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My guy and I are taking a road trip about 5.5 hours away to celebrate my grandma's new husband's 90th birthday. I'm hoping we can finish this audiobook on the trip and if I can finish week 4 of A Million Junes before Tuesday I'll consider it a win.
@Andrew65 #20in4

I've been a fan of Eddie Izzard for years, but it took me forever to pick up her book. I'm so glad I did! This memoir contains inspiration for the creative life - including the fact that soooo much of it is about just not giving up! She discusses her coming out and navigating that process, as well as the marathons she runs for political causes. Stamina is her friend.

#integrateyourshelf

Looking forward to seeing everyone‘s posts for new TBR in this category.
Eddie Izzard has been one of my fav comedians for over 20 years.
It was so good to read his memoir. He has always been an enigma to me. So I recommend his stand up as well as this memoir!

Maybe I also like the promise of a funny #memoir written by a comedian/comedic actor/humorist.

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This book was passed along out of the blue by a British acquaintance who left it on my porch. Not sure why. My brain tends to whirrr on such questions, so I just hope I got from it what she hoped I would. She probably just did it because I always have a book shield in public.

Listening to Eddie Izzard on #Overdrive and making a few masks for work. At least they're fun prints. Hope you've all had a great weekend!

There are some lovely moments in this autobiography and Eddie Izzard comes across as a very normal guy. Listening to the audio came with bonus footnotes and the kind of leaving the main path wanderings of thought Izzard is known for.

💜 “I've come to the conclusion that if you can find the center of your creativity, you can use it to create almost anything.“ 💜

#inspiration

“There is a repeating motif in my life of trying to do something and being told no.“

I can so identify with that and with a surprising amount of the other stories in this memoir.

It's like an extended version of his stand-up comedy, full of silly tangents, parentheticals, and down-to-earth stories about life, school, childhood, and family. Plus, I'm learning more about everyday things in the UK, which is always interesting.

I enjoyed this look into one of my favorite comics lives but I understood going in that it was probably going to be a bit slapdash - kind of his style. It was fascinating to learn about the things that shaped him, the way he operates and how has made himself into the person that he is today. I lost my mom when I was fairly young (16) but thank my lucky stars when comparing it to a loss at the age of 6. Overall, I really enjoyed this book.

Yes, I finally finished this...audiobooks aren't for me. As entertaining as Izzard is, I read faster than I listen and reading doesn't have to compete with podcasts 😅 I admire Izzard's personal drive and his penchant for doing odd things on his own whims. I do wish he talked a bit more about some of his acting career but it was interesting to hear how he worked through his stand-up career.

#libby #audiobook #nonfiction #memoir

my first audiobook 😊 I've been hesitant to get into audiobooks for a while given my habit of zoning out while listening to podcasts so I'm focusing on nonfiction audiobooks for the time being. Honestly, I'm only familiar with Izzard because of his appearance on the Hannibal TV series but his narration is pretty hilarious especially when he tries to discuss his footnotes 😁

I have never followed Izzard‘s comedy and am aware of him as an actor but not sure I could name what he‘s been in. But I heard this audiobook is great and it is! His life has been interesting and he goes on these hilarious, rambling asides while reading that I gather are not in the physical book. This was a negative for some other reviewers, but I just loved it. Oh and be aware that he repeatedly mentions that god doesn‘t exist, FYI. 👇🏼

Audiostitching! I‘m just loving this memoir and starting a new craft branch of my business to sell alongside the flowers at the farmers market. I need to finish/frame it, of course, but what do you guys think?

Reading Envy Podcast Episode 151: The Stories They Tell with Karen (bonus memoir recommendations)

Karen reads memoir for connection; Jenny reads memoir to live her alternate lives. We discuss favorite memoirs, memoirs we've read recently, and memoirs we are excited to read. It's all memoir, and we hope we can recommend something for you! (Please leave a comment to tell us which memoirs are your favorites.)

https://tinyurl.com/ReadingEnvy151

Overall good! I didn't care much for the latter chapters about the marathons etc (maybe listen more to the actual story, the blood tests, the nephrologist, etc. than the words "people are made for running") but I've always loved Izzard's standup, so reading about his childhood and early career was very interesting. I'm also glad he pointed out how boarding school fucks people up. (NO JAZZ CHICKENS THO??)

Liking this book a bunch - enough that I made an effort to read it on the couch earlier. Oh yeah, I'm home sick again, for the second time this year 🤧

I‘ve followed Eddie Izzard‘s career since I first saw “Dress to Kill” in the late 90s. Just like his one man shows, Izzard discusses the most heartbreaking and harrowing topics with intelligence, wit, and poignancy. Also like his one man shows, take your time. Read. Reread. There are stories and allegories, all meant to be relished and savored. I adored this! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I like Eddie Izard, but this memoir wasn‘t that good. The audiobook isn‘t for everyone; as Eddie narrates he adds TONS of extra material not in the physical book. I appreciate that, but it makes the book super long. He also annoyingly states “footnote!” every time he does this. I enjoyed learning about his sexual identity and career path. It takes a lot of courage to share your life with the world. #MountTBR #LitsyAtoZ

Mr Izzard is delightful as always, and I'm working my way through this one quickly, although I feel like the text loses something on not having his distinctive delivery. Coffee was great.

Who better to read on New Year‘s Day? Going to snuggle in with this one.

I love Eddie Izzard as a comedian, and he has done some tremendous physical feats. But this memoir didn‘t really do it for me.

Parts were quite interesting, but the jumpy narrative that works so well in his stand up just made this tricky to follow.

#Autobiography #Memoir #StandUpComedian

@TricksyTails - I couldn‘t fit EVERYTHING in the picture. 🤣 Thank you so much! I‘m so excited to read all the books and eat all the goodies! Merry Christmas!🎄🎁 #FeedAReader

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Eddie Izzard is a trip! This audiobook is kind of bonkers. He rambles adorably and has an insane amount of footnotes - some improvisations for the audio version - but I grew to love the craziness. It‘s so conversational which I love. He‘s funny, thoughtful, and honest. From the loss of his mom at a young age to his “alternative sexuality” (his term) to running 27 marathons in 27 days, his story is truly unique and inspiring.

New hat; cute photo bomber! Heading into the Y - our favorite spot - for exercise and playtime.

▶️🎧 Starting the tagged audiobook.

December is crazy, what with parties and holidays and international presents to send and cookie exchanges, and I somehow got listed for Thursday treats this coming week, but I decided to take 45 minutes to sit down and read and have a coffee at BCW today. Book has barely started, but the coffee is nice, and they have some new pastries. (later I have to get groceries, make dinner, start a gingerbread dough, wrap presents and sew a cat bed)

We had a great time watching Eddie Izzard present his book last night. It was hilarious, very touching at times, and made me want to move it up my #TBR quickly!

Very disappointed. I think Izzard is a very talented comedian but this memoir is just boring. I've been reading it for a month and haven't made it past 100 pages, which have all been about his time in grade school. I had to walk away.

Today's additions from Books-a-Million to my TBR shelves. I had planned to just renew my membership, foolish of me to think I could get out without buying more books.

“Death by stinging nettles!”

Eddie is carrying me through packing today. His extra footnotes and asides are totally making this. If you‘re a fan of Eddie‘s roving, rambling style and his snappy historical knowledge, I absolutely recommend this, and I‘m only 45 minutes in.

Inspirational
Witty
Thoughtful
Hilarious

Reader should follow the words of Eddie reading this though and read it well rather than fast. Cause what is the point in that?

I enjoyed it, but the audio was all over the place. The long, rambling footnotes threw me off and made me forget what he was even talking about. #audiobook

LOVED IT!!❤️💞❤️💞🎂🎯

I'm just going to return this but I don't want to give it an unfair review. It was good, but it was a LOT of information. The "endless footnotes" were usually more distracting than funny but some had a lot of interesting info. I skipped a few parts and I just don't have it in me to get through the last few hours of this. BTW, it's 14 hours long!!! If you like Eddie, you should probably watch the documentary.

#dontbelieveanymore #marchintoz
Not read but brought for a friend last year for her birthday - she‘s a big fan!

Arrrggghh! I had to throw in the towel on this one...😞 As much as I love Eddie, the audiobook just wasn‘t for me. Maybe the book itself would be better, but “footnote, blah, blah, blah, end of footnote”, every 15 seconds just tore me down. I‘m still trying to recover, almost the way the guy in the photo being consoled by the referee feels. My drives to and from work were excruciating, so it‘s time for me to find something else. Sorry, Eddie... 😕

I‘m struggling, I really am. I‘m wanting to hit the ‘kill switch‘ at any given moment, but something tells me to keep going, like fighting through some sort of pain. I don‘t know how long I‘m going to be able to last. I‘m a big fan of Eddie, and he‘s a very intelligent man, but the audiobook ‘footnotes‘ he keeps breaking to are slowly killing me. Wish me luck my fellow Littens. I‘m on chapter 6 of 31... 😕

This finally came in from the library today!!

Even though some of the terminology is out of date, this is an excellent audiobook and just what I needed to read about the trans experience right now.

I suggest audio rather than written mainly because Eddie adds so much life and off the cuff banter in the reading. So good!

#memoir #comedian #actor #transbook #transbooks #lgbtq

I loved this affirming book. Izzard is funny and real. It feels like having a conversation with him. Hi recommend as an audiobook.

Just started this audiobook. Can't wait 💜

#lgbtq #transbooks #transbook #memoir #comedian

I don‘t know quite how you play Venezuelans and Martians, but I think you spend most of your time arguing about socialism and the lack of oxygen.

The only way to read this is in audiobook form, it‘s so good! Just like having a one sided conversation with Eddie for 17 hours. 😁