pickIn 1848, Captain John Franklin & his crew went missing whilst searching for the Northwest Passage - a route between the Atlantic & the Pacific oceans deep within the Canadian Arctic. If you've ever read 'The Terror' by Dan Simmons, the book was based on that journey. In 2008 comedian & sometime actor, Billy Connolly, completed a 10-week voyage to the area for a TV series & this book is the resulting accompaniment. (continued)
so-soI listened to this, Billy reading Billy. He is a funny guy, no argument there but I would have liked a bit more depth.
Book club book.
pickListened to the audio: obviously laugh out loud funny, but open, honest and philosophical.
pickOkay, basically i just read this in one sitting.
It's very rare for me to do that, i was just so engrossed in it.
It's written so well and chapters are the perfect length.
It's sad, it's interesting and most of all hilarious.
I now understand why this had been highly rated, it was an absolutely brilliant autobiography and possibly the best one I've actually read.
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“But I‘m not a white person. I‘m f***king pale blue. It takes me a week of sunbathing to turn white! And the Irish tend to be pink, I find. They run to the pinkish. We‘re more your powder blue.” Never a more accurate description of my skin tone 🤣 #scottish #scottishproblems #billyconnolly #funny
This arrived today! Can't wait to read this. Love Billy and his stories 😍 #BillyConnolly #talltalesandweestories
Read 10th-18th Apr 2024
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