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Maps of My Life (Hardcover)

by Guy Browning (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 208 pages
  • Publisher: Square Peg (2 Oct 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0224082728
  • ISBN-13: 978-0224082723
  • Product Dimensions: 20 x 12.8 x 2.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 115,972 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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`a hilarious autobiographical travel memoir...reminiscent of David Sedaris and Bill Bryson...a perfect commute read'


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Touching and very, very funny.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A genuinely funny book, 20 Oct 2008
By Bantam Dave (Bradford, UK) - See all my reviews
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I loved this book. After reading far too many books that reviewers have described as hilarious but have failed raise a smile, never mind a chortle, I found Maps of my Life to be genuinely very funny.

Humour is a subjective thing but I enjoyed every page of this book. The stories about the authors childhood misadventures, usually caused by his older brother, the Fatted Calf, are excellent reading. Chapters about his brothers make-over of their front garden and the school skiing trip are particularly entertaining.

Those expecting a book about maps, as the title would indicate, will be disappointed as the maps in question are there to illustrate where the events of the following chapter take place. These maps though are also amusing as they are wittily annotated and add to the overall entertainment value of the book.
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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars a slight caveat to previous reviews, 9 Oct 2008
By Big Jim "Big Jim" (London, UK) - See all my reviews
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I got this book for the maps,for the concept. I like what the author has done here and only wish I had come up with the idea first, but in the end, rather like John O'Farrell, the endless attempts to be funny become a tad tiresome.

Having said that he can be laugh out loud funny, and this is an antidote to all those books that "celebrate" a miserable childhood, but for me the overall sheen of smugness just takes away a bit, hence the loss of a star.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Exotic, educational and fun, 11 Feb 2009
By William Cohen (London) - See all my reviews
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Many people are familiar with Guy Browning's laconic and inventive columns in The Guardian. Here is a 'Long March' of autobiography written in a similar style, covering his Adrian Mole years. He's got a brilliant memory for all his childhood holidays, and he paints his family and friends as warm and eccentric characters.

It's an ingenious format for a book and the chapters are short and to the point. It's very funny, very English and does its bit to champion the joys of cartography. Highly recommended.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A life quite ordinary
I read Guy Browning's book after purchasing Mike Parker's Map Addict from a small independent bookshop in the Cotswolds. Read more
Published 1 month ago by M. Hayward

1.0 out of 5 stars tries too hard to be funny - and fails
this author tries too hard and yet fails to be funny. i guess humour is subjective and this wasn't for me. but beware of a good title good cover and good reviews.
Published 2 months ago by Mrs. S. C. Lamb

4.0 out of 5 stars Fans of the author will not be disappointed
I'm a big fan of Guy Browning's books, I love his sense of humour, and was delighted to find it running thoughout this biography of his early years up to just before he goes to... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Philip Overton

5.0 out of 5 stars Gilt edged humour
This is a book that proves humour to be a great way to view life. Browning's disciplined meanderings around the pathways of his past throw up the gems that you would expect from... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Edward Mccabe

5.0 out of 5 stars definitely recommended for your Xmas stocking!
I really enjoyed this book and parts of it did make me laugh out loud! I love Guy's wry sense of humour and being a Botley-onian myself, had to smile about his description of... Read more
Published 12 months ago by M. Gulliford

5.0 out of 5 stars Maps of My Life
'Maps are things of great beauty' says Guy Browning. In this very funny book you accompany Guy Browning in his journey from childhood to young man and see that life is indeed a... Read more
Published 13 months ago by J. Woodford

5.0 out of 5 stars Laugh-aloud memories of a 60s and 70s family life.
I bought this just a couple of days ago in my local bookshop as a present for my brother on the strength of the review in Arena magazine but I started to read it and, although it... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Leona Harries

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