophies on life, love, and filmmaking. While the book offers a comprehensive history of her father's career, Ghostbuster's Daughter also provides a profound homage to their special father-daughter relationship. Violet weaves anecdotes about her father's unique and devoted parenting style among stories of her own unconventional upbringing, creating a vivid and dynamic portrait of the man behind the movies. A distinctly offbeat memoir as well as a charming family story for the ages, Ghostbuster's Daughter is an intimate look at one of America's preeminent comedy filmmakers.

About The Author

Violet Ramis Stiel is the eldest child of beloved comedy legend Harold Ramis (Animal House, Caddyshack, Ghostbusters, Groundhog Day). Formerly a teacher and social worker, Violet is now a full-time writer and disgruntled homemaker. She lives in New York City with her husband and their (blended) six children.

Reviews

Goodreads review by La Crosse County Library on November 14, 2022

Egon was always my favorite Ghostbuster, and anyone who loves Harold Ramis should read this book! Violet Ramis-Stiel does a phenomenal job detailing the life of her dad and the close bond they shared. This book reads less like a memoir and more like an invitation into a very loving, unusual, and som......more

Goodreads review by Ghym on October 18, 2018

Fabulous, haunting book that I have not been able to stop thinking about since I read it. I wasn't even the hugest fan of Ramis but his daughter made him come alive for me, warts and all. It shows how you can be an imperfect parent and still be loved fiercely by your child. Stunning story on the bon......more

Goodreads review by Rachel on August 16, 2018

A sweet reminder of how powerful a father/daughter relationship can be. Loved learning more about Harold Ramis! His movies were great, as was he!......more

Goodreads review by Kevin on June 23, 2018

Violet Ramis Stiel's affectionate memoir of her father, writer-director-producer-actor Harold Ramis (GROUNDHOG DAY, ANIMAL HOUSE, CADDYSHACK, GHOSTBUSTERS), offers an overview of both his successful career and their often chaotic family life. At one point, Ramis tells his daughter, "I think, really,......more

Goodreads review by Michael on April 30, 2019

Really hated this book. For many, many reasons. Primarily, it didn't leave me with a very high opinion of EITHER the author or her father Harold Ramis. It gave me upsetting details about him that I really didn't need to know, and the creative side of his films and writing definitely got the back sea......more

Quotes

“Stiel debuts with a family memoir that offers an intimate view of her father: writer, actor, and director Harold Ramis… a work sure to satisfy fans of Ramis, Stiel renders a three-dimensional image of her father as an emblematic figure in comedy.”
—Publishers Weekly

“Violet Ramis Stiel’s memoir of her famous dad, Harold Ramis, isn’t an exposé. It’s a Father’s Day card.”
—The New York Daily News

“An often-charming, complicated and sometimes harrowing memoir.”
—Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

“A lovingly remembered memoir and a frequently laugh-out-loud-funny, often tear-inducing book about a man who brought us all to tears with the sheer joy of his films.”
—Booklist

"An honest book and deeply personal.” 
—The Chicago Tribune

“This book perfectly captures why so many of us love Harold Ramis and spent our lives trying to be Harold Ramis.  Violet’s intimate biography of her relationship with her father is the book I dreamed someone would write about this special man.”
—Judd Apatow

“Harold Ramis was one of the most important innovators of modern comedy, and Violet Ramis Stiel brings her father to life in such heartfelt and wonderful detail that you can practically feel him leap off every page.  This sweet and fascinating book is a must read for anybody who was ever touched by Harold’s legacy of work, genius and laughter.”
—Paul Feig

“Violet Ramis is candid about her father’s faults and missteps, as well as her own, but Ghostbuster’s Daughter is no Mommy Dearest; by writing honestly about herself and her father, Harold Ramis, she shows how he truly earned the title of 'Daddy Greatest,' despite (and sometimes because of) his flaws. You may begin this book with an appreciation for Harold Ramis’s work, but you’ll finish it with a deeper appreciation for his heart and soul.”
—Sarah Bennett, national bestselling author of F*CK FEELINGS, F*CK LOVE, and LIFE SUCKS

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