A review by wintrovia
Confessions of a Conjuror by Derren Brown

3.0

I've finished the book and I'm still not sure what it's meant to be. It's not what it says it is, the "confessions" element is just a very padded out anecdote about a card trick. The rest is a mish mash of action-free reminiscences and inane observations. There are long passages about what he does when he can't find his pen, how he copes with broken shoelaces and very, very detailed instructions on how he makes poached eggs (broadly the same as everyone). Yet, despite the subject matter being turgid at times, the writing is full of Brown's wit and charisma that he brings to his stage show and therefore isn't nearly as bad as it sounds from the above description.