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And Away by Bob Mortimer

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tomgunner27's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

4.25

steviejean's review against another edition

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funny inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.5

I really enjoyed Bobs humour which came across so well in this book, loved getting to know him on a deeper level!

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informative medium-paced

2.75

On the whole I was disappointed by And Away... it seems that a lot of the magic of Mortimer comes from his voice, mannerisms, and interaction with others. Left on the page a lot of the stories fall a little flat.
Additionally, the vast majority of the book assumed a level of familiarity with Mortimer's back catalogue which I don't have and ended up reading mostly as a long tired account of name dropping. Mortimer's description of his comedy made it sound unfunny and also unpleasant such as describing Jim's sexual harassment of women as a funny joke.
The accounts written about his heart surgery and the modern day were better and perhaps a book about life in general would have been better than an autobiography.