If you didn't get his humor, you will get his memoir.

His comedy was great, and his sense of determination something to aspire to. I enjoyed this book, and it is a TON funnier if you read it in his voice. The only problem/takeaway that I had was the reinforcement of the Baptist ideal, that "if it don't hurt, it ain't worth it."

A unique individual. Very good book.

If you can, check out the audiobook, narrated by Bernie. It felt like he was speaking from the grave. Inspiring story.

An odd piece of literature, but demonstrates the power of destiny and how it drives us.

I think this book is very detailed and it expresses so much about himself as a child growing up in Chicago. I discovered the truth of his wife and kids and how his career first started.Its pretty funny because he wrote some of his acts in the nook from Kings of Comedy.

I never even knew Bernie Mac authored a book until recently. It was so nice to hear his voice telling his story. He is certainly missed.

Funnily enough this book made me cry as much as it made me laugh. Bernie reminds me of the people I come from, makes me think of home and how it’s not a place. Wow. Excellent material.

Mac didn't really know his father. After his mother died, he was raised by his two grandparents. He had a strict upbringing, and he considers this to be an important reason why he was successful. He saw a lot of other people ruin their opportunities.



He started a family when he was very young and had to support them while pursuing his dream of being a comedian. He had a strong work ethic and became very depressed when he didn't have a job and income.



He worked a long time in stand-up before his TV show and movies. He studied comedy and learned to adjust his material according to whatever format he was in - using profanity or being clean according to the audience. He told the co-creator of his TV show that he didn't want a laugh track, he wanted to talk directly to the audience, and wanted the portrayal of marriage to not seem silly for the sake of jokes, like he saw other sit-coms do.



This is on the opposite end of the spectrum from a book like Arte Lange's Too Fat to Fish. Lange can do very funny standup, but his life is constantly overshadowed by drugs and alcohol, and - like Chris Farley and John Belushi - greed-driven excess.

very very good

The title may be Maybe You Never Cry Again, but trust me, many, many tears will be shed listening to the Mac Man tell his story. He had such a hard life, but he was brought up right, his Mama and his Grandma always gave him words of hope and wisdom and told me to keep on going, and he never stopped chasing his dream. And he caught it and took it to the top, America! He was taken from us too soon, but his genius lives on.

20 Stars!!! This book was so good. I felt like I was sitting down talking to Mac. I enjoyed his comedy and it is so true that you can’t really know a person until you get to know a person. This memoir really brought me into Bernie Macs PERSONAL space. I’ve always liked him and this book gives you great insight into his integrity as a man, a friend, a father, and an artist. His perseverance is uplifting. You left us way too soon Bernie.

It was not as funny as I thought it would be nor did his literary eloquence compensate for the lack of diversion.