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enchantedbibliophile's review against another edition
informative
slow-paced
2.0
Most of my favourite musicals have the name Webber somewhere in them. So I thought why not try this audiobook.
But this was not quite as interesting as I thought it would be. At some points I actually found it boring. And the parts where he talks about music composition I was totally lost.
But this was not quite as interesting as I thought it would be. At some points I actually found it boring. And the parts where he talks about music composition I was totally lost.
orestesfasting's review
funny
informative
fast-paced
4.0
Filled to the brim with anecdotes I hadn't heard, which delighted me as someone who thought I knew it all. Most interesting though is when he talks about his own work, in particular his preoccupations with time signatures and orchestrations, which is really useful for understanding his work. He has an undoubtedly wry and funny tone, though his callousness around his treatment of his first wife is a little jarring. Then again, I'm not sure what else one can expect from an autobiography. Biggest takeaway however: my god does this man love cats.
rebeccaebrown's review
4.0
I found the tone had a nice dry, self-deprecating humour that was very charming and I enjoyed the book very much. I loved so many of the behind-the-scenes anecdotes and reading the stories of how some of my favourite musicals came to the stage. I was initially a little daunted to read that it only covered up to the launch of Phantom (ie late 80s) but when I reached the end I was so disappointed that it was finished! I think the only thing i was not so keen on were reminders of just how privileged and Tory Lord Lloyd Webber is despite his parents' backgrounds but that was a minor quibble. Looking forward to vol 2.
mikejwitz's review
1.0
A 500+ page memoir where he devotes more effort to a joke about the size of his dick than to deal with the devastation he brought on his wife and first marriage after cheating on her.
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