If You Would Have Told Me: A Memoir

This book is so engaging that one could read it in one sitting. I honestly couldn’t put it down and looked forward to continuing it when I had to put it down. I truly enjoyed being in John’s world. The book was vivid, easy to read, light-hearted and kept me interested . It had a very positive bent. I agree with some of the commentary from other readers, such as I thought the Don Rickles chapter was unnecessary. This celebrity doesn’t interest me, but even then, John made the chapter interesting. I also agree that there are some covertly and overly comments related to possible arrogance but they are not very glaring. I got a positive feeling about John after reading his book. It is difficult to judge someone’s personality based what they wrote. He also did make some self-deprecating remarks and admitted some uncomfortable moments in his life, which gave me a more accurate picture of who he could be. In other words, I appreciated the honesty. Good work John. I’m hoping you’ll write others that may delve even deeper into yourself and your work on our favorite shows like ER and Full House. Thanks.

Just what I expected reading about John Stamos. Had no problems getting jobs because of his good looks. But he has insecurities like most of us. Thank you John for letting us see the real you.

I have been a fan since the original Full House was on, plus General Hospital, and ER. He is such a genuine, warm person. This story has lots of surprises. This book gives you a warm feeling, he is not a Hollywood guy, very very good read.

I never watched John Stamos' primary TV show "Full House". Never knew he did Broadway plays. I was intrigued by his relationship with the Beach Boys who I love. So why read this book? Well, he's just there. Not super famous but definitely a good working actor with what seems like a great attitude in a major part of my life (I'm older). Did I mention he has women fall all over him? That's the part I'm jealous of.But he's a normal guy with a great, normal, upbringing that falls in to acting with a great soap opera career that starts the ball rolling and is a great part of the book. And then The Full House with a great group of actors working in tandem which he does a great job describing. You read many books that talks of the egos but this book focuses more on the positives of his relationships and I think that is the secret to this book and John. He's a likeable guy who makes the best of his life. But there is an entire other part that I wasn't aware of: a Broadway career and decently successful at it working along side James Earl Jones among others. Another great relationship and man he respects.A chapter on Don Rickles? Why not since he knew and spent time with him. Of course, the hook will be finding Tony Danza in bed with his girlfriend. But of more interest was his marriage/relationship with model Rebecca Romin Stamos. Lovely woman which eventually ends in divorce and John owns up to his faults here and how he let this slip away. (Hey John, I ran in to Rebecca and her new husband on their honeymoon trip in Riviera Maya Mexico. They seemed very happy). But can this honest, heartfelt guy eventually find true love? Of course, that's where the book ends! Read it. it's fun. and I didn't even mention The Beach Boys. Lucky guy.

I was a big fan of Full House back in the day and love reading memoirs, so of course I bought this the day it came out. I started reading the first chapter and could not get into it for some reason. Didn’t pick it back up again for almost 8 months after finishing another book and not wanting to take a break from reading and did better that time. However, I will say some of the chapters were kind of boring to me, especially about other celebrities that I had no interest in. But I get him wanting to write about people that meant something to him personally. The chapters I liked were the ones about Full House, his childhood, wives/girlfriends and his love for his parents. I’ve always felt like he seemed like a humble and good person and he still seems like a pretty good guy, BUT he still came across as a little full of himself at times which for some reason, I wasn’t expecting. It took me longer to read than it should have (when I actually started reading it for real) which isn’t a good sign, but I’ll say over all it was still worth the read for me. I think it really just depends what interests you share with him and how big a fan you are.

I love John's transparency throughout the book. His ability to be self-deprecating and laugh at himself as he navigates his life's messiness is endearing. I thought he was a handsome man but a bit shallow before I read this. Now I know he's one of the deepest, thought- provoking, humble and grateful men I'll never know but can learn from immensely. I'm happy he's come full-circle to become that emulation of his parents that he's always wanted to be. The only parts I wasn't happy with were the name dropping of fellow AA (celebrity and other) members who helped him in his sobriety. As a fellow AA member myself, we don't do that without the expressed permission of those members. That's why it's called Alcoholics "Anonymous". Maybe he had permission from some of them but I doubt all of them. Anyhow, good read and sounds like he finally grew up. Good for him!

As a girl watching " Full House" growing up I always like Jesse ( John Stamos) & his bad boy ways. He was always the character you loved to hate, but just couldn't. Reading John Stamos's memoir & how he got into show business was enlightening; as well as; eye opening. This year inparticular I'm starting to read more memoirs about TV personalities I liked growing up.

Like the fact he was honest about it..was sad about Bob Sackett .what a lost for all his friends and family and fans

It seems like John Stamos has always been around during my lifetime and looks virtually the same as he did in the 1980's. Even though I did not watch General Hospital at the time he was on it, playing Blackie Parrish, Stamos's face was plastered on magazine covers and it would have been impossible to miss him if you were a fan of any soap opera. Then he snagged a new sitcom as Jesse Katsopolis on Full House and almost instantly turned himself into the latest sensation on TV. After that show ended he had a decent run on ER, playing Tony Gates. I only saw a handful of those shows but somehow I still knew he was around and doing well in his career. After reading his memoir, I have a better understanding why he was not just another handsome face. He is a good actor in both life and on TV. He even did Broadway a few times. He had a close-knit family whom he loved and who adored him. His drumming was good enough to play with the Beach Boys on many occasions. He did charity work involving helping children that he still continues today. And mostly he had many varied friends from his school days to the present day. He had a lot of love in his life and eventually, he found the right partner and had a child who, I believe, will be the apple of his Dad's eye for the rest of his life. Of course, he fell into a few traps along the way. Alcohol is one of them. But his strength of character and willingness to do the work to get sober, pulled him through. He is a pretty good writer too, and the personal notes in the book from his mother were a sweet reminder of how he grew up to become the John Stamos he remains today.

Pretty surprised to hear such sorrow for John throughout his life. Glad to see he worked through his troubles and was able to share his story.

Such a real, honest read

Great read!

I grew up watching John Stamos on TV so he has 1 million fascinating stories! I want five more new books, please! 💜