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Theroux The Keyhole

When the world went weird (and so did I)

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Theroux The Keyhole

By: Louis Theroux
Narrated by: Louis Theroux
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Come round to Louis Theroux’s house where the much-loved TV documentary-maker, podcaster and bestselling author of Gotta Get Theroux This finds himself in unexpected danger . . .

Like millions of others, Louis’ plans were mothballed by the onset of Covid. Unable to escape to the porn sets, prisons and maximum-security psychiatric units that are his usual journalistic beat, he began reporting on a location even more full of pitfalls and hostile objects of inquiry: his own home during a pandemic.

Theroux the Keyhole is an honest, hilarious and ultimately heartwarming diary of the weirdness of family life in Covid World. A wife intolerant of his obsession with Joe Wicks’ daily workouts. Two teenage sons, inseparable from their videogames, for whom he is increasingly 'cringe'. A five-year-old happily spamming out videos on his own new TikTok account while on holiday with his oblivious family.

Louis also describes how he launches his podcast, Grounded, finally gets to the US to film a new Joe Exotic documentary and aims his sights on the latest incarnation of the far right in a world becoming radicalized by social media. Theroux the Keyhole is Louis at his insightful best, as he faces unforeseen new challenges and wonders why it took a pandemic for him to learn that what really matters in life is right in front of him.

Read by Louis Theroux, in his usual witty style.

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He just has a sincere desire to understand people.

Even against the horrific backdrop of Covid, [this] book is all the more charming, and blackly amusing, for it.

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It's hard to feel for someone in lockdown with lots of money and a big house. He's a borderline alcoholic, the wife pas agg, eldest son vaguely normal, middle son an alt right idiot and the youngest a whiney git.

Meh

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Really nice to see LT is not afraid of giving himself the same treatment he gives others, I love his presence of mind and hope it leads him to be the better person he obviously wants to be. Very touching thoughts at the end. I only wish people didn’t go into book reading mode. Maybe its Audible producers coaching but so many people lose the character of their voices when they record audible books. Not bad in this case just not as alive and expressive as usual. Thanks for a good listen.

Nice to see LT is not afraid of turning the spotlight back on himself.

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I enjoyed this, it was a typical Diary during lockdown and Louis spoke about the same things we were all experiencing and feeling, so whether your famous or not we all went through this together in very similar ways.

A Good Listen

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I have thoroughly enjoyed Louie’s honest account of lockdown, very funny & relatable. Love that it is narrated by Louie himself. Really recommend!

Excellent!

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Really enjoyable listen where you get a real insight to Louis as a husband and a dad throughout the pandemic. In parts it’s almost as if he is interviewing/studying himself like in some of his earlier documentaries. Wasn’t expecting him to be so honest about his personal relationships and with work, alcohol and politics. Brilliant listen, only wish it was longer!

Open, honest, relatable, funny

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