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David Mitchell: Back Story
- Narrated by: David Mitchell
- Length: 9 hrs and 25 mins
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Summary
Shortlisted for: Biography/Autobiography of the Year - Specsavers National Book Awards 2012
David Mitchell, who you may know for his inappropriate anger on every TV panel show except Never Mind the Buzzcocks, his look of permanent discomfort on C4 sex comedy Peep Show, his online commenter-baiting in The Observer or just for wearing a stick-on moustache in That Mitchell and Webb Look, has written a book about his life.
As well as giving a specific account of every single time he's scored some smack, this disgusting memoir also details:
- The singular, pit bull-infested charm of the FRP (‘Flat Roofed Pub’)
- The curious French habit of injecting everyone in the arse rather than the arm
- Why, by the time he got to Cambridge, he really, really needed a drink
- The pain of being denied a childhood birthday party at McDonalds
- The satisfaction of writing jokes about suicide
- How doing quite a lot of walking around London helps with his sciatica
- Trying to pretend he isn’t a total **** at Robert Webb’s wedding
- That he has fallen in love a LOT, but rarely done anything about it
- Why it would be worse to bump into Michael Palin than Hitler on holiday
- That he’s not David Mitchell the novelist, despite what David Miliband might think
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- Mr. PD Aaron
- 06-07-18
This is an excellent book.... our hero wins out and gets the girl in the end. Love it
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- Mr. A. P. Buckley
- 28-11-20
Funny
Funny and entertaining
Plus a number of other words to meet a mandatory word count
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- Richard
- 04-07-18
Interesting & funny. Read perfectly.
I listened to this on my hr long walk too and from work over a few weeks.
Really interesting and funny. David reads it very well too, it doesn't feel rushed at all.
I will definitely revisit this someday.
Highly recommended.
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- UK Fiction Review
- 20-04-20
BEST Autobiography
Well written and read by the author. Honest and open as well as entertaining. Great read.
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- Kindle Customer
- 30-11-19
Superb!
Knew this would be funny but was surprised at how honest, philosophical and romantic it would be as well.
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- Michael Rowley
- 22-03-23
What you'd expect and then some
Funny, yes very, clever, yes very, touching, moving, warm, honest, well yes that too actually
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- Rob B
- 21-12-22
Funny, interesting and touching.
He’s not a novelist you know. He’s very clear about that, but he does have a way with words.
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- yzxtes
- 23-11-23
Backstory
What a brilliant book. I love it and (I hope) will continue to love it well into the future
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- Anonymous User
- 06-01-24
The greatest love story ever?
Beautifully written and read. I have just watched the entire series of Upstart Crow as a result and thoroughly enjoyed that too!
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- Alan
- 05-02-24
Honesty
After listening to David on his educational and often hilarious reading of his book Unruly I was immediately drawn to this book. For many people it will scratch the itch of wanting an insight into the man we all know from TV and Film but don't really know. David comes across as honest, I don't think he would be upset by this comment. One day I'll corner him in M & S whilst he tries to find suitable underwear.
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