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ameliajasmine24's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
sad
fast-paced
5.0
ballyhell's review against another edition
challenging
dark
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
Genuinely the most beautifully written memoir ive ever read. The introduction alone had me crying on the bus home.
loandbeholdx's review
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
5.0
Just Ignore Him by Alan Davies
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5/5
Alan Davies is my favourite comedian and the star of one of my favourite shows, Jonathan Creek. This is a memoir about his childhood, of growing up in the seventies in the South of England, and how the trauma he experienced as a boy shaped him into the man he is today. His life is harrowing, as not only did he lose his mother at a young age, but he also suffered abuse from the one person who is supposed to keep him safe. Although he talks about tough topics in this book, he uses his wit and dark humour to bring a comedic approach to the traumatising experiences he has endeavoured. This man deserves so much more credit than he receives because not only is this book incredibly well written and articulate, but for the courage that it takes to share such events. I listened to the audiobook, as Alan narrated it himself, and it will certainly be an experience I will not forget. This book will make you laugh, it will make you cry, you will feel anger, frustration and resentment, but you'll also have an overwhelming feeling of pride for this wonderfully ordinary man who has found the strength to tell his story.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5/5
Alan Davies is my favourite comedian and the star of one of my favourite shows, Jonathan Creek. This is a memoir about his childhood, of growing up in the seventies in the South of England, and how the trauma he experienced as a boy shaped him into the man he is today. His life is harrowing, as not only did he lose his mother at a young age, but he also suffered abuse from the one person who is supposed to keep him safe. Although he talks about tough topics in this book, he uses his wit and dark humour to bring a comedic approach to the traumatising experiences he has endeavoured. This man deserves so much more credit than he receives because not only is this book incredibly well written and articulate, but for the courage that it takes to share such events. I listened to the audiobook, as Alan narrated it himself, and it will certainly be an experience I will not forget. This book will make you laugh, it will make you cry, you will feel anger, frustration and resentment, but you'll also have an overwhelming feeling of pride for this wonderfully ordinary man who has found the strength to tell his story.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse
maggie73's review against another edition
4.0
Listened to the audiobook read by the author. Excellent.
efabri123's review against another edition
5.0
Purchasing a book by Alan Davies, I expected a memoir filled with silliness and jokes. Instead, what I found is a heart-wrenching and terribly sad story about a little boy whose mother passed at a young age and whose father sexually assaulted him. Davies will always have my profound respect for how he delivered this story with vulnerability, compassion, confusion and curiosity regarding his own upbringing. Highly recommended.
obscuredbyclouds's review against another edition
3.0
An exploration of Alan Davies' abusive childhood and the mental toll it took on him. It is mostly good and sometimes superb - a few times I wished this would have been told more linear but that's a small criticism. My "low" rating is mostly because I, at the moment, wish I hadn't read it.