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  • By: Michael Caine
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  • Length: 2 hrs and 50 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (110 ratings)
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What's It All About?

By: Michael Caine
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Summary

In his revealing autobiography, Michael Caine tells with unsparing honesty of his hard-fought journey from an impoverished South London childhood to Hollywood wealth and stardom. With all the easy charm and relaxed humour of a natural raconteur, he takes us behind the scenes of both his professional and private life.
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Oddly monotone

Michael Caine's led a rags-to-riches life and has some amusing stories to tell along the way. Unfortunately his performance on this 1992 abridged reading is almost completely flat and monotone. About the only time it perks up is when he remarks, as part of a major edit in the story, that if we want to know more about his numerous films we'll need to read the book - I could almost hear him laughing as he said it. His 2010 autobiography 'The Elephant to Hollywood' (also available here on Audible) is far more entertaining and far better value too. It covers the same ground and then some - a generous, unabridged 10 hours of the irrepressible Mr Caine rounding up his life so far.

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Eye opening insight to Mr. Caine's poor backgroun.

Michael Caine's self-narrated Auto Biography makes all the difference to this audible book.

Highly recommend it. Unbelievable how down to earth this immensely successful A-Lister was and still is.

My wife and I listened to this from start to finish within a 280mile round trip in the car.

We hope there's another self-nareated Michael Caine auto-biography.

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10 out of 10 for this book

What did you like most about What's It All About??

It was such a genuine honest read

What was one of the most memorable moments of What's It All About??

When Michael bought his Mum a house and she asked when does the rent man call

Have you listened to any of Michael Caine’s other performances? How does this one compare?

No as yet I have not

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes and that is exactly what I did and enjoyed it very much

Any additional comments?

I would recommend this book to anyone that has lost faith in human nature. Micheal Caine is a lovely caring man and its nice to be reminded that there Are people in the world worth listening to

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wonderfully entertaining

This is the second book by MC I have listened to and, like the others, it's candid and entertaining

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Most Enjoyable

An interesting rags to riches story.Life is not as easy as it might seem for famous actors.

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Brilliant. What a biography….

One of the best biography’s. Please bring a second continuation. Loved it Michael, from a man in Bermondsey.

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Where's it all gone?

I read this book years ago, and wanted to do so again, but there's so much missing. Various things that I remember from the first read are just not here. Excellently read by the author though, just not enough.

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worthy of thought

Just do yourself a favour and listen to this, it is worthy of thought










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Astonishingly Enjoyable!!!

Still not sure what induced me to invest in this read but so glad I dtd. I've always enjoyed his films, except his role as an officer in South Africa, although think that was down to myself! Too many parallels in our totally different lives!!!

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Very short but enjoyable. Caine is great.

Michael Caine's biography is well worth a listen. Well read, interesting and at times both funny and powerful.

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