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Broken Biscuits

And other male failures

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 Witty, tender and daring essays from the British David Sedaris

'A lovely writer: supple, stylish and almost effortlessly witty.' Daily Mail

'Made me laugh out loud and then properly cry.’ Jennie Godfrey

When it comes to the challenge of being a man, Adam Farrer always seems to find a way to fall short…

Broken Biscuits vividly recounts Adam’s struggles to live up to masculine expectations, real or imagined. From the calamity of his first serious relationship to an obsession with Prince that sees everyone questioning his sexuality, and from the repercussions of his adult circumcision to his doubts about his ability to survive the apocalypse, this candid and personal collection of essays is astonishingly far-reaching and riotously funny.

Holding up a mirror to Adam’s own body image, his relationship with his family, his sense of self-worth and the mortifying experience of arriving at a teenage party wearing strawberry-patterned short shorts, this book is about growing up and trying to define yourself as a man but somehow always missing the mark.

©2025 Adam Farrer (P)2025 HarperCollins Publishers Essays Gender Studies Social Sciences Funny Witty Nonfiction
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The complete joy of finding published work from a friend you knew at school is awesome. Add to that the natural way Adam takes us through happy and sad times of his life and brings humour to it, as well as asking the listener to have an opinion which is personal. I cried more than once through joy and empathy. I'll be listening to this again very soon. It's going to be on repeat, and will grow each time.

Captivating and brutally honest. Adam explains the human condition from a very personal perspective.

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Even though I'd already bought a hard copy of Broken Biscuits, I was always going to listen to it on audio because Adam has such a wonderfully calming voice and he tells his own stories brilliantly.

Adam is a naturally funny and witty guy. Whilst Broken Biscuits is at times laugh out loud funny, it also deals with some serious subjects, including assault, addiction and suicide. As I was out walking, I found myself switching from snorting out loud to feeling emotional at some of Adam's stories, which were told with such great sensitivity.

Although the sub-title of this book "And other male failures" hints at a man who thinks that at times he may not have been good enough, it's clear that Adam Farrer is a good man. Adam's honesty and openness in Broken Biscuits is commendable and, from a female point of view, I don't think you could go far wrong with a man like Adam in your life.

A genuinely fabulous, funny and real account of Adam's life, and I highly recommend it on audio.

Fabulous, funny & real!

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another brilliant book! thank you...
on a side note, I did google the plural of penis, now I need to clear my cookies

Adam... death, sex, penises, and family

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