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My Booky Wook

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In 2006 Russell Brand exploded onto the international comedy scene. He has been named Time Out’s Comedian of the Year, Best Newcomer at the British Comedy Awards, and Most Stylish Man by GQ’s Men. His UK stand-up tour was sold out and his BBC Radio 6 show became a cult phenomenon, the second most popular podcast of the year. Before the fame, however, Russell’s life was any...more

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Published October 15th 2007 by Hodder & Stoughton

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Jul 25, 2012 Mike rated it 2 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Reviewers of book reviews about books

"However, I want book reviews to be book reviews. . . ."

1. This 100% Booky Wook is a stunner! This dark ruby memoir opens with a very nice raspberry like bouquet. On the palate, Russel Brand is medium bodied, very well balanced, and smooth with delicious light raspberry flavors. The finish is dry, with light tannins that linger slightly. This is a terrific memoir! If you can find this Booky Wook, impress your friends or your boss the next time you see this book on the book list. It’s a wonderful...more

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May 11, 2010 karen rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: it-is-for-class, nonfictions, why-god-invented-condoms

i have said it before and i will say it again: junkies are boring.

many people did not want me to read this book.they tried to save me. but this was my very last book for my reader's advisory class: the memoir,and i was so hoping to go out on a good note, me in my post-winter's bone rut. so i took a turn through the memoir section, and they seemed to fall into a couple of broad categories:

i'm drunk:

i can't keep my legs together:

i'm drunk and i can't keep my legs together:

i have overcome some awfu...more

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Jul 29, 2008 Ailsa Lillywhite rated it 5 of 5 stars

I'm not one to devour a biography of any kind. An autobiography is perhaps a bit more bearable since you at least get the vaguely comforting first-person narrative of a kind of novel. Still, I'm a huge fan of Russell Brand and I wanted to give this a go. It only took me three days to finish this book, which is a miracle, considering it being all non-fictiony. I accomplished this because of the following factors; it's a really fascinating story, and I was actually curious to know what exactly was...more I'm not one to devour a biography of any kind. An autobiography is perhaps a bit more bearable since you at least get the vaguely comforting first-person narrative of a kind of novel. Still, I'm a huge fan of Russell Brand and I wanted to give this a go. It only took me three days to finish this book, which is a miracle, considering it being all non-fictiony. I accomplished this because of the following factors; it's a really fascinating story, and I was actually curious to know what exactly was going to happen (or had happened) next in this man's life. The writing itself is remarkably stylish, preserving the very English and delightfully eccentric way that Mr. Brand speaks. I could probably put an umbrella around all of this and just outright say that this is a really great book. It's touching and inspiring and hilarious and ludicrous and appalling and all of that wonderful real-life gritty nastiness.

This book is not for the faint of heart or those prone to panic attacks. He's really done some horrible things in just the 30+ years he's been alive. But that's one of the things that makes it so amazing is that he admits to every last mistake and indiscretion, not without shame, but with a kind of glorious acceptance of it. He writes to people the way he speaks to people; like you're best friends siting in a kitchen parlor. You can't help but feel like you know him, and in knowing him you can't help but love the man.

The only real shame of the whole thing is that he's still a fairly young man and to have already written an autobiography leaves me wondering if perhaps he's anticipating an early demise. It honestly wouldn't surprise me, but I very much doubt that it's the case. Towards the last paragraphs of the book he talks about plans to write and publish more memoirs, I certainly hope he does. I can't wait to read them, and it'll be just like him to publish a sequel to his life story.

In any case, I love Russell Brand. He's always struck me as a very sweet person who really genuinely wants everyone to just get alone and get on and I was a bit worried that reading this book would possibly tarnish that delightfully simple view of him, but it's only helped to explain quite a lot:) (less)

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Jul 15, 2008 Hannah rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Russell Brand fans

Shelves: non-fiction, memoirs

I bought this book earlier last week, hopefully so I could get it signed at Russell Brand's gig on the Saturday (sadly he didn't sign anything, so it's still autographless) and consumed it quickly. I'd not read an autobiography before, and wasn't sure if I'd enjoy it - generally I don't enjoy non-fiction and it takes me ages to get through - but this one fascinated me all the way through. It completely retained all of his idiosyncrasies of speech and instead of hearing my internal-voice dictatin...more

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Aug 04, 2009 Jessica rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: sexy, memoir

yeah I fancy him.
I like the leather pants, the eyes, the attitude, the hair

But the answer to my friend's question: Isn't he a bit young to write a memoir?
well yeah.
he should have waited.
way too chatty, undigested.
some good stories, fab ones even...but disappointingly conversational. Especially as I heard him interviewed (by Terry Gross) and what he had to say was pithier, more incisive than what's here...so far.
But still.
He's Russell Brand.
cut the guy some slack, eh?

****
the book gets less good,...more

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Mar 16, 2008 Nicola rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: non-fiction, recommended, memoir-and-autobiography

I thought the vernacular that the book's written in (Russell writes exactly as he speaks) would be wearing. However, once I got used to the style, I found it a quick and absorbing read. I read the majority of the book in one sitting, in fact.

There's plenty to hate if you're a hater -- and I'm not sure it's a book that's likely to convert anyone -- but there's also plenty to love if you're a fan.

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Feb 18, 2013 Katherine Coble rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: my-mind-needs-junk-food, recommended-by-a-friend, ethically-challenged, library-checkout

Really this is a 3.5, but I'll round up to four because I like Russell Brand in spite of some of his more egregious behaviours. Actually, that's a lie. I love Russell Brand. He's one of those people whom you can tell is just smart, funny, kindhearted.

The book was good as far as getting a feel for Brand's humour--he's one comedian who is almost stronger in written word comedy than stand-up. (For examples of those who aren't: Tim Allen, Paul Reiser, Ellen DeGeneres.)

But really, the fault lies wi...more

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Dec 02, 2012 Molly added it · review of another edition

just finished this book, finally, after borrowing it to read from the lifeguard at my apt pool this past summer. i picked it up and flipped through a couple pages just to scan, and ended up reading the first quarter in one sun session. next couple days, i read the rest except maybe one or two chapters at the end. b/c summer ended. but i finally went and got my own copy, and even though it's hard for me to read a memoir more than once, i just want it on my shelf. because every time i look at it,...more just finished this book, finally, after borrowing it to read from the lifeguard at my apt pool this past summer. i picked it up and flipped through a couple pages just to scan, and ended up reading the first quarter in one sun session. next couple days, i read the rest except maybe one or two chapters at the end. b/c summer ended. but i finally went and got my own copy, and even though it's hard for me to read a memoir more than once, i just want it on my shelf. because every time i look at it, it makes me smile. i knew i liked russell brand for a while, he was good in a very cute movie "forgetting sarah marshall," which btw didn't get enough credit in my opinion. and i'd seen russell's show and knew he was smart, opinionated, and very quick witted. entertained me. but really, until i read this book, i had severely underrated him, this book was so well written, easy flow, and so so funny. not slapstick funny. more like, "this stuff is so funny b/c what he says is dead on what anybody who can relate would be thinking." this is the stuff i think about, have experienced some of, reacted like. but his ability to string words and use the english language both creatively and realistically in such a candid, think-outside-the-box expression that resonates with many of his readers, makes reading each sentence fun. but what's really funny, is not just the way he writes, but the actual stories he writes about. you can't make this stuff up. especially how it's written, so intimate and exposing, you can tell it's not been overly doctored up. it's how someone would really talk. especially in the situations he was in. he laid it all out there, and described his painful and awkward, and outcast memories all the while looking back in retrospect and laughing about them now. bringing secrets to the surface and then having the ability to laugh at yourself, about shit you wouldn't laugh at all about at the time it was happening, takes their power away and makes you money in the process. and it's inspiring to go from his early accounts in life to where he is now, and to hear his humility and how he makes light of his success too. b/c nothing is really meaningful unless you give it meaning. and he writes like he believes that. he sounds so smart, yet funny and real at the same time, a combo i don't see often. if u like introspective humor, you'd really like this book. i had no idea how much i liked him.(less)

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Jan 16, 2012 Susie rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: fiftyfiftyme

Russell on Charlie & the Chocolate Factory: "What a ridiculous way to run a job interview — they should've just got the top guy from Cadbury's or Mars—you can't trust kids to run a factory. Even Charlie was a bit fishy."

Russell Brand is pretty charming and self-depricating which is always a quality I enjoy in a memoir which is by nature self-indulgent. That said, it's sometimes hard to enjoy these recovery memoirs because no matter how charming the author (and this book does feel it was writ...more

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Apr 28, 2012 Jen rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-general-non-fiction

2012 AW80B - England
started: 4/11/12
finished: 4/28/12

It took me a while to get into this one. I didn't really appreciate the disjointed stories that seemed to skip around almost erratically. But as I got into his drug recovery and I saw how the narrative smoothed out, I understood that the tone of the book mirrored his descent into addiction and subsequent recovery. It was an interesting narrative technique and I liked it.

While I don't think this was as good as Nikki Sixx's or Marilyn Manson's a...more

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Jan 31, 2012 Aaron rated it 4 of 5 stars

Have found Brand to be hilarious and interesting for a while...wanted to learn about his story. I got what I wanted here and thankfully found to him to be what I expected: brilliant, crazy, troubled, but in his own way a very wise and thoughtful human being. I like him even more now and will definitely be reading Booky Wook 2.

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Jun 21, 2011 Rita rated it 4 of 5 stars

Should I even advertise that I am reading this book, and enjoying it? Russell Brand is a very good writer and has some something that draws my curiosity. I recommend this book, and will probably read his second memoir as well.

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Mar 30, 2013 Sue rated it 2 of 5 stars

I actually like Russell Brand; most people l know don't. I completely understand why. He's the quasi-celebrity version of that kid with severe ADHD who is so obnoxious that everyone in school hates him. And yet, l find his brand (oh yes, that pun was intended) of buffoonary to be hilarious. He's smarter than the average English loudmouth dipshit, and is incredibly sexy in a way that l can neither understand nor describe. That being said, reading this was the literary equivalent of watching 'Duck...more

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Jan 21, 2013 Brittany rated it 4 of 5 stars

Russell Brand is the kind of person who is very...taxing. When he does stand-up, I can't say I particularly like it, but when he's with others (like when he does The Big Fat Quiz of the Year), I think he's brilliant. That said, having his voice down on a page, where it can actually be read without that sort of mania that goes along with his comedy most times...makes you realize that he's a very funny man with some really amusing turns of phrase who has also had one amazingly fucked-up life.

In M...more

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May 28, 2012 Bandit rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This is only the third bio I've read, previous two being by Tina Fey and Sarah Silverman. Comparing to those books, this actually read like a real bio, very very personal. Quite personable as well. Thing is if I didn't know Russell Brand was a real person, it would pretty much read like fiction, his life has been that insane. It's amazing how many lucky turns he got, how much support, how many second chances...since aside from his manic charm and spastic sense of humor, it doesn't seem like he h...more

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Feb 24, 2012 Laura Elliott Monroe added it

Pros: Brand has a brilliant, amazing mind & sharp wit.
Cons: Scarily unfunny sections, leaves you with a yukky feeling in your tummy.
The Bottom Line: Not for the faint of heart or individuals unfamiliar with British culture.

I love British comedy, but outside of Eddie Izzard I'm not very well-versed in British stand-up comedy. I knew of Russell Brand and also enjoyed him immensely in "Forgetting Sarah Marshall." I knew he was edgy and also a recovered user/alcoholic, and that kind of thing doe...more

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Jan 12, 2012 Fran rated it 1 of 5 stars

Not sure why I even bothered with this book. Other than the fact that my boss loaned it to me. He was funny in Forgetting Sarah Marshall, and amusing in Get Him to the Greek, but that's about the extent of my experience with him. I thought it might be more like Samantha Bee's book "I know you are, but what am I," which was by no means fantastic, but entertaining, very readable, and I like her even more than I did before. Her book is less an autobiography, and more a series of funny, self-depreca...more

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Dec 31, 2011 Lisa rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: memoirs, library

“To this day, I feel a fierce warmth for women that have the same disregard for the social conventions of sexual protocol as I do. I love it when I meet a woman and her sexuality is dancing across her face, so it's apparent that all we need to do is nod and find a cupboard.”

I was curious about this book so I found it at the library. I find Russell Brand amusing but sometimes too obnoxious. Andddd I guess the book didn't really show me otherwise.

There were experiences that made me laugh. Russel...more

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Sep 26, 2011 Heather rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: summer

This is a total popcorn book! You don't have to work your brain and you feel a bit naughty if you enjoy it. I realized while reading this book that my perspective has changed a bit since becoming a mom. This is the first book I have ever read where I thought "gee, I can't leave this on my bookshelf and have my kid possibly pick it up before they turn 18.) Without any spoilers this book is about Russell's personal experience with sex, drugs, theft, sex, drugs, sex, acting and more sex. Yup, thats...more

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Aug 16, 2011 Tania Brzovic rated it 4 of 5 stars

I want to give this 4.5 stars. It was pretty darned close to amazing. As noted by other reviewers, it's a memoir chronicling Russell Brand's early life and his heroin addiction. I started the book a while ago, put it down and then, after reading Brand's blog post after the passing of Amy Winehouse, I was compelled to pick it back up again.

As you can guess, I found it tough to get into the book initially. For whatever reason, the first few chapters didn't grab me, although there were a few laugh...more

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Aug 15, 2011 AJ LeBlanc rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: cbr-iii, memoirs

Celebrities get a ton of extra points from me when they not only write their own memoir, but they write it well. Russell Brand is an awesome writer. If you’ve seen his stand up, it’s not surprising, but still, it’s a treat that it translates so well to the page. His footnotes for Americans are helpful and hilarious and the entire book reads incredibly well.

Brand reconstructs his life and doesn’t gloss over any of the ugly bits. He is surrounded by chaos and creates even more. You can see the pat...more Celebrities get a ton of extra points from me when they not only write their own memoir, but they write it well. Russell Brand is an awesome writer. If you’ve seen his stand up, it’s not surprising, but still, it’s a treat that it translates so well to the page. His footnotes for Americans are helpful and hilarious and the entire book reads incredibly well.

Brand reconstructs his life and doesn’t gloss over any of the ugly bits. He is surrounded by chaos and creates even more. You can see the path that leads him to heroin and I wondered what would have had to happen for him to avoid it. Between his personality, his environment and his work, it’s one of those sad cases where it almost felt like he had to become an addict. I hate when people make the fame/drug connection and give artists a pass because they can’t be great unless they are tortured, but there does seem to be some truth there. However, Brand is sober now and awesome and funny and entertaining, so clearly it isn’t the drugs and nearly non-stop sex that fuels it. (Well, I don’t know what’s happening between him and Katy Perry, so maybe there is a lot of non-stop sex happening…)

I didn’t know anything about his career and I enjoyed learning about his rise and how his addictions and bi-polar personality drove nearly everything. Obviously he wouldn’t have succeeded without talent, but the madness propelled the ship. He realizes that the people around him pushed him to keep up the levels of insanity but then cut him loose when he went too far, even though they shoved him those extra few steps. It’s confusing and everyone is selfish, and yet he came out clean because of people around him.

I feel like he didn’t write this book because he figured he was famous enough to make more money. Instead, he had something he wanted to say and share, so he sat down and did it. While I imagine he would have been crushed if no one bought it, I don’t think he did it to make the top ten lists. He’s learned from his life and wants to put it out there.

I’m looking forward to picking up the second installment. He’s a good writer and he has plenty of material.(less)

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Aug 11, 2011 Robyn rated it 4 of 5 stars

I didn’t used to like Russell Brand.

There was no real, solid reason behind my unfavourable feelings towards the poor man. In fact, to be honest, I was barely aware of his presence on TV, but the little I did know of him caused me to dislike him, immensely. Occasionally I stumbled across him thrusting a wand-like microphone into the face of some z-list celebrity on Big Brother’s Big Mouth and immediately reached for the channel changer. I witnessed him dancing over pages of tabloid newspapers, ha...more

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Jul 08, 2011 Mai rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: nonfiction, kindle-books

Those of you who know me well, know how much I hate giving up on things once I've started. I have finished books I hated. I have sat through movies I thought were terrible. So you might think the fact that this book merited the creation of an "unfinished" shelf would indicate that this is maybe the worst book I'd ever read.

It's not. I probably would finish it under other circumstances. But I picked this up because I thought it would be (a) funny, (b) fast-paced, and (c) possibly mildly shocking...more

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Jun 01, 2011 Christine Bode rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

3.5 STARS

I only just discovered the English rock star of comedians, Russell Brand, a few weeks ago when a friend of mine told me about his Live From New York City stand-up special which aired on The Comedy Network on Saturday, March 14, 2009. I caught a portion of the show near its end and was immediately transfixed by this Byronesque rapscallion! I immediately started watching his stand-up routines on YouTube as well as every interview with him that I could find and couldn’t help but fall for t...more

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Mar 21, 2011 Brynn rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Russell Brand is definitely a stand-out comedian. In "My Booky Wook" he recounts memories that some would brag about and others would keep covered like a kilo in a drug raid. Kudos to him for being so open and honest in a world where anyone can destroy his day, his image, or his fandom with pretty words after a simple glance at the (gorgeous, oddly sexy) cover.

I do agree with those who said it is a verbose book. He does go into stories that leave you wanting more of an ending. For instance, wha...more

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Jan 30, 2011 Laura rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: english

I have been fond of the English comedian Russell Brand ever since he came into my consciousness surrounding his balls-of-steel monologue at the 2008 video music awards taking on American politics. My affection for him was cemented by his Fresh Air interview, where, upon being confronted with video evidence, he concluded “I am not a reliable witness to my own life.” “Not a reliable witness” has a hallowed place in my intellectual toolbox now.

This book is quite funny, which is slightly disturbing...more I have been fond of the English comedian Russell Brand ever since he came into my consciousness surrounding his balls-of-steel monologue at the 2008 video music awards taking on American politics. My affection for him was cemented by his Fresh Air interview, where, upon being confronted with video evidence, he concluded “I am not a reliable witness to my own life.” “Not a reliable witness” has a hallowed place in my intellectual toolbox now.

This book is quite funny, which is slightly disturbing. Brand has deep insight and, often, appalling judgment. The superego is not much with this man.

I was charmed right away by the coincidence of one of the first things he got in trouble for with one of my favorite cases. Seems when he was a child at school, he invented the game of “‘genital grabbing,’ which is very simple and easy to play but fraught with dreadful connotations for its participants and severe vilification for its unwitting inventor [and] rapidly became a deviant craze.” 51. About the same time he was writing this book, I was working on a case that I am quite proud of, though somewhat nervous about its potential consequences. There, the young man had engaged in a similar game (called “icky poke-u,” if memory serves) and, on advice of counsel, pled guilty to sexual molestation not quite grasping either the nature of the crime nor the abiding consequences of the conviction. There, but for the grace of not being here, might have gone Brand. (We allowed the young man to withdraw his plea. He has now enrolled in the military. I shall be very stricken should he frell this up.)

It’s odd how different my own reaction to this book was to the last book I read, The Buddha and the Borderline. There, I was constantly irritated by the wake of destruction the narrator caused without pity or compunction. Brand’s lack of judgment wrecked all manner of havoc on people he was sincerely attached to. And yet, he was capable of deep empathy and deep remorse. And that has made all the difference. Or maybe it’s just that he’s really funny.

Next road trip, I shall attempt to find the audio version.
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Dec 12, 2010 Tünde E. rated it 4 of 5 stars

I really enjoyed reading My Booky Wook for a couple of reasons. Firstly I suppose because Russell Brand is so very eccentric! Loved that, him constantly pushing his limits, even if not always in a conscious state of mind. I guess me, the reader would like to be brave enough to do that, too. (Maybe not on every occasion :) But I can't, so I choose books to live my other life, to shake off the ties of everyday normality. Dr.House's famous quote suggests something similar: 'Normal is overrated'. I...more I really enjoyed reading My Booky Wook for a couple of reasons. Firstly I suppose because Russell Brand is so very eccentric! Loved that, him constantly pushing his limits, even if not always in a conscious state of mind. I guess me, the reader would like to be brave enough to do that, too. (Maybe not on every occasion :) But I can't, so I choose books to live my other life, to shake off the ties of everyday normality. Dr.House's famous quote suggests something similar: 'Normal is overrated'. I couldn't agree more. Back to the book: the whole self-destruction voyage is very extreme and shocking all the time. We have all probably heard similar things Brand tells us about happening to someone else before. Might even have had some of his experiences. However, the way of the author of telling it, shocking the reader every second page kept me alert and very curious about how this was going to end. And yes, I hear you, we all know how that was going to end: all happy and OK for Mr. Brand. While reading I often thought that 'oh, this cannot get worse, there's nothing more outrageous than that' - and then: it did and there was. So, the effect of tragedy Aristotle writes about is there in between the lines: us watching / reading about the 'hero' choosing the tragic path and not being able to interfere as audience / readers. So cold sweat breaks out on our forehead, and we are all helpless and gotta live with that.

The storytelling is really great and despite the omnipresent humour, that I love so much in Brand's discourse, it was exciting to meet the person behind the persona. Of course only to the extent the Persona wants us to, cause He must always stay in control.

The other aspect of the book that I enjoyed perhaps most, is the language. Despite it being a real challenge to me as a Hungarian living in Transylvania, I decided not to give in and used the dictionary only occasionally. I let the text take over control and reveal itself to me. It worked and got carried away. It was precisely the humour of that language that caught my attention first about Mr. Brand's art. Got fascinated by it when watching shows, interviews. It was so funny and entertaining that I had to watch most of them several times just savouring every phrase, word, every sound of it.

Finally My Booky Wook reminds me in a way of Chaplin, too and the film La vita e bella: humour is maybe the most sophisticated means to express tragedy and to help us overcome the things we cannot change, even conquer our worse fears of our own uselessness, ultimately of death itself. (less)

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Nov 28, 2010 Lnrd rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

"My Booky Wook" is an exploration of the hilarious tragedy that can only be described as Russell Brand's life. For those of you who have seen the movie "Get Him to the Greek", I should tell you that the character that Russell Brand plays in that movie is no different from the actual Russell Brand. This shows because almost every chapter of this memoir builds up on a destructive path that slows down at certain points only to be multiplied as Brand continues to share every detail of the somewhat c...more

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Apr 14, 2010 Kim rated it 5 of 5 stars

My Booky Wook is Russell Brand's memoir where he discusses moments from his childhood leading up to how he got into comedy. I wanted to read this book because I find Russell Brand to be very humorous and love his stand-up comedy. This book mainly focuses on his troubled days, where he discusses topics such as sex addiction, drug use, and depression. Although, the book was a bit challenging because it is filled with British humor and is written in a very witty way, I loved everything about it. I...more

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Feb 07, 2010 Kirsti rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: anger, eccentricity, humor, mayhem, memoir, nonfiction, philosophy

Memoir by the comedian/actor/TV-show host/reality-show participant/child-sex abuse survivor/bulimic/alcoholic/drug addict/sex addict. Even with the footnotes, I had a hard time understanding the Britishisms.

Dedication: "For my mum, the most important woman in my life, this book is dedicated to you. Now for God's sake don't read it."

"Toddlers can't move properly in winter coats, they're like little trussed-up Hannibal Lecters scanning the world with their eyes. . . ."

"I ain't never really had muc...more

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