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heidrah's review against another edition
funny
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Racism, Cultural appropriation, and Religious bigotry
12dejamoo's review
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
4.25
This really was a good time. Funny, lighthearted, interesting. Miriam Margolyes has had an interesting life but even more than that she's just really good at telling her stories. There were also a fair few tender, serious, and deep moments in this book which helped to create a really rich tapestry of a life well known for comedy. There are a couple of chapters I kind of want to go back over right away, just to better imprint them on my memory. This was just so thoughtful but also such an easy read, I just flew through it.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Fatphobia and Antisemitism
Minor: Racism
Lots of discussion of Jewish pain, generational trauma, anger issues, fatness, but all done in a respectful and thoughtful manner. Definitely a few mentions of racist tropes - blackface, yellowface etc.yungblonde's review against another edition
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Cursing
Moderate: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Grief, Antisemitism, Classism, Death, Cultural appropriation, Body shaming, Racism, and Sexism
questingnotcoasting's review against another edition
funny
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
This was as interesting and funny as you'd imagine a memoir from Miriam Margolyes would be. She's certainly had a fascinating life and I found it a fast read despite being over 400 pages. Occasionally I felt her anecdotes dragged on a little, particularly those about all her school teachers and I did notice that her stories sometimes didn't flow from one to another very smoothly. It was a bit like she was just writing down everything interesting she could remember, but that didn't really impact my enjoyment.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent and Terminal illness
Minor: Deadnaming and Racism
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