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3.84 AVERAGE
3.84 AVERAGE
This was a delightful book--not a great one, by any means, but then, Eric Idle is a great person, by his own admission. Rather, he is a delightful one--funny and profoundly flawed and quite unconcerned about what those flaws add up to. He's rich, he's talented, he's hard-working, he cares about his friends, and he was terribly, terribly lucky, once upon time, when he found himself catching the eye of a bunch of other talented and hard-working people. The rest, as they say, is history. More here.
A wonderful insight in the life of Eric Idle, with nice anecdotes on Monty Python and a lot of other stuff. Wish I had read it sooner!
It is always fun to read a book with a British accent. I had no idea he was good friends with George Harrison. The name dropping in this book is fantastic. It is a fun book for every passing fans of Monty Python.
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adventurous
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I don't think I like autobiographies all that much, but it was funny!
⭐️⭐️⭐️ and a half stars. Silly, Fun, and Scattered. This was another book that I chose for our regional library’s Winter Reading Challenge about Humor Writing, chosen by taking the libraries info folder and dropping my finger at random. I was delighted when this was what turned up as my next book, as Monty Python shaped my childhood especially through the Holy Grail. Eric Idle’s “sortabiography” gives so much fantastic back story to Python, Spamalot, and the thousands of projects Eric supported. Meaningful and bright moments of this biography include his discussion of his friendships with John Cleese, Mike Nichols, George Harrison and Robin Williams. Still, though, this book could’ve benefited from three huge things: an editor (Idle includes multiple stories multiple times), a trimming of name dropping (there are thousands of celebrities mentioned in this book, or so it feels), and a broader sense of direction and purpose behind the writing. Still, if you enjoy Python and you need a good laugh, this will definitely make you smile.
I’m a Monty Python lover. Have been since my early teens. And yet it took until I was 47 years old to read one of the many memoirs or histories that have been written. Why did I start with Eric Idle’s autobiography? I think if I were forced to pick a favorite Python, I’d likely choose John Cleese. So why didn’t I start with his book? I wasn’t looking to read a Python book. I was browsing the audiobook memoir library in the Libby app and found this one in there.
I’m really glad I did because Idle’s unique sense of humor is interesting (and scathing) as hell and having his voice read it made it that much more fun.
I’m really glad I did because Idle’s unique sense of humor is interesting (and scathing) as hell and having his voice read it made it that much more fun.
Listening to this book felt like I was at a fabulous dinner party with the most amazing gathering of guests. What a life Eric has lead! One of my top favorite audio books. I can't wait to finally see Spamalot at the Gallo Center for the Arts on March 13th.