Curious
True Stories and Loose Connections
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Curious
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Narrated by:
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Rebecca Front
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Rebecca Front
About this listen
Narrated by the author, and featuring an interview with Jeremy Front. Sometimes things are more ordinary than you think. And sometimes they're a whole lot odder than you can possibly imagine.
Rebecca Front has always drawn on experiences from her life in her award-winning acting and comic writing. In her debut book, she reveals herself as a master storyteller: sharp, witty, honest, and highly attuned to the absurdities of life and the oddities of human nature.
By turns poignant, comic, and uplifting, Curious is a book of stories, all of them true, though sometimes perhaps a little bent out of shape in the telling. We learn, among other things, why a Mexican wave is a symbol of oppression, how to navigate a conversational cul-de-sac with a French vegan train driver, and why keeping a pet rabbit on a lead is perfectly normal.
This is a beguiling celebration of the curiosities of everyday life, and of what it is to be curious - in every sense of the word.
©2014 Rebecca Front (P)2014 Orion Publishing GroupListeners also enjoyed...
Would you listen to Curious again? Why?
I'm a lover of autobiography's, dramatic, historical, scientific and occasionally from my other love...Comedians. The problem I find is 95% of Comedians, especially any who have earned fame at one time or another in Stand-Up, tend to follow the "Gag" a minute route, attempting to exaggerate, and "expand" on reality to gain a laugh...and this just comes across as fiction, which in an autobiography doesn't work for me. There have been a few exceptions, and this book is one. I didn't know Rebecca Front by name, I recognised her from the cover and the memories of her excellent on screen personalities. Rebecca, a funny lady in her own right though has a real story to tell about her journey from childhood and her many neuroses. Listening to "Curious" gave an odd sense of being the fly on the wall, almost voyeuristic, yet compelling to hear.I tried before I bought listening in to a minute or so...and I'm happy to say Rebecca's a great reader of her own work. Genuine, conversational, and read with emotion and depth of character. And Funny where it should be...never forced.Well done Rebecca. 5 stars for effort and content. I hope to bump into you on some stairs some day.How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?
NothingWhat about Rebecca Front’s performance did you like?
Genuine, conversational, and read with emotion and depth of character.And Funny where it should be...never forced.Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
Laugh, on occasion out loud if your own description of "lol" includes the kind of "guru-mph" noise you make in a car whilst listening.Any additional comments?
I feel fitter as I take the stairs more often.It's a choice thing with me though :-)
Rebecca Front...who knew?
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What did you like most about Curious?
Rebecca Front is a joy to listen to, I would dip into this on train journeys and in the evening before bed for some light relief as it's such easy listening: funny, clever, and straightforward as Rebecca writes like she's addressing a friend. It's honest and encouragingly optimistic.What other book might you compare Curious to, and why?
I haven't read many anecdotal-themed books, but it does sort of share similarities with Curb Your Enthusiasm in the way Rebecca points out everyday curiosities and awkward exchanges the way that Larry David might (although Larry may be a bit more extreme!)What does Rebecca Front bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?
It's brilliant to hear the author's voice as it brings the incidents to vivid life in the way she intended on paper.If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
We all get a little bit crazy sometimesWitty, recognisable, uplifting
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this book justifies the old adage about comedy "its funny cos its true" because I related to 99% of the stories
and lets face it Ms Fronts voice is gorgeous to listen too and her accents are spot on
dont muck about BUY IT NOW!
undertated brilliance
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Brilliant, funny, perceptive, delightful.
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Whilst often laugh out loud amusing, this book causes one to look reflectively at life and it's foibles, coming to a neat and satisfying conclusion.
Front's work in literature is as pleasing as her work on screen.
Witty and surprisingly reflective
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