great to read. easier for me to keep people straight. ( )

This is a nice companion book for the Up documentary series (through 42 Up, it has now filmed through 49 Up), but little else. Each of the individuals that appear in 42 Up have a series of interview Q&As asked and answered from each of the documentaries in which they appeared. This means that neither Charles nor John make an appearance in the book as Charles stopped appearing after 21 Up and John had apparently had enough charity donations the year 42 Up was filmed and wouldn't appear again until 49 Up. Unfortunately, there's nothing in the book that you won't find in the documentaries. The only real advantage is this is sort of the cliff-notes version of these individuals from 7 to 42 in about 14 pages each. Without the context of the documentaries, I can't imagine that it is all that compelling, but it is a nice walk down memory lane if you have seen them. And it is definitely a series of documentaries worth watching. ( )