Review
'It's not like other comedians' memoirs. It's funny.' (Guardian )
'As strange and fascinating as any fiction . . . This would be excellent even if it weren't by someone famous' (The Times )
'Sayle's book has charm and substance, both as memoir and history.' (Times Literary Supplement )
'As strange and fascinating as any fiction . . . This would be excellent even if it weren't by someone famous' (The Times )
'Fascinating and hugely entertaining'
(Telegraph )'Sayle's book has charm and substance, both as memoir and history.' (Times Literary Supplement )
'A great memoir of a strange childhood. "Just let me read you this bit" funny.'
(Frank Cottrell Boyce )'The brilliant satires on modern life of Alexei Sayle (the only comedian worth his salt as a novelist) are contemporary gems.'
(Tim Lott, Independent )'This touching, elegantly written memoir stands out... He looks back on his unconventional youth with comic bewilderment'
(Independent on Sunday )'A fascinating and entertaining memoir about growing up with parents who were staunch communists'
(Daily Telegraph )Review
'Sayle shares with [Alan] Bennett the genius for making the mundane fascinating' -- The Times 'If the result is like his other books, it will have a moral centre, there'll be bleak bits - and it will be very funny indeed.' -- Independent on Sunday 'The brilliant satires on modern life of Alexei Sayle (the only comedian worth his salt as a novelist) are contemporary gems.' -- Tim Lott, Independent 'Being able to wrap up a big moral conundrum with the guise of a fizzing entertainment is a considerable gift...it is wonderfully entertaining and tells us a lot about what it is like to live in 21st century Britain.' -- Jonathan Coe, Guardian on Overtaken 'Sayle's book has charm and substance, both as memoir and history.' -- TLS 20101119
