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3.41 AVERAGE
3.41 AVERAGE
funny
medium-paced
I don’t know why I was expecting a semi-serious autobiography but this is NOT it. An extremely silly little book that was very easy to pick up every so often, especially the audiobook as narrated by James himself
I love James Acaster but I found this to be very boring and repetitive unfortunately.
The first third of this book was terrible and almost made me put it down, but I pushed through and then it was classic Acaster. Unlike his other books, this one has no basis in reality and is almost like one big stand- up.
I don't know what I expected but I'm pretty sure it wasn't this. Very entertaining all the same.
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Frankly quite disappointed. I wanted to like this as I am big James Acaster fan, however, I found it incredibly tedious and repetitive. It took me a couple of attempts to read this as I gave up first time around.
Whilst it’s undoubtedly written in Acaster’s cadence and intonations (so much so that I can ‘hear’ him speaking it) I found the book lacked concision. If you enjoy Acaster’s humour then it’s certainly funny, its message is poignant but overall it would benefit from being half the length.
The book strongly lacked James’s honed edge that usually goes with the fantastical anecdotes - I would strongly recommend his Netflix special Repertoire, as this has these qualities mastered - this book does not.
Whilst it’s undoubtedly written in Acaster’s cadence and intonations (so much so that I can ‘hear’ him speaking it) I found the book lacked concision. If you enjoy Acaster’s humour then it’s certainly funny, its message is poignant but overall it would benefit from being half the length.
The book strongly lacked James’s honed edge that usually goes with the fantastical anecdotes - I would strongly recommend his Netflix special Repertoire, as this has these qualities mastered - this book does not.
funny
medium-paced
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced