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That Close

By: Suggs
Narrated by: Suggs
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About this listen

Suggs is one of pop music's most enduring and likeable figures. Read by the author himself with the assured style and wit of a natural raconteur, this hugely entertaining and insightful autobiography takes you from his colourful early life on a North London council estate, through the heady early days of Punk and 2-Tone, to the eighties, where Madness became the biggest selling singles band of the decade.

Along the way he tells you what it's like to grow up in sixties Soho, go globetrotting with your best mates, to make a dead pigeon fly and cause an earthquake in Finsbury Park.

©2013 Graham McPherson (P)2013 WF Howes Ltd Entertainment & Celebrities Music Celebrity Funny Thought-Provoking Witty

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If you could sum up That Close in three words, what would they be?

Its a heart warming, gritty but funny story of one of Britains best loved singers from a true British institution. The story weaves its way from growing up and moving to Wales .. To coming back to London becoming Suggs that we know and love. Weaving its way from the early days of Madness.. Chasing cheese down a hill to earthquakes In Finsbury Park.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Suggs is the obvious favourite, you want him to succeed and sometimes you feel sorry for him

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

None

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Hard - loving and Fun... that's Mad

Gritty and Funny... Complete Madness

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Hold on, now I have to write a 15 plus word review. why? it's Mad.

It's Mad!

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If you could sum up That Close in three words, what would they be?

Enjoyable but irritating

Who was your favorite character and why?

Suggs, obvs.

What do you think the narrator could have done better?

Suggs has a really irritating staccato delivery which becomes wearing after a while. The stories are great but I'm going to have to buy the print version as I couldn't finish this with his narration.

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

It made me nostalgic - I am from a similar area of London and many of the events and places are memorable

Any additional comments?

I so wanted to love this book but I couldn't listen any longer

Staccato delivery is wearing

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Really engaging narration from Suggs as you'd expect. A little light on detail but still enjoyable.

Enjoyed it

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Really enjoyed. Great funny stories and a real insight to how they came to be.
They are definitely a national treasure.

Great storyteller

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