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I love Tom Allen. Watched him at last year's Melbourne comedy festival, where he personally shook the hand of every attendee as they came into the room and kept us laughing throughout the full hour of his show.
I particularly recommend getting the audiobook as it's lovely to actually hear him--almost like having a chat session with him.
I particularly recommend getting the audiobook as it's lovely to actually hear him--almost like having a chat session with him.
British comedian Tom Allen is hilarious in his new memoir. I listened to this on audiobook, narrated by Tom himself, and it really brought each of the characters to life, particularly Tom’s wonderful parents.
I’m not going to mark this book down for covering some of the stories Tom tells in his standup because it’s his life story and these stories are integral to showing his long journey to coming out as gay. The book is also potentially for a different audience so I don’t think this is a problem, I still thoroughly enjoyed it!
Aside from being really funny, I think Tom’s journey to accepting himself as a gay man and opening up to other people will be an important read to anyone in the LGBTQIA+ community. He discusses what it’s like growing up questioning your identity whilst bullies are point out your differences. This book isn’t just how he became a standup comedian but how he learnt, with the help of his dad, to stand up for himself.
Overall I would highly recommend this. The only thing taking it down to 4 stars instead of 5 is that it is quite short and I could have enjoyed it more if it was longer.
4 out of 5 stars!
I’m not going to mark this book down for covering some of the stories Tom tells in his standup because it’s his life story and these stories are integral to showing his long journey to coming out as gay. The book is also potentially for a different audience so I don’t think this is a problem, I still thoroughly enjoyed it!
Aside from being really funny, I think Tom’s journey to accepting himself as a gay man and opening up to other people will be an important read to anyone in the LGBTQIA+ community. He discusses what it’s like growing up questioning your identity whilst bullies are point out your differences. This book isn’t just how he became a standup comedian but how he learnt, with the help of his dad, to stand up for himself.
Overall I would highly recommend this. The only thing taking it down to 4 stars instead of 5 is that it is quite short and I could have enjoyed it more if it was longer.
4 out of 5 stars!
I love Tom Allen and this book was fantastic, I listened on audiobook so it was brilliant listening to him read it- I think that added more too it. Found it really funny and I loved the letter to his younger self
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An easy and hopeful read, No Shame explores Tom Allen's journey through adolescence. Examining moments from his past and reflecting on the ways that identy shame developed growing up in quiet suburbia, Allen delivers an insightful window into some of the formative moments of his life. This book is a powerful, charming, and witty coming of age story in which Allen encourages the courage and freedom to work through working out oneself.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Homophobia
Minor: Bullying
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