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A review by evilregal4eva
Let's Do It: The Authorised Biography of Victoria Wood by Jasper Rees
4.0
The book content itself is really good and filled with so much detail about VW’s life and it’s lovely to hear from her friends and those she worked with. This book doesn’t hold back on the negative side of VW either which is great, we all have that other side of us that can be grumpy etc, VW is no different. A lot of the more negative character traits stem from her need for perfection and the fact that she was just really shy.
The audio version is a bit hit and Miss, the use of several narrators sounded a great idea at first but some read their pages faster than others and it can be a bit of a struggle to keep listening. A lot of the VW gags fell a bit flat too because they weren’t delivered properly (definitely something that she would have absolutely hated)
I was a bit perplexed with a line Jasper wrote about the time Daniel Rigby moved into VW’s spare room he described them as ‘A celibate Mother and son’ I mean, aren’t all mother and son relationships celibate? I should hope so anyway.
Over all this was a great book and done with some much love for her not just to cash in on her fame. Skip the audio if you can though.
The audio version is a bit hit and Miss, the use of several narrators sounded a great idea at first but some read their pages faster than others and it can be a bit of a struggle to keep listening. A lot of the VW gags fell a bit flat too because they weren’t delivered properly (definitely something that she would have absolutely hated)
I was a bit perplexed with a line Jasper wrote about the time Daniel Rigby moved into VW’s spare room he described them as ‘A celibate Mother and son’ I mean, aren’t all mother and son relationships celibate? I should hope so anyway.
Over all this was a great book and done with some much love for her not just to cash in on her fame. Skip the audio if you can though.