Coming from a fictional story to Stephen Fry's Chronicles took a few minutes to adjust to the pace of his narration but once I tuned my ear I found his descriptions, use of language sublime, articulate and so evocative to the image he was describing it soon flowed.

He leaves us with a cliff hanger ready for the next installment of his life.

Stephen Fry at his very best Funny and enlightening . A must for any one with a Sense of humour

Some fascinating anecdotes from Stephen Fry about his university life and his early career. He occasionally goes off on a tangent with random views, which I found a little annoying. On the whole, however, it was a great book. I must now read the prequel, Moab is my Washpot.

Those of us who are devotees of the TV show 'QI' will thoroughly enjoy the rapier wit and reminiscences of our hero, and most enlightening they are too, a laugh or 'guffaw' on almost every page. Although not for the sensitive among us and you'll also need to be of a broad mind. An altogether very enjoyable book.

Struggled to get to sleep due to this book been far too good to put down. What a fascinating and intriguing life this national treasure has led. Having read his first book, I was so impatient to purchase this follow up to his life story, although my brains sleep requirement was sufficiently reduced as a result. Full of fascinating and hilarious insights into the OxBridge way of life and also full of little twists that you would not expect. Having now finished it I find myself wanting more and more but do not want to wait, oh Sir Stephen, how long..........?

A combination of an 'easy-to-listen-to' voice and eloquently phrased recounts of an interesting life makes this a marvellous audio book. The turns of phrase sound so much better when spoken by the author and the anecdotes are interspersed with in-depth, but totally self-depracating, analyses of events. Listening to this book I have been thoroughly entertained while concurrently moved to mull over my own views and opinions. Well worth purchasing as it will make you feel intelligent merely listening to someone with such command of the English language.

Really like Stephen Fry anyway however with listening to his story on Audible Book, you can still be doing other things like cleaning, cooking etc and anything else! Story is great so far!! Great way to multi-task in a chilled out kinda way!

A must read for any fan of this multi talented and faceted man.

Stephen manages to take you deeply into his own life, so much so that when, for example, he describes how his preferred pipe tobacco was rubbed you actually feel as if you are doing it yourself.

Possible not best read in one go as he does become very Stephen Fry at times and to be honest too much of a good thing can become just that, too much.

I would recommend this book to just about anyone with an open mind and a willingness to be transported into a different time and place and to gain an understanding of this great and complex man.

Enlightening and entertaining, all that you would expect from the literary genius that is Stephen Fry...and more. 'The Fry Chronicles' was the first book I've 'read' of Stephen's and it won't be the last. Packed with refreshingly honest recollections, anecdotes and information, I enjoyed it on so many levels. Mr Fry himself was a joy to listen to, with his rich tones drawing you into his life and times. His depiction of university life and the hallowed grounds of Cambridge was particularly interesting to me. I will enjoy listening to this book over and again.

I am thoroughly enjoying this book (started yesterday): Fry's meandering through this part of his life is poignant, fascinating and funny by turn. His wordsmanship is, of course, to the fore and he will , as promised in the opening statement 'use 100 words where 10 would do'. But this is why we love Fry and his self effacing ramblings of exquisite verbage.

I am rationing my listening, so as to make this book last and then I will download his earlier offering which I didn't realise covered his early childhood. What a treat!