A review by nanceoir
Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death, and Jazz Chickens by Eddie Izzard

5.0

I've been a fan of Eddie Izzard's comedy for a while now, and I enjoy seeing him show up in TV and movies. I think he's got an interesting comedic voice, so I was of course excited to find out he had written an autobiography. And I was even more excited to see that there was an audio book that he narrates. Win-win!

And it really was. The audio book has a looseness to it that feels pretty conversational. Also, there are extra footnotes, exclusive to the audio book! This happens, basically, because he thinks of something he wants to add and does it. You even get live Wikipedia-ing and everything. ("End of longwindy footnote.") (Also, I never really thought about it, but I can feel unstated footnotes in a lot of Eddie Izzard's comedy.)

Basically, if you like Eddie Izzard and want to hear more about his life and his thoughts about things, you should check out this book, and particularly the audio book, because it's great.