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- Narrated by: Simon Amstell
- Length: 3 hrs and 11 mins
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Summary
Comedy, Tragedy, Therapy
Simon Amstell did his first stand-up gig at the age of 13. His parents had just divorced, and puberty was confusing. Trying to be funny solved everything.
Read by Simon Amstell, and interspersed with footage from his stand-up tours, HELP is the hilarious and heartbreaking account of Simon's ongoing compulsion to reveal his entire self onstage. To tell the truth so it can't hurt him anymore. Loneliness, anxiety, depression - this book has it all. And more.
From a complicated childhood in Essex to an Ayahuasca-led epiphany in the Amazon rainforest, this story will make you laugh, cry and then feel happier than you've ever been.
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- Catherine Brown
- 28-09-17
people stared as I listened and laughed
Ah, the human condition laid bare. Our inner anxiety of not being good enough for anyone or even ourselves with so many more laughs and insight than a self help book.
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- JH
- 23-11-17
Very funny and honest
This is a really funny, honest frank look at his life. I particularly like how the audiobook is interspersed with clips of his stand up which all fit in perfectly with the narrative. Very well written and paced, much more interesting and funny than most autobiographical books.
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- Angela Richmond
- 29-03-22
Short and sweet (and funny)
As above the book is very short. (Which I knew before I purchased, but it did seem to end abruptly).
Well worth a listen.
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- Mirel
- 30-12-23
Funny and interesting
It was funny, personal and interesting. I like his openness and humour, especially about spirituality as it is too difficult to describe these experiences without sounding crazy
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- Amazon Customer
- 02-03-19
Brilliant, even with a chest infection
It hurts when I laugh (because of the chest infection) so I probably shouldn’t have chosen to listen to this book. I loved it, it hurt me but I loved it. Brave and brilliant.
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- clairejaye
- 01-09-19
short but very sweet
thoroughly enjoyed listening to Simon.. very funny and moving and then funny again.. I enjoy the way he tells his stories ..and even when getting a little serious ends with a little humour ..rinsed it off in one very enjoyable listen.
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- Alexis and David Jackson
- 03-03-18
Thoroughly enjoyed that
Laughed & cried, loved it. I was completely engaged throughout. Worth a listen, entertaining & thought provoking.
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- H
- 24-12-17
Wonderful, funny and evocative.
This is such a wonderful, funny and amazing book, I didn't want it to end! Listeners will get a lot out of this frank story telling. I wanted to listen to this since hearing Simon's interview on 6music and have told everyone I know to read it too!
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- a reader
- 03-01-19
One of my favourites ever and I'm an audible nerd
Short but great. Wonderfully honest account of a very smart sensitive guy who's been on a real journey, and it's very funny.
Thank you Simon for sharing so much, it's helped me and it'll help many other struggling humans I've no doubt : )
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- Jonathan Walker
- 21-03-18
I laughed out loud. a lot.
brutally honest, for some possibly uncomfortably so, but I found it very funny. would recommend.
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