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Publication
Trapeze (2019), 304 pages
Description
Part autobiography, part self help, part confession, part celebration of being a common-or-garden woman, part collection of synonyms for nunny, Sarah Millican's debut book How To Be Champion delves into her super normal life with daft stories, funny tales and proper advice on how to get past life's blips.
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LibraryThing member Eat_Read_Knit
Gloriously funny, some top life advice, and a cake recipe. So, basically a perfect book, really.
LibraryThing member ASKelmore
Best for:
Fans of the comedian; those who enjoy witty but not overly snarky humour.
In a nutshell:
Comedian Millican shares her life experiences and what she’s learned from them in a fairly light-hearted but sincere and funny book.
Worth quoting:
I listened to this while running so while there were
Why I chose it:
I’ve now lived in the UK for over five years, and am exposed to many more UK comedians and comics. Millican popped up in suggested books, and I figured I’d enjoy her work. I was right.
What it left me feeling:
Content
Review:
This is a fairly short book, but worth the purchase. It isn’t totally clean - there is swearing - but it was nice to listen to a memoir where I didn’t find myself blushing.
Millican is a middle-aged woman who isn’t skinny, which means she’s a demographic that isn’t often given a lot of credit or attention in the entertainment industry. She talks about this - one very memorable chapter she compares the review of her episode of ‘Who Do You Think You Are’ (a popular UK show where they look into the genealogy of celebrities) with the review of the Paul Hollywood (of Great British Bake-Off fame) episode. Spoiler: they talk about her appearance but not his.
Millican is delightful - she’s sharp, witty, funny, but not unkind. I find her stories relateable (probably because I too am a middle-aged woman without kids who isn’t a size 6) but I don’t think one has to relate to her directly find her stories funny, insightful, and interesting.
This is not a name-dropping memoir, or a shocking one. There aren’t any hugely major twists or turns (you find out she has been through a divorce very early on); it’s just the story and humour of a woman I’d want to hang out with.
Recommend to a Friend / Keep / Donate it / Toss it:
Recommend to a Friend
Fans of the comedian; those who enjoy witty but not overly snarky humour.
In a nutshell:
Comedian Millican shares her life experiences and what she’s learned from them in a fairly light-hearted but sincere and funny book.
Worth quoting:
I listened to this while running so while there were
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definitely times when I laughed out loud, I didn’t stop to write them down.Why I chose it:
I’ve now lived in the UK for over five years, and am exposed to many more UK comedians and comics. Millican popped up in suggested books, and I figured I’d enjoy her work. I was right.
What it left me feeling:
Content
Review:
This is a fairly short book, but worth the purchase. It isn’t totally clean - there is swearing - but it was nice to listen to a memoir where I didn’t find myself blushing.
Millican is a middle-aged woman who isn’t skinny, which means she’s a demographic that isn’t often given a lot of credit or attention in the entertainment industry. She talks about this - one very memorable chapter she compares the review of her episode of ‘Who Do You Think You Are’ (a popular UK show where they look into the genealogy of celebrities) with the review of the Paul Hollywood (of Great British Bake-Off fame) episode. Spoiler: they talk about her appearance but not his.
Millican is delightful - she’s sharp, witty, funny, but not unkind. I find her stories relateable (probably because I too am a middle-aged woman without kids who isn’t a size 6) but I don’t think one has to relate to her directly find her stories funny, insightful, and interesting.
This is not a name-dropping memoir, or a shocking one. There aren’t any hugely major twists or turns (you find out she has been through a divorce very early on); it’s just the story and humour of a woman I’d want to hang out with.
Recommend to a Friend / Keep / Donate it / Toss it:
Recommend to a Friend
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Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2017-10-05
Physical description
304 p.; 5 inches
ISBN
1409174328 / 9781409174325
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