Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death, and Jazz Chickens
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Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death, and Jazz Chickens
Eddie Izzard
4 people recommended it in 2 threads, 2017–2018.
What people on Hacker News said
Izzard’s personal story is fascinating: he survived a difficult childhood and worked relentlessly to overcome his lack of natural talent and become an international star. If you’re a huge fan of him like I am, you’ll love this book. His written voice is very similar to his stage voice, and I found myself laughing out loud several times while reading it.
Izzard’s personal story is fascinating: he survived a difficult childhood and worked relentlessly to overcome his lack of natural talent and become an international star. If you’re a huge fan of him like I am, you’ll love this book. His written voice is very similar to his stage voice, and I found myself laughing out loud several times while reading it.
I listened to "Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death, and Jazz Chickens" by Eddie Izzard base on the last time Bill Gates book recommendations were on HN and it is superb so this is now an automatic buy for me.
Izzard is someone with quite astounding levels of determination - I had no idea until I read the book that his childhood ambition was to join the SAS, which he may well have been quite suited for.
Where it comes up
- My new favorite book of all time 2018 · 2 recommendations
- Books I read this year 2017 · 2 recommendations