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Avg. Customer Rating: 3.0 / 5.0
Got to be British... Fantastic book - interesting reading the reviews of some of the other people: It seems the positive reviews are mainly from British people, and this is probably because Stephen Fry is so unbelievably English that to an American or an Austrian it may seem like puerile drivel. Being German, it took me a while (30 years!) to get used to the humor, but trust me, it really is EXCRUCIATINGLY funny.
Funny, informative, different - know what you're getting... I wonder what some people expect from this book. When I bought it I expected a light hearted trip through the history of classical music. That is what I got.
The book may not be exclusively written by Stephen Fry, (as is clearly stated on the cover), but it certainly has his voice and humour running throughout. The humour can at times be silly, but then that the is the style of the Stephen Fry. On one or two occasions it has made me laugh out loud!
I like the short 'sound-bite' sections the book... more info
Amusing, refreshing and genuinely interesting read I first borrowed this book a while ago from the library. I haven't read any other books by Stephen Fry, only seen and enjoyed him on the small and big screen. While the book is indeed written "As told to Tim Lihoreau", its content is still Frysian, and evnthough I couldn't possibly argue whether it is typical, I definitely found it highly enjoyable.
The book reads like a charm, from cover to cover, and back again for reference. The humour is cheeky and silly at times, but never offensively so, in fact... more info
unreadable I felt as though I was being arched and punned and whimsied to death. An insult to any reader any age any amount of previous knowledge. Just awful.
