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jeanbpdx's review against another edition
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
The audiobook is the way to go on this title, because Eddie adds a lot of extra footnote material
br1sr3alm's review against another edition
4.0
AKA Believe Me: A Memoir of Footnotes, Love, and God's Lack of Existence.
Listen to the audio - so many tidbits that are not in print.
Listen to the audio - so many tidbits that are not in print.
llysenw's review against another edition
What a tedious thing. Izzard is very funny on stage. I'm not sure what I expected here, but whatever it was, I didn't find it. I did read some of the reviews saying that the audiobook was much better than reading it, and to that I must agree. The book is full of footnotes which he reads aloud then riffs off in areas that aren't written down. These are quite funny. But the actual text is so uninteresting that I was unable to finish. I made it roughly halfway through and called it quits.
Footnote:
It's only because of the footnotes that this rated 2 stars instead of one.
End footnote.
Edit: I removed the "stars" as it's a bit unfair to rate something I didn't finish.
Footnote:
It's only because of the footnotes that this rated 2 stars instead of one.
End footnote.
Edit: I removed the "stars" as it's a bit unfair to rate something I didn't finish.
guinness74's review
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
You'd think that an autobiography of (largely) a comedian would be funny. And, this does have it's moments, but it's not laugh out loud. It's more a message of hope, of understanding, of humanity. And, it certainly fulfills the autobiographical concept. I guess I was hoping for more in terms of Izzard's comedy, but it is decidedly in the mode of 'my life story' with few tangents. I did like the message of the book...and I guess it's weird that an autobiography has a message...but it's an important one as we move forward. If you're looking for comedy, look elsewhere. If you want to understand Izzard and how she came to be where she is today, then I recommend it.
shazzeth's review against another edition
3.0
I feel really conflicted about this one.
Overall, I found the book an enjoyable read. It was interesting, and Eddie has led such a varied and intriguing life...not a moment wasted. But it feels that ⅔ of the book was about childhood and time at school, and then the last ⅓ was kind of rushed in there at the end.
I was really looking forward to reading about Eddie's journey through her sexuality (which was really wonderful to read, once I got to that point), and also the incredible achievements she has when it comes to marathon running. The marathon portion of the book only spans one chapter, which I found a little disappointing.
But on the whole, I did enjoy this. Eddie is fascinating and I learnt a lot about her through reading this. Just wish the proportions of the book were slightly different!
Overall, I found the book an enjoyable read. It was interesting, and Eddie has led such a varied and intriguing life...not a moment wasted. But it feels that ⅔ of the book was about childhood and time at school, and then the last ⅓ was kind of rushed in there at the end.
I was really looking forward to reading about Eddie's journey through her sexuality (which was really wonderful to read, once I got to that point), and also the incredible achievements she has when it comes to marathon running. The marathon portion of the book only spans one chapter, which I found a little disappointing.
But on the whole, I did enjoy this. Eddie is fascinating and I learnt a lot about her through reading this. Just wish the proportions of the book were slightly different!
cherrick8's review against another edition
5.0
I already knew going in that Eddie Izzard was smart and funny, so it's no surprise that his book is the same. An interesting look at his life and career, he really is quite a fascinating guy. Overall, this was a good read.