A review by oibecky
My Shit Life So Far by Frankie Boyle
A word of warning; do not attempt to read this book unless you have a very flexible sense of humour! I bought this book, being a massive fan of Boyle's, from seeing his live stand-up, and stints on Mock the Week. However, a page into his autobiography, and I was ready to put it down and walk away. The introduction seems to be a one-man mission to offend as many people as is possible in a few pages.
I got through this though, and I must say, the rest is brilliant. Boyle is no writer, clearly, and his writing is often random and disjointed. He brings in random points in the middle of anecdotes and loses points of stories only to reprise them a few pages later. However, this is what makes up the charm of the book. His style of writing makes the passion of it clear, and as he talks about his problems with alcohol and drug addiction, it is easy to see that this is the work of a man who has a lot of demons that he needed to deal with, and release. And the fact that he's done it like this, in a hilarious but thought-provoking book, makes me view Frankie Boyle in a whole new light.
I got through this though, and I must say, the rest is brilliant. Boyle is no writer, clearly, and his writing is often random and disjointed. He brings in random points in the middle of anecdotes and loses points of stories only to reprise them a few pages later. However, this is what makes up the charm of the book. His style of writing makes the passion of it clear, and as he talks about his problems with alcohol and drug addiction, it is easy to see that this is the work of a man who has a lot of demons that he needed to deal with, and release. And the fact that he's done it like this, in a hilarious but thought-provoking book, makes me view Frankie Boyle in a whole new light.