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Hilarious!
Brand manages to turn what should be a rather disturbing and tragic journey into a comical and uproariously funny story. It's also really well written - there are words I had to look up in the dictionary to find out what they meant. Not what you might expect from the guy who has played Aldus Snow in two movies.
However... the book is completely forgettable. It's words didn't bounce around inside my head the way other books do when I put them down. In fact, when the person who lent me t ...more
Brand manages to turn what should be a rather disturbing and tragic journey into a comical and uproariously funny story. It's also really well written - there are words I had to look up in the dictionary to find out what they meant. Not what you might expect from the guy who has played Aldus Snow in two movies.
However... the book is completely forgettable. It's words didn't bounce around inside my head the way other books do when I put them down. In fact, when the person who lent me t ...more
I just love Russell Brand.
I used to despise him. I didn't get him.
Then, I started seeing him more and more, and the interest grew.
Now, after reading this extremely honest book, I just love him even more.
Sure, there are lots of people who had a disturbing childhood leading to heroin and sex addiction, but Russell's brand of writing (almost poetic) really brings his voice to the pages.
I am looking forward to Booky Wook 2. ...more
I used to despise him. I didn't get him.
Then, I started seeing him more and more, and the interest grew.
Now, after reading this extremely honest book, I just love him even more.
Sure, there are lots of people who had a disturbing childhood leading to heroin and sex addiction, but Russell's brand of writing (almost poetic) really brings his voice to the pages.
I am looking forward to Booky Wook 2. ...more
Jun 14, 2009
Jenn
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My favorite genre: rock and roll lifestyle autobiography. But missing the two key ingredients - 1) Good ghostwriter 2) The product of meticulous lifelong jounrnaling. Worth the read if only for the explanation of Brand's vegetarianism. I know how it is, I eat fish Russell.
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Aug 13, 2008
Sarah
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akaellen
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Jessica
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