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I loved this charming wander through the streets of London full of history, feminism and Sandi's life and career. I always thought because of her Danish heritage that she hadn't spent as much time in the UK as she had. I now know she spent some years in the US before schooling in England at the age of 14 and her mum is English. So our national treasure just as much as Denmarks'.
It's a fascinating read. The history around the streets where the bus stops is an inspired idea and lots to learn. Like Sandi I was disappointed to learn that most of the history revolves around rich, white men but there are some good stories about female achievement there too. Some of the places I'm familiar with through my own wanderings and some new to me. I am very tempted to try the bus journey to see what I imagined but that feels a bit stalkery as she uses it all the time so maybe not. I do keep saying I want to explore the bus routes in my own city more so thinking of it in a historical context is quite inspiring.
There are lots of stories of other comedians and writers and I don't know why I'm surprised by who and how many people she knows - the woman has had a 40 year career but I think it's because (and nothing wrong) she prefers to work and then keep her life to herself. I was saddened to read the homophobic side of her journey, the Daily Mail trying to 'out' her early on and horrid treatment from her university college and I'd like to say the world has moved on from that but I had to report transphobic comments on a shopping site today so sadly it hasn't moved on enough.
One thing that made me chuckle was the way the book is written. If you've ever seen Sandi in any TV you know her accents, how she talks and the book has that same style. You can almost hear the audio book as you read.
I loved it, I learnt a lot about many topics and I would recommend to everyone.
It's a fascinating read. The history around the streets where the bus stops is an inspired idea and lots to learn. Like Sandi I was disappointed to learn that most of the history revolves around rich, white men but there are some good stories about female achievement there too. Some of the places I'm familiar with through my own wanderings and some new to me. I am very tempted to try the bus journey to see what I imagined but that feels a bit stalkery as she uses it all the time so maybe not. I do keep saying I want to explore the bus routes in my own city more so thinking of it in a historical context is quite inspiring.
There are lots of stories of other comedians and writers and I don't know why I'm surprised by who and how many people she knows - the woman has had a 40 year career but I think it's because (and nothing wrong) she prefers to work and then keep her life to herself. I was saddened to read the homophobic side of her journey, the Daily Mail trying to 'out' her early on and horrid treatment from her university college and I'd like to say the world has moved on from that but I had to report transphobic comments on a shopping site today so sadly it hasn't moved on enough.
One thing that made me chuckle was the way the book is written. If you've ever seen Sandi in any TV you know her accents, how she talks and the book has that same style. You can almost hear the audio book as you read.
I loved it, I learnt a lot about many topics and I would recommend to everyone.