James CordenRecensioni

It was such a fun read and i adored having him read it to me. It was such a cool person path to explore and i wish it would have talked about into the wood and the tony win but that i had not happen yet :) such a fun listen

It was such a fun read and i adored having him read it to me. It was such a cool person path to explore and i wish it would have talked about into the wood and the tony win but that i had not happen yet :) such a fun listen

A basic humour book based upon what is, in my opinion, the best of the British, twenty-first century comedies based upon an 'ordinary' family. The television series benefited from some excellent actors and even more from the writing of James Corden, who has received the recognition which he deserves, and Ruth Jones, who is not afforded anything like the attention that her talent deserves.

The book purports to be a family scrapbook and, like the curate's egg, is good in parts: well worth the 50 pence that was asked at a local car boot sale (I didn't even haggle!)

Let me first preface this review by stating I'm not a big of biographies in general. After first seeing, and enjoying, Corden in a couple of episodes of Doctor Who, and then seeing an interview of him on The Graham Norton Show advertising this book, I decided to buy it and give it a try.

I enjoyed the first half where he recounts his childhood, struggling to make friends and get noticed. Even his initial stories of success were interesting. But then I started to get bored with it all and finishing the book was a struggle. There were a couple of nice stories at the end, but by then I had lost interest and was merely finishing the book to finish it.

A fun and easy read. With novel Chapter intros from someone used to creating script settings.

Corden does not bore with too much detail that (common to autobiogs) is of more interest to the authors feeling their own warm n fuzzy nostalgia, than the reader's enjoyment. As with his script writing his main priority is to entertain. I enjoyed reliving his high and lows.

Lush! An absolute necessity for all Gavin and Stacy fans. Whenever you get withdrawl symptoms just pick up the book and open at any page and you are back there in the midst of the family. Tidy

Absolutely wonderful. Cannot recommend too highly. Not to be missed.