Product Description

'My life is a series of embarrassing incidents strung together by telling people about those embarrassing incidents.'Russell Brand's scandalous reminiscences were always going to have a literary flavour. But nothing you've heard him say on stage, radio or TV can prepare you for the impact of this beautifully written memoir. From his troubled childhood in Essex and his addictions to drink, drugs and sex, to his giddy rise through the world of entertainment, this is not simply a story of fame but of redemption, achingly and hilariously honest throughout.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1554 in Books
• Published on: 2007-11-15
• Released on: 2007-11-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 352 pages

Review
'The most talented stand-up comedian to emerge in Britain this decade, Brand combines Eddie Izzard's rare ability to carry a whole crowd along on an audacious flight of comic fancy with the carnal magnetism of the young George Best. Audiences leave a Brand performance not just entertained but actively debauched by his catalogue of erotic misadventure.' -- Daily Telegraph

Review

‘The most talented stand-up comedian to emerge in Britain this decade, Brand combines Eddie Izzard’s rare ability to carry a whole crowd along on an audacious flight of comic fancy with the carnal magnetism of the young George Best. Audiences leave a Brand performance not just entertained but actively debauched by his catalogue of erotic misadventure.’

Synopsis
'My life is a series of embarrassing incidents strung together by telling people about those embarrassing incidents.'Russell Brand's scandalous reminiscences were always going to have a literary flavour. But nothing you've heard him say on stage, radio or TV can prepare you for the impact of this beautifully written memoir. From his troubled childhood in Essex and his addictions to drink, drugs and sex, to his giddy rise through the world of entertainment, this is not simply a story of fame but of redemption, achingly and hilariously honest throughout.

Customer Reviews

My Booky Wook!
Excellent read,full of things you would never have imagined to have happened to one of the greatest men on the planet(but then i am a fan so i would say that!)

Definately worth a read

Absolutely brilliant
Russell tells a very difficult story in a very light hearted way, he helps you to understand how a lot of his early experiences shaped and moulded him into the unusual and enchanting character that he is today. At no point through out the book do you feel that he is asking for sympathy or wanting allowances to be made for the mistakes that some adults made during his childhood.
His explanation of how it feels to be on drugs is blunt and utterly eye-opening. He holds such insight into his own failings and the way that the people around him have looked after him when he didn't deserve it. One of the most brilliant things about the book is the way that no matter how bizarre the situation that he is describing he always seems to tell it as if he is still very naive London lad, this gives the book a real relatability.

Overall it is just a pure pleasure to read, i have never felt so close to a writer before. He explains his darkest times, weirdest memories and funniest anecdotes in a fantastically elegant way.

I do feel it necessary to say that once you have read this book you will not be able to see him in the same light again, the way that he appears on TV/Radio is not the way he presents himself in the book.

Read this book
This book is truly interesting, very moving and (of course) makes you laugh out loud. However, the best thing about this book is the quality of the writing - it is sublime. I loved it.