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The Sound of Laughter by Peter Kay

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chandler_0's review against another edition

5.0

Absolutely loved this audio edition read by Peter Kay himself. It contains bonus material where Peter goes off book and tells additional stories. Brilliant, highly recommend.

carryfiasco's review against another edition

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4.0

i'm not sure whether peter kay was aiming for funny or not with this book, but i have to say, i found myself wanting to cry more than i did laugh. there was the odd funny part, but mostly i found a lot of it really ~open and quite, sad... i think that added to the book though. i've read some comedians books where they turn every thing into a "comedy" moment and it's just a bit cheesy, whereas i actually feel like i kind of know more about peter kay, now i've read this.

i'd recommend it. i'm not saying it's not at all funny, because it is, but i only really found one or two laugh out loud moments.

mcfade28's review against another edition

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3.0

A witty autobiography from Peter Kay. For the most part the focus is on his life before fame and we mostly hear of his long list of part time jobs. I remember watching Pheonix Nights in the early 00s and found Kay and co very amusing and his brand of humour does translate relatively well in this novel.

johnmillsxoxo's review against another edition

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3.0

Audiobook: Kay's performance is pretty good. Easily distracted but adds heavily to the autobiography and the general tone. Book itself feels very dated with some descriptions and anecdotes not really holding up culturally or socially.