Michael J. Fox has always had an eye for a great story. With the release of his new memoir Future Boy, the Back to the Future star is sharing the books he’s been drawn to lately — and how navigating Parkinson’s has changed the way he reads.
In a conversation with The New York Times, Fox revealed one of the last great books he read, and it’s a modern classic.
“‘A Gentleman in Moscow.’ Amor Towles’s prose, pacing and character development are unrivaled,” he said. “His work evokes a rare and unfailingly beautiful sense of longing.”
When it comes to the books he gravitates toward, Fox isn’t shy about admitting that stories aimed at the mind don’t always grab him — and that he prefers the ones that speak to his heart instead.
“I can always tell if an author is reaching for my mind or my heart. If he or she is reaching for my mind, I confess they can overshoot and leave me frustrated for lack of comprehension. An author that reaches for my heart can often end up in the ballpark.”
According to Fox, the best books aren’t always the most complex, they’re the ones that make us feel something. As he puts it, “Emotional work sneaks up on you and leaves you feeling something you might not otherwise.”
Although the actor loves a good book, he’s honest about the challenges Parkinson’s has added to his readinglife. Diagnosed back in 1991, he chose to keep his condition private for years before eventually going public.
“I always prefer to hold a book in my hands, but unfortunately Parkinson’s makes it difficult, and sometimes downright impossible,” he revealed. “So, much of my reading has become listening.”
Even so, his enthusiasm for stories hasn’t faded. “My reading habits are pretty much the same: I always have two books cued up on Audible at once — one nonfiction (anything from political commentary to history to natural history); and the other fiction (historical, classic literature, crime fiction, mysteries and satire).”
As for which one he reaches for first, Fox says, “I tend to ‘read’ nonfiction at night, if only because it’s easier to find my place. When I think of fiction I think of beach, days off, travel and found time during any point of the day.”
And fittingly, the man beloved for portraying a time-traveling teenager also has a favorite time-travel book.
“I have to point to Jack Finney’s books, especially ‘Time and Again,’ in which the low-tech Dakota-building-as-time-machine device is particularly genius.”
For fans of Back to the Future, that recommendation feels like the perfect full-circle moment.
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