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 enlarge | Author: Russell Brand
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Category: Book
List Price: £18.99
Buy New: £4.95
You Save: £14.04 (74%)
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Rating:  85 reviews
Sales Rank: 2125
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 352
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.2 x 1.5
ISBN: 0340936150
Dewey Decimal Number: 791.45092
EAN: 9780340936153
ASIN: 0340936150
Publication Date: November 15, 2007
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Condition: unwanted gift
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| Customer Reviews:
 Sad but True February 14, 2008
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
I picked up this book at an airport thinking it may be an enjoyable read to pass the hours. Now home and two thirds through the book I find myself in the rare position of being really tempted to not finish it. I quite liked him before I started reading it, but find some of his stories unbelievable in the sense that anybody could be that stupid. The story of climbing on the camper van roof just as they are starting off on what could have been a successful tv programme and ruining the whole thing just seems to be a worthless piece of self destruction. Who would want to know him, never mnd work with him. Sorry, but I found him a pain in the arse.
A Rake's Progress February 13, 2008
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
Old Russ, eh? He's a one ain't he? A veritable dandy for the 21st century. An androgynous goth comic in tune with current sensibilities but informed by literature, philosophy, the lyrics of Morrissey and the minutiae of Bagpuss. He's a seething mass of contradictions: At once a flippant, facile fop who is also intensely proud of his staunchly working class heritage, a poseur whose effete exterior masks a ferocious heterosexuality.
All of these contradictions (and their origins) are apparent in this startling autobiography. Although he is renowned for his dextrous use of language during his tv / radio / stand up work it still comes as a pleasant surprise to note that this ability also shines through in his prose. Indeed some of his imagery is striking (especially like the scene when a group of police envelop him like dough).
Yet beneath all the stylistic affectation and post modern irony is a very bleak tale of a young man laid low by his addictive tendencies. The consequences of this psychology are set out in a series of incredibly dark and disturbing anecdotes. It may not be the bundle of laughs you'd expect, but it is honest and well written.
 Hilarious and moving February 11, 2008
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
My Booky Wook was a Christmas gift from my daughter that turned out to be an amusing, surprisingly entertaining, warm hearted and candid read that I'd highly recommend.
Miss this at your peril February 2, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
Tragic, hilarious, candid and a distinctly uncomfortable read, this is a warmhearted and human tale, and a book tailor-made for anybody who has ever felt 'different'. Powerful and affecting, it is a brief peek into the mind of genius who invites us to marvel at his own bewilderment as to how he has dealt with enormity of his own magical mind and the curse that it has exacted. Brilliant.
Funny, poignant and overall entertaining January 30, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Russell, the storyteller is an amazing concept. This book made me laugh out loud a few times and at times, made me sad too. I recommend it even if you do not appreciate his comedy. It is just an enjoyable read and makes you understand the man a little more.
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