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More Fool Me
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
- Length: 9 hrs and 50 mins
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Publisher's Summary
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Following on from his hugely successful first book, The Fry Chronicles, comes the second chapter in Stephen Fry's life. This unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of More Fool Me is read by Stephen Fry himself.
'Oh dear I am an arse. I expect there'll be what I believe is called an "intervention" soon. I keep picturing it. All my friends bearing down on me and me denying everything until my pockets are emptied. Oh the shame'
In his early thirties, Stephen Fry - writer, comedian, star of stage and screen - had, as they say, 'made it'. Much loved in A Bit of Fry and Laurie, Blackadder and Jeeves and Wooster, author of a critically acclaimed and bestselling first novel, The Liar, with a glamorous and glittering cast of friends, he had more work than was perhaps good for him.
What could possibly go wrong?
Then, as the 80s drew to a close, he discovered a most enjoyable way to burn the candle at both ends, and took to excess like a duck to breadcrumbs. Writing and recording by day, and haunting a never ending series of celebrity parties, drinking dens, and poker games by night, in a ludicrous and impressive act of bravado, he fooled all those except the very closest to him, some of whom were most enjoyably engaged in the same dance.
He was - to all intents and purposes - a high functioning addict. Blazing brightly and partying wildly as the 80s turned to the 90s, AIDS became an epidemic and politics turned really nasty, he was so busy, so distracted by the high life, that he could hardly see the inevitable, headlong tumble that must surely follow . . .
Containing raw, electric extracts from his diaries of the time, More Fool Me is a brilliant, eloquent account by a man driven to create and to entertain - revealing a side to him he has long kept hidden.
Stephen Fry is an award-winning comedian, actor, presenter and director. He rose to fame alongside Hugh Laurie in A Bit of Fry and Laurie (which he co-wrote with Laurie) and Jeeves and Wooster, and was unforgettable as Captain Melchett in Blackadder. He also presented Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive, his groundbreaking documentary on bipolar disorder, to huge critical acclaim.
Editorial reviews
Praise for The Fry Chronicles:
"Heartbreaking, a delight, a lovely, comfy book". (The Times)"Perfect prose and excruciating honesty. A grand reminiscence of college and theatre and comedyland in the 1980s, with tone-perfect anecdotes and genuine readerly excitement. What Fry does, essentially, is tell us who he really is. Above all else, a thoughtful book. And namedroppy too, and funny, and marbled with melancholy." (Observer)
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- Tiana
- 10-07-2015
Fabulous!
Absolutely adored this book. I believe this was definitely worth the time and money! Bravo!
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- Denise
- 07-06-2021
Entrancing
Erudite, witty, funny and very human. I know I will listen again because when it is finished, I feel like I am missing a friend.
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- Milamber
- 25-10-2016
A little off balance.
Fry's narration is excellent. And large chunks are quite interesting but i found some parts over drawn particularly the diary section at the end. I kept wondering if that was the last one.
i suppose that makes it sound like i hated it but i am looking forward to the next one.
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- Zora Kerr
- 29-08-2022
Enjoyable but slightly confused at the end
I love Stephen Fry, though on this 3rd instalment, I can't help but feel slightly confused about the sometimes-hinted-at, or explicitly-foreshadowed disasters, which never actually materialised. I didn't really want to hear about great tragedy, but it struck me as a strange setup and occasional reminder towards events that didn't seem to occur. Perhaps the subject or content of the next entry, though in that case, slightly mysterious to me why there was emphasis to that effect in this one.
All up, a pleasure to listen to Fry narrate his life for a dozen hours, but then, hearing him narrate a cookbook would also be tremendous.
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- adam pearl
- 04-03-2015
Ok
Loved Moab and the Fry Chronicles. This one not so much. He reads diary entries for the last half and it's just a bit boring. Still love the Fry.
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- Alexander
- 09-04-2019
fascinating
Stephen continues to have listeners absorbed in his words from the first page to the last and his narration gives the extra pinch of fascination to the book itself
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- Pete Johns
- 23-12-2015
Makes me cringe - can't stop reading them.
Stephen Fry's autobiographies (yes, there are now three and we're only up to his 30s) are irritating in their portrayal of a privileged life taken for granted, but are so interesting and well performed that I just can't stop reading them!
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- Andrew S White
- 10-12-2017
First half marvellous. 2nd half tedious diarl.
Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
I love Stephen Fry. Up until the diary, it was interesting and engaging. And then, what must be two thirds the book is a diary read in a flat-lined monologue. Very dissapointing.
Has More Fool Me put you off other books in this genre?
no
Have you listened to any of Stephen Fry’s other performances? How does this one compare?
Yes. And this is a huge disappointment. The last half (the tedious diary) seems like it was rushed to get it to the printers, and consists of little more than name dropping.
Do you think More Fool Me needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?
Yes. An apology for the diary! And we want more of Stephen. More of why he did things, not what he did.
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- TheRobberDog
- 09-10-2021
not as good sadly
I just loved Moab and Chronicles and so rushed to secure this copy, I was however having just completed both predecessors was bitterly disappointed to find the first half of this one being a rehash of those (can't people take the effort to read those first as I had??), then some good stuff followed by a huge portion of the second half being straight out diary entries 'i got up, had breakfast, wrote more of my latest novel, went out to the theatre...' ad nauseam...
sorry Stephen, but it seems you did become a boring Champaign Socialist afterall.
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- Anonymous User
- 01-08-2022
Three volumes of Stephen Fry
I have rarely enjoyed 3 books more. Apart from the wonder I feel at his energy and brilliance( can barely remember a very small joke myself) they have been my companions for weeks. What happens next I wonder….
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