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Nerd Do Well

By: Simon Pegg
Narrated by: Simon Pegg
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Zombies in North London, death cults in the West Country, the engineering deck of the Enterprise: actor, comedian, writer, and self-proclaimed supergeek Simon Pegg has been ploughing some bizarre furrows in recent times. Having blasted on to the small screen in the gut-busting and now legendary sitcom Spaced, his enduring appeal and rise to nation’s-favourite-son status has been mercurial, meteoric, megatronic, but mostly just plain great.

From his childhood (and subsequently adult) obsession with science fiction, his enduring friendship with Nick Frost, and his forays into stand-up comedy which began with his regular Monday morning slot in front of his 12-year-old classmates, Simon has always had a severe and dangerous case of the funnies.

So, sit back, relax, and let Simon Pegg and his faithful robotic butler Canterbury take you on a spectacular journey of self-discovery. (Or, take this book to school and swap it for something cooler…) Dotted with a cast of memorable characters who have helped shape the life and career of a complex, dynamic and unstoppable man, Nerd Do Well is the joyous tale of a home-grown superstar and a local boy made good.

WARNING: STRONG LANGUAGE.

©2010 Simon Pegg (P)2010 Random House Audio Entertainment & Celebrities Entertainment & Performing Arts Film & TV Funny Thought-Provoking Witty Feel-Good

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This is a really good listen, it's Simon Pegg comedy is obviously the driving force that sticks the back story together well, and I laughed at very regular intervals while listening. It's duel monologue was something that first caught me off guard, but does very quickly make sense and in a way works, but I think the two could ave been two separate stories expanded on, as I was really interested in his life and most of this section is kind of dotted around telling you bits here and there and can sometimes get confusing, I would have just liked more detail especially towards the end when he actually made it to being famous it felt like he was only lightly going over it, which was a shame.
The other side of the coin was a funny fantasy story and again I think in its self ould have been it's only little book.

Take nothing away form the fact this is a superlative listen! If like me you are a Simon Pegg fan I strongly recommend you take a listen.

Something good!

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great fun. not as in depth as the nick frost bio but the fictional story more than makes up for it.

enjoyable

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Simon has a great voice and as a fan of him and Nick Frost it was nice to get both points of veiw after reading Nicks book first. They do have something special together and acknowledge that in all its complications. I enjoyed the humour of the fantasy stuff linking the real stuff together and it made me laugh out loud on more than one occasion.

Nicely read and performed

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This book was so entertaining, I loved the mix of autobiography with original story. Simon reading his own book gave it an extra dimension as he brought it to life.

Excellent Listen.

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This book was everything I was expecting from Simon Pegg. It’s fun, geeky and doesn’t at any point take itself too seriously, much like the man himself I imagine. He’s a pleasure to listen to and the only downside is a wish it was longer but I understand why it isn’t. Other than a few pivotal moments of chance/fate, people’s love aren’t all that interesting, it’s all about the presentation.

Enjoyable and fun

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