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4.25

I really enjoyed getting a behind the scenes look at Louis’s documentaries. The discussion surrounding Jimmy Saville was very interesting and I understand why it was such an integral part of the book. But it was quite a high focus and I feel like that aspect of the book took over a little bit

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5.0


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2.0

I wanted so much to enjoy this book as much as I enjoy Louis Theroux’s documentaries, but unfortunately this book is subpar to the television work he puts out. 

Louis Theroux wrote this himself and comes across so terribly throughout. He seems ungrateful for the privilege afforded to him in his early life to be able to play around with his career as much as he did and he seems entirely uncaring in both of his marriages, although I recognise his first marriage was one of convenience rather than desire. 

The behind the scenes secrets from his TV career are fun, a redeeming part of this book, but his constant discussion of Jimmy Savile was a bit much. I didn’t need every second chapter to be reminiscent of time spent with Savile before the allegations. 

Stick to TV Louis.

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4.0

Enjoyable, funny, insightful. A welcomed look into the man who typically sheds light on others more than opening up their own world. Would highly recommend the audiobook format to hear the right tone, funny character voices, and a bonus chapter. 

I really enjoyed this book as someone who isn’t a huge Theroux fan but as someone who would watch his work and enjoy it when it pops up. I think if you’ve seen everything he’s done you might find it to be a bit of a “and then I did this and then I did that” and feel disappointed. 

Some people seem to have given poor reviews based on Theroux’s character and through discovery of how privileged Theroux is. I found that for most of the privileges afforded to Theroux, there appeared to be a price to pay for most of them. I appreciated Theroux’s honesty to be able to depict himself as someone with issues, especially detailing how he has been a crappy romantic partner to both Nancy and Susanna. 

A pretty balanced book, it could have been better but I think it was still pretty good. 

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4.0

A bit too much Jimmy Saville, but overall funny and enjoyable read. 

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