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njsmith91's review against another edition
5.0
Outstanding read! I must admit that I have a great love for the comic work of Pegg and Frost, so reading both of their books was a must. I prefer this one, perhaps, because I think Frost's story is a fascinating one - a bit of a rough nut from Dagenham who never intended to be an actor. Best paired with Pegg's book to fully appreciate their bromance.
woolfardis's review against another edition
4.0
Autobiographies are not really my thing: not unless they're a comedian or relatively funny person and can make me laugh whilst reading them. I don't really care about reading about people's lives. Especially famous people. Who cares? Seriously. Who cares.
But comedians and funny people are different. You know it's going to be funny. It has to be. It's their job. That's basically all it has to be. If it's not then what is the point? For me personally, autobiographies are the only books I'll read for pure escapism. Read to laugh. Read to forget the state of the world. Read for something really quick and simple to read. Read when I just can't be bothered to get in to a long novel and the short stories have ended. Sometimes they read just like funny little stories.
Nick Frost didn't want to be an actor. He accidentally became one. That's a good story in of itself. He first appeared in the (I'm biased) amazingly amazing Spaced on Channel 4 with the (I'm really biased) amazingly amazing Simon Pegg. They'd become best friends. Brain lovers. Platonic soul mates. They shared a bed for fuck's sake.
This almost made my dead, black heart cry though. Nick Frost has a had quite the life and he doesn't hold back. He does what he tells you he's going to do, warts and all. He's so good on his promise that you'll be taken on quite the ride, with humour thrown in. That's the best bit. He's had the shit kicked out of him more than once, almost got blown to smithereens in Israel and has been higher more times than the Beatles. It's unrelenting and bleak, but his humour makes it bearable. Humour is a really good coping mechanism if you do it right.
The feeling you get when you finish a really good book. I got it when I finished this. Like I'd been taken on a ride to hell and back, but on the way we detoured to heaven. I haven't had that feeling from a book in so long and I missed it so much. No more reading books because of their covers, or because everyone on Bookstagram is posting about it. No. Just reading it because I want to and sod the three people who only gave it 1 star on GoodReads because you can't give 0. That's a good feeling to get from a book.
Thanks Nick.
But comedians and funny people are different. You know it's going to be funny. It has to be. It's their job. That's basically all it has to be. If it's not then what is the point? For me personally, autobiographies are the only books I'll read for pure escapism. Read to laugh. Read to forget the state of the world. Read for something really quick and simple to read. Read when I just can't be bothered to get in to a long novel and the short stories have ended. Sometimes they read just like funny little stories.
Nick Frost didn't want to be an actor. He accidentally became one. That's a good story in of itself. He first appeared in the (I'm biased) amazingly amazing Spaced on Channel 4 with the (I'm really biased) amazingly amazing Simon Pegg. They'd become best friends. Brain lovers. Platonic soul mates. They shared a bed for fuck's sake.
This almost made my dead, black heart cry though. Nick Frost has a had quite the life and he doesn't hold back. He does what he tells you he's going to do, warts and all. He's so good on his promise that you'll be taken on quite the ride, with humour thrown in. That's the best bit. He's had the shit kicked out of him more than once, almost got blown to smithereens in Israel and has been higher more times than the Beatles. It's unrelenting and bleak, but his humour makes it bearable. Humour is a really good coping mechanism if you do it right.
The feeling you get when you finish a really good book. I got it when I finished this. Like I'd been taken on a ride to hell and back, but on the way we detoured to heaven. I haven't had that feeling from a book in so long and I missed it so much. No more reading books because of their covers, or because everyone on Bookstagram is posting about it. No. Just reading it because I want to and sod the three people who only gave it 1 star on GoodReads because you can't give 0. That's a good feeling to get from a book.
Thanks Nick.
trillium9's review against another edition
I did not know a book could be so dark and so funny. Frost is a real treat, his narrative voice is stellar, and he has so many funny stories to tell.
littlechiefpaleface's review against another edition
4.0
Couldn't put it down. Lots of laughs, room for book 2 which I hope happens sometime in the near future.
wolverinefactor's review against another edition
3.0
Audio book - audible
More like a 3.5
Frost has definitely had an interesting life and this covers the years you probably weren't expecting to hear about. It's brutally honest and personal and hearing him tell the stories himself made it that more interesting. I wouldn't say it's an enjoyable read because he deals with a lot of things from alcoholism, drugs of all sorts but ends it with hope and the fact that he's so up front about his faults makes me respect him more. I probably enjoyed this one a tad bit more than Pegg's autobiography
More like a 3.5
Frost has definitely had an interesting life and this covers the years you probably weren't expecting to hear about. It's brutally honest and personal and hearing him tell the stories himself made it that more interesting. I wouldn't say it's an enjoyable read because he deals with a lot of things from alcoholism, drugs of all sorts but ends it with hope and the fact that he's so up front about his faults makes me respect him more. I probably enjoyed this one a tad bit more than Pegg's autobiography
onecrab's review against another edition
3.0
Enjoyable tale read by the author himself. Particularly enjoyed the aside moments - like the instant karma on the airplane!
literati42's review against another edition
5.0
This book took me by surprise. I was expected a hilarious recounting of shenanigans between Nick Frost and Simon Pegg. It did contain that, and the stories of those two recounted within this book both make me laugh and make me want to be a better friend! Serious friendship goals. However, there is a lot more to Nick Frost's fascinating life than being an actor, and if you base your knowledge on him entirely by the way he acts in movies you will miss the picture of this deep, brilliant, emotionally expansive man and his surprising tales. I fully recommend it.
4tticb's review against another edition
DNF'd at 41% but planning to get back to it if I have the chance.
bookishsmiles's review against another edition
4.0
Both hilarious and moving a great insight into the life of nick frost