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Frank Skinner | 
 enlarge | Author: Frank Skinner
Publisher: Random House Audiobooks
Category: Book
List Price: £13.99
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Rating:  63 reviews
Sales Rank: 362167
Format: Audiobook
Media: Audio CD
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 4.9 x 0.9
ISBN: 1856867455
EAN: 9781856867450
ASIN: 1856867455
Publication Date: October 6, 2005
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Frank Skinner is well known for his quick wit and biting humour. Both appear in spades in his eponymous autobiography. It is hardly a traditional, chronological work. Instead Frank, (or to give him his childhood name, Chris Collins) takes an offbeat approach to the life story genre. It is an approach which, on the whole, works well. Here, the writer takes an intimately personal tack. Like the man in the pub with tales to tell, the story jumps from childhood to middle age, failed romances to huge successes, with little or no pause to explain or sign post. In the opening chapters this organisation can be confusing. From a lesser writer, it would have been a mistake. For Frank Skinner, whose ability to relate to an audience is everything, it is a clever device to draw the reader in. In fact, this on the hoof, deadline-looming, almost stand-up style of thinking on the feet (or indeed, the page) makes the reader a confidante. Frank chats and asks questions. Pages fly past amid a string of intriguing hook lines, such as "Johnny Cash made me an alcoholic"; "English literature changed my life"; "Zola Budd was my saviour and spiritual guide"; and "My first ever professional show was as Julian Clary s straight man (leave it)".In reality, Frank Skinner's factual life isn't that remarkable, but the quality of the writing lifts it way above its competitors. Besides the history told comes the most interesting, insightful stuff, wrapped up in stylish telling; reasons and justifications, irrelevant asides and rhetorical questions, insecurities and studied nonchalance, plus a grey area where there are a of loads of swear words, darker thoughts, deep hatred of journalists from The Sun and of course the blackest of humour. --Helen Lamont
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 Well written but short on laughs April 21, 2008
Hayles (England)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a really well written autobiography and for once it is obvious that the celebrity wrote it themselves. It is easy to read and the conversational style means we follow Frank not only on the journey of his life but also on the journey of writing the book. I think Frank is hilarious and my main problem with the book was the lack of laugh out loud moments. He seemed to want to get the laughs from repeating his stand-up routine rather than being naturally witty in his story-telling. Interesting in parts but too much emphasis on his sex life and not enough on the wit than probably got the women into bed in the first place
 fun time frankie is fab April 8, 2008
T. Longhurst (London, UK)
Just finished reading this over a weekend and loved every minute. The style was not what I expected, particularly with the tales from Frank's youth interlaced with his more current exploits as a comedy legend :)
The writing was both very honest and laugh-out-loud funny. As Frank himself said, by keeping the narrative both in the past and present, it avoided that "get famous you b********" feeling you have with so many celeb bios.
If you know nothing of Frank's background, his wit or genuinely funny observations on life, this book will interest, suprise and amuse. THEN, take a look on Youtube to see him in action.
If you're already a fan, then this book will provide a new angle from which to admire, envy and enjoy fun-time Frankie's story.
GREAT GREAT GREAT August 12, 2006
GR (UK)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
A VERY funny, bold, well written book. A biography but you would be hard pressed to make up something so good.
As long as you like Skinner (not everyone does) you'll love this book.
Laugh a minute July 30, 2006
Mr. G. Bridgeman-clarke (Rayleigh UK)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I must admit I don't generally like Frank Skinner. I find him not to my liking but thought I would give the book a go after I saw so many others reading it on holiday.
I am pleased I did as I have never laughed out loud so much reading a book in my life. Its a book I tried to read whenever I had a few minutes and that caused me a few stares when aughing out loud on the underground train and at the bus stop. I honestly enjoyed reading this book and as long as you don 't mind the saucier and Frank Skinners sometimes pornographic sense of humour, I think you will like this book.
"Frank Skinner" by Frank Skinner June 22, 2006
lydia (england)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
The book I am going to review is "Frank Skinner" by Frank Skinner. The title is pretty self explanatory as it is the autobiography of Frank Skinner. The book discusses the good and bad times he had growing up in the Black Country and the struggle he had making fame from controversial comedy, having to get himself known by doing gigs in grubby working men's clubs for little money. The book also shows Frank in a more personal light showing how he grew from just the local `funny bloke' to the great comic he is today, he also tells of his family life, loves and the birth of the great Baddiel and Skinner! I would recommend this to mature teenagers and adults and being a "brummie" myself I think it is the ultimate "brummie bible".
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