Book Review

Rainn Wilson’s, aka Dwight K Schrute, Memoir Gets a Solid Five Stars

The Bassoon King: My Life in Art, Faith, and Idiocy ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I just finished listening to the audiobook The Bassoon King: My Life in Art, Faith, and Idiocy by Rainn Wilson. I expected the book to be entertaining, as it’s written by the actor who played Dwight Schrute in The Office. It never let me down.

By the end, the book captivated me to the degree that I’ll spend my day writing this review and encouraging you to read it too.

Don’t you love it when you get more than you expect?

The book is much more than an entertaining read for fans of Dwight Schrute, Assistant (to the) Manager of Dunder Mifflin. Rainn is a talented and funny storyteller. His childhood is fascinating. I was especially captivated by his tales of his early years in Nicaragua. More than one story involves tapeworms.

More impactful though, are the rich tales of his cultural and spiritual experiences as he progresses through life. The Bahá’í faith; casual living room…