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Paperback: 304 pages
Publisher: W&N (12 May 2011)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0297859293
ISBN-13: 978-0297859291
Product Dimensions: 15.3 x 2.2 x 23.4 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)

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"An uproarious and brilliant story of friendship, alcoholism and itinerancy, penned by an adorably self-obsessed, if slightly autistic, attention-seeker." (Milo Yiannopoulos WIRED.CO.UK )

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2.0 out of 5 stars Self help or ego trip?, 7 Sep 2011

Tim Howe "Know Howe" (Bavaria) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Upgrade: A Cautionary Tale of a Life Without Reservations (Paperback)

A blagger's guide to living in hotels around the world cheaper than it costs to rent a flat. Thank you playboy Paul Carr for spotting this glaring market gap!

After a while, however, the book tends to slowly repeat itself. Endless tales of getting überdrunk and boozy sex romps, of which he has no recollection the morning after, slowly lose their novelty. The only nod to reality seems to be Carr's confession that yes, he does occasionally work like the rest of us, doing the odd bit of freelance-writing here and there to shore up his unconventional lifestyle.

All very nice and escapist - if you like that sort of thing. But after wading through almost 300 pages the book begs the question: is this man's jet-set life of drink and debauchery more a bloated ego trip than a practical self-help guide?

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3.0 out of 5 stars Not my cup of brandy, 16 Sep 2011

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This review is from: The Upgrade: A Cautionary Tale of a Life Without Reservations (Paperback)

The Upgrade - Paul Carr

When I started reading the upgrade I found the chapters, or little stories, quite amusing.
Im usually more of a fiction man but had a good little chuckle at the shenanigans Paul got upto in the book.
As it went on though it became very samey, just repeating very similar stories about going out getting drunk and trying to impress or pick up women. Pretty much everyone I know could have written a very similar book about stupid things they've done whilst drunk and a few chapters on the ladies they've met along the way.
If the book had have ended about 50 or more pages earlier it wouldn't have been any worse for it. towards the end comes the realisation and growing up epiphany, plus a lot of `aren't you jealous at my pay packet and the fact I live in hotels.'

This wasn't a bad book, just wasn't that good either.
Paul says he travels with one book and leaves this on a train or plane for someone else. Might take his advice and do the same with this book. Wasn't my cup of tea. 2.5/5

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5.0 out of 5 stars Script for a disaster movie that's so funny it should be Airplane 2!, 15 May 2011

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I've been waiting for this release about 10 minutes after I finished Bringing Nothing to the Party.

It's hilarious, irreverent, transparent, painfully honest and truly and utterly unputdownable.

In fact, my wife thought I was having an affair when I volunteered to feed the baby at 3am so I could read some more.

Even though I knew some of the vignettes highlighted in the book from reading Paul's blog, his Twitter feed (MHDSRIP) and his Techcrunch articles, having them placed in context and as part of the story of what makes Paul Paul was incredibly enjoyable.

Darn you Steve Jobs for not creating a better battery in my iPhone 4 or I would have read it all in one sitting.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as first book
The author's first book was really good. I was looking forward to this follow up. It started well, with his explanation of how the adventure came to be, and the first few... Read more

Published 3 months ago by J. Livsey

3.0 out of 5 stars Bloated and brash but ultimately redeemed
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Well written, funny and insightful. It's nice to see so many real life characters and experiences come to life. Like someone taking crayons to a coloring book. Read more

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