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A review by theorooney
Ramble Book: Musings on Childhood, Friendship, Family and 80s Pop Culture by Adam Buxton
3.5
I love Adam Buxton and the podcast, and while I’m too young to have watched the Adam and Joe show or understand any of the music references, I found this to be one of the more charming (and not pointless) comedian memoirs.
That might sound like faint praise but it’s more a shot at other comedian books, which I think are generally a bit pointless. This is really nice - I like the format with the mid-chapter ramble sections - and while the schooldays chapters maybe weren’t anything special, they were really made up for by the discussion of Buckles’ relationship with his dad, which is lovely and quite touching.
Also fun to hear about what a teenage Louis Theroux was up to.
That might sound like faint praise but it’s more a shot at other comedian books, which I think are generally a bit pointless. This is really nice - I like the format with the mid-chapter ramble sections - and while the schooldays chapters maybe weren’t anything special, they were really made up for by the discussion of Buckles’ relationship with his dad, which is lovely and quite touching.
Also fun to hear about what a teenage Louis Theroux was up to.