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232 reviews for:
Between the Stops: The View of My Life from the Top of the Number 12 Bus
Sandi Toksvig
4.32 AVERAGE
232 reviews for:
Between the Stops: The View of My Life from the Top of the Number 12 Bus
Sandi Toksvig
4.32 AVERAGE
40% actual autobiography
30% London facts
15% social commentary
10% other random facts
5% recommendations for places to eat in London
In conclusion, this is a feminist history of London cunningly disguised as a gentle rambling busride with Ms Toksvig.
I'm here for it.
30% London facts
15% social commentary
10% other random facts
5% recommendations for places to eat in London
In conclusion, this is a feminist history of London cunningly disguised as a gentle rambling busride with Ms Toksvig.
I'm here for it.
funny
informative
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
This is not your usual memoir. It's interspersed with knowledge about various London streets and history. I thoroughly enjoyed learning more about Sandi's life. Immediately after, I went and watched her Ted talk and I am so impressed with all that she has achieved so far in her life. Read this book if you want to cry with laughter, learn random facts (which I hope will be useful in pub quizzes!), and be inspired.
funny
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Excellent read on a summer afternoon.
Phenomenal. Sandi is witty, insightful, delightfully tangential, and overall a fantastic writer. She successfully combines her surroundings on the 12 bus route with autobiography, anecdotes, and witticisms. Able to make heartfelt interrogation into how she feels she was formed as a person, Sandi invites the reader to examine their own lives, gently and with good humour. I rarely write reviews on this site, so, dear reader, please know that this was a really, REALLY great book.
I like the idea of the bus route theme, and the historical bits were interesting, For me, however, the Sandi bits became increasingly irritating as the book went on. She is more celebrity than I thought and the writing feels prejudiced and somewhat opinionated. Not what I expected.
adventurous
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia, Misogyny
This was more like a travel blog of Peckham than an autobiography. I really didn't enjoy it at all. Maybe she should have enclosed a map with it for those of us who are not familiar with Peckham or even where it is!
Sandi Toksvig is one of the few people whose brain I would really like to tickle. Sounds. Bit strange but she is someone who ticks all the boxes for me. She is smart, she is damn funny and she is articulate. Add to that the fascinating life that she has led (seriously) and the events – like actual world events she had a front row seat for and you really do have an interesting memoir.
However, Between the Stops is actually a lot more than that. See Sani Toksvig gives you a history of London interspersed with her life story. You learn so much about our nation’s capital alongside her own history and it is such a wonderful juxtaposition of information.
With Between the Stops you will laugh, you will get emotional and you will genuinely learn something new. I really hope Sandi Toksvig gets on a different number bus and releases a sequel because this was just a joyous read.
Between the Stops – The View of My Life from the Top of the Number 12 Bus by Sandi Toksvig is available now.
However, Between the Stops is actually a lot more than that. See Sani Toksvig gives you a history of London interspersed with her life story. You learn so much about our nation’s capital alongside her own history and it is such a wonderful juxtaposition of information.
With Between the Stops you will laugh, you will get emotional and you will genuinely learn something new. I really hope Sandi Toksvig gets on a different number bus and releases a sequel because this was just a joyous read.
Between the Stops – The View of My Life from the Top of the Number 12 Bus by Sandi Toksvig is available now.