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Title	:	The Fry Chronicles (Memoir #2)
Author	:	Stephen Fry
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 438 pages
Published	:	2010 by Michael Joseph
Categories	:	Nonfiction. Biography. Autobiography. Memoir

The Fry Chronicles (Memoir #2) Hardcover | Pages: 438 pages

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This was a quick read as I love Stephen Fry and have been curious about his career. His writing is lyrical, captivating and a linguistic joy to read, he has a seemingly effortless ability to conjure whirling syntax and employ endless alliterations and double rhyme scheme. The downfalls of this work were an inexcusable amount of repetition, self deprecation to the point of farce and mindless name dropping which did tend to disconnect the reader. It also would have served well to be much shorter. And yet, I loved his masterful use of language, his honest insights into his own struggles and misgivings and the British mischievousness and turn of phrase many have come to love him for. I liked this book - I just wanted to like it much more.

Present Books Conducive To The Fry Chronicles (Memoir #2)

Original Title:	The Fry Chronicles: An Autobiography
ISBN:	0718154835 (ISBN13: 9780718154837)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Memoir #2
Characters:	Douglas Adams, Hugh Laurie, Alastair Cooke, Emma Thompson, Stephen Fry, Rowan Atkinson, Ben Elton, Simon Gray
Setting:	Cambridge, England(United Kingdom)
Literary Awards:	Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Memoir and Autobiography (2010)

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I understand that this is the second biographical account of Mr Fry. Moab is my Washpot covered the first 20 years of his life and published in 1997. while I can understand the logic of producing a 'developing years' biography, then penning the rest later on I'm not sure why Fry has to go all The Hobbit on us with his life's tale.Frustrations with the conclusion of this piece aside - what is it actually like?Well to be perfectly honest, I'm not sure.The book starts with an apology for being

If there is ever someone who can make me "swoon" by reading the phone book, it's Stephen Fry. Because when he does, you are damn well getting a show. And that's about the main reason for the high rating of this book. Had I tried to read this book, as opposed to listening to it, there's a high possibility I would've dropped it half-way through. As terrible as it may sound, I was dreadfully bored throughout most of the experience. Luckily for the author, his reading/acting voice makes everything

The Fry Chronicles (2010) is the second of Stephen Frys autobiographies being preceded by Moab is my Washpot (1997) and succeeded by More Fool Me: A Memoir (2014) neither of which I have read; similarly I have not yet embarked on any of Frys novels. Starting this autobiography, I was aware of the commercial success and critical acclaim heaped upon both Frys autobiographies as well as his works of fiction.Fry Chronicles charts Frys progress over a seven year period leading up to his arrival at

If Stephen Fry were to sell copy he had written for toilet paper, then I would probably buy it.

"Monolog disguised as an excellent conversation "A very entertaining book, with some real insights into british society or educational privilege and the consequences on individuals, in this case mostly positive. Also a lesson why those early networks will help the talented excel in their chosen professions.This is monolog disguised as conversation intending to be an autobiography ; do not expect chronology, it works most of the time because Stephen Fry is a very charming man that can also write

I didnt like this nearly as much as I hoped I would. Look, it isnt an awful book it is nicely put together and is mostly interesting. I think my main problem with it is that a lot of it is about very well known people Fry knows and has worked with padded out with descriptions of shows he has been in. Some of this is interesting and even funny. A lot of it becomes a bit the same after a while. I became a bit tired of hearing about how incredibly talented or funny or talentedly funny or funnily

It is a rare individual who warrants multiple volumes of autobiography Stephen Fry joins the heady society of Russell Brand and Chris Moyles in such a belief. Whereas Moab is My Washpot covers his childhood years growing up, family life, schools, getting thrown out of schools, and ending up in prison The Fry Chronicles tells of the later years teaching, Cambridge, drama clubs, relationships, The Fringe, and so on, through to his success as playwright, columnist, actor and comedian.This