Sir patrick moore autobiography books

Some may complain about Moore's racist political views expressed here, or that he constantly teases about what he did during the war while refusing to reveal the details. Also you obviously only get his side of events, and some have claimed his professed modesty is not genuine. But I think the book succeeds in showing exactly what he considered important in his life. It's easy to forget he was the product of an earlier age. He doesn't talk about his emotions in the way a modern celebrity would because he was raised with the stiff upper lip of Victorian Empire. But he is clear about the people, pastimes and causes he cares about. So as an autobiography I think it is pretty good.

A deeper question raised is whether Moore himself was a good man. It's something of an artificial distinction. Real people can't be divided neatly into good and bad: they are what they are, and provided they aren't asking us to vote for them or committing crimes I'm not sure we have a right to judge them. (Especially in cases like this when the judgement is on whether a man's *views* are acceptable, not his actions.) But overall I am still fond of him warts