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231 reviews for:
Between the Stops: The View of My Life from the Top of the Number 12 Bus
Sandi Toksvig
4.32 AVERAGE
231 reviews for:
Between the Stops: The View of My Life from the Top of the Number 12 Bus
Sandi Toksvig
4.32 AVERAGE
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
Really interesting just never got around to finishing it, more into fiction :)
I really enjoyed this book. An unusual way of writing an auto biography and all the better for it. I suspect if I put together all the sections about Sandi, they would amount to a very short memoir. But what is included is fascinating and unexpected in most cases. What a varied life!
This is interspersed with facts, trivia and musings inspired by people, things and places that the number 12 bus route from Dulwich to central London suggest. At times I laughed out loud. Thought provoking opinions on issues of equality in modern Britain is a recurring theme, always delivered with a light touch.
And now I just want to get on a bus to the library where I would find all the books I can on local history!
This is interspersed with facts, trivia and musings inspired by people, things and places that the number 12 bus route from Dulwich to central London suggest. At times I laughed out loud. Thought provoking opinions on issues of equality in modern Britain is a recurring theme, always delivered with a light touch.
And now I just want to get on a bus to the library where I would find all the books I can on local history!
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emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
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medium-paced
Sandi's story through the 7 mile route of the Number 12 bus in London covers not just a potted history of London but also snapshots of her life. It is a travesty that in a city that is meant to be encompassing it seems to have forgotten the work of Women, and Sandi's empassioned plea for more equality for Women in a male dominated history is one that resonates. A great read.
funny
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medium-paced
funny
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inspiring
lighthearted
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See the locations in the novel along the bus journey here
I have to say I have always loved the wit and humour of Sandi Toksvig. I am an ardent viewer of QI because of her and even watch Bake Off to see the banter between her and Noel and I don’t even like cake that much. (And she admits she’s not that keen either in this book!)
What a genius idea to take a bus ride and then to chat as if you were on a bus beside her, about history, a nice cafe, the other people on the bus and culture down in the streets below. Add to that a series of stops – where Sandi either gets off the bus or take a turn in a more philosophical sense to share anecdotes, childhood memories or stories about her family. There’s so much to love here – sad moments as well as happy. But Sandi does what she does best – the on-liners, said with a straight face. As you read, you can see her expressions, that look (similar to the one she gives Alan Davies when he’s doing one of his Alan things on QI) haha!
The bus journey is from Dulwich to Oxford Circus and it’s a very fascinating and quirky tour. Sandi is naturally inquisitive, has a wicked memory for facts and the book really is like sitting beside her and learning about what you see out the window. Just don’t eat a sandwich wrapped in plastic on a bus beside her!
There’s nothing not to love about this book. Even if you’re not a particular fan of Sandi (which I AM!) there are so many interesting anecdotes about history, London, feminism and a variety of other things. It’s a gem!