coops456's review
4.0
After hearing an extract on Radio 4, I had to get the audio version of this autobiography. As one would expect, Jennifer Saunders is the perfect narrator of her own life. Warm and funny.
pikelicious's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer
narniaru's review against another edition
3.0
I love Jennifer Saunders and didn't presume that this autobiography would be a tell-all. it felt more personal than Dear Fatty by Dawn French but still I feel she skirted around many things and added far too many faxes that weren't as funny to me as they were for the intended readers.
kiwichill's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcohol and Cancer
staceyinthesticks's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cancer
Minor: Pregnancy
mjscooke's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
An amusing memoir worth reading if you’re into the celebrity memoir genre. Particularly recommend listening to the audio as Saunders performance adds to the humour.
kath61's review against another edition
2.0
Having enjoyed French and Saunders I found this disappointing. The first two thirds of the book are superficial with a lazy style of writing and accounts of events and faxes that may well have been hilarious at the time but fall flat when read in the cold light of day. Jennifer, of course, has the right to keep her life as private as she likes but once she decided to write an autobiography I feel she could have made more effort. However the last third of the book was much more meaningful and interesting and she obviously has a lovely family as well as a very close relationship with Dawn French which was a very positive way to finish.