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sineaderoo's review against another edition
funny
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
4.5
This highly entertaining memoir is enhanced in audiobook by the actor himself "doing the voices". Beginning with his big break in Withnail and I in 1987 we follow REG through his rise to fame, first arrival in Hollywood, meeting celebrities, making movies... finishing with Pret a Porter in 1994.
There are some frank personal stories, lots of behind the scenes details of filming, and name dropping galore.
Most enjoyable is the obvious glee in the retelling of these anecdotes. Grant is star struck and delighted with just being in New York, LA etc. Being besties with Steve Martin, Bumping into Demi Moore at the cinema... he never seems blasé about his good fortune. He is humbly grateful to everyone who gave him opportunities. He is evidently charming company.
Well worth a listen / read.
There are some frank personal stories, lots of behind the scenes details of filming, and name dropping galore.
Most enjoyable is the obvious glee in the retelling of these anecdotes. Grant is star struck and delighted with just being in New York, LA etc. Being besties with Steve Martin, Bumping into Demi Moore at the cinema... he never seems blasé about his good fortune. He is humbly grateful to everyone who gave him opportunities. He is evidently charming company.
Well worth a listen / read.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Miscarriage
paull9115's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
5.0
bolsterstonetom's review against another edition
4.0
Refreshingly bitchy and honestly narcissistic in a way that’s truly endearing.
bantwalkers's review against another edition
4.0
Richard E. Grant name drops and bounces through Hollywood after the minor success of his cult hit "With Nail and I." Great movie, hilarious guy.
lubleu's review
I feel done with this book but for a good reason. The part that I'm most familiar with, and, therefore, interested in, is eloquently explored, and concluded, in Chapter One. The latter pages (or certainly those of which I got to) utilise the same charismatic drunken Oxford don writing style that's both fascinating and perplexing, in equal measure, yet on a topic I'm not overly fussed about pursuing.
vikingwolf's review against another edition
There were funny bits to start with and I loved hearing Kevin Spacey telling his stories but the style of writing in this book was quickly getting on my nerves. Whenever Richard was repeating a conversation he had he WAS SHOUTING ALL THE WORDS OUT JUST LIKE I AM DOING AND IT WAS GIVING ME A DAMN HEADACHE!Every page had these lines and lines of capital letter ranting and it was bugging the hell out of me so I abandoned the book.
susannah_n's review against another edition
4.0
A little too long but entertaining for the most part. My only problem with the book was Grant's unnecessary and random criticism of fat people.