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Frank Skinner Autobiography (Hardcover)

by Frank Skinner (Author)
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Product details

  • Hardcover: 340 pages
  • Publisher: Century; First Edition edition (4 Oct 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0712679278
  • ISBN-13: 978-0712679275
  • Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 16 x 3.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (67 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 158,988 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Frank Skinner is well known for his quick wit and biting humour. Both appear in spades in his eponymous autobiography. It is hardly a traditional, chronological work. Instead Frank, (or to give him his childhood name, Chris Collins) takes an offbeat approach to the life story genre. It is an approach which, on the whole, works well. Here, the writer takes an intimately personal tack. Like the man in the pub with tales to tell, the story jumps from childhood to middle age, failed romances to huge successes, with little or no pause to explain or sign post. In the opening chapters this organisation can be confusing. From a lesser writer, it would have been a mistake. For Frank Skinner, whose ability to relate to an audience is everything, it is a clever device to draw the reader in. In fact, this on the hoof, deadline-looming, almost stand-up style of thinking on the feet (or indeed, the page) makes the reader a confidante. Frank chats and asks questions. Pages fly past amid a string of intriguing hook lines, such as "Johnny Cash made me an alcoholic"; "English literature changed my life"; "Zola Budd was my saviour and spiritual guide"; and "My first ever professional show was as Julian Clary¹s straight man (leave it)".

In reality, Frank Skinner's factual life isn't that remarkable, but the quality of the writing lifts it way above its competitors. Besides the history told comes the most interesting, insightful stuff, wrapped up in stylish telling; reasons and justifications, irrelevant asides and rhetorical questions, insecurities and studied nonchalance, plus a grey area where there are a of loads of swear words, darker thoughts, deep hatred of journalists from The Sun and of course the blackest of humour. --Helen Lamont



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"Hilarious...often shocking." -- "Mirror"
"Skinner has written his own life story -- and it's a minor masterpiece...although his stand-up revelations are far more fun than anything in the tabloids, it's his poignant portrait of his working-class youth that makes it a classic of its kind." -- "Guardian"
"Skinner tells this amazing story in a rapid and mucky manner." -- "Evening Standard"

"From the Trade Paperback edition."

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5.0 out of 5 stars The colourful life of Frank skinner!, 2 Aug 2003
This review is from: Frank Skinner (Paperback)
As a stand-up commedian, Frank Skinner has appealed to me for a few years. Stories from his passion with WBA football club to his problems associated with drinking - I was quite keen to "get to know him better". From the start, it felt as though Frank was standing up on stage narrating the story in his usual funny way. There are no chapters as such, but stories flip from present day (such as splitting up with current girlfriend) to his younger days (loosing his virginity -well worth a few laughs and maybe a "yuk" thrown in too!

After reading this book, I felt as though I knew the Real Frank. It is an honest approach to his very colourful and emotional life. I respect him immensely by how much feeling he has expressed throughout.

This was the first biography I have ever read and I certainly wasn't disappointed. I think you need to find Frank Skinner's type of stand-up amusing, otherwise the book may annoy you. I loved it, and I think all Frank Skinner fans will too!

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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Congratulations Frank!, 31 Oct 2001
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From start to finish, this book is a success. The style is completely different to any other autobiography I've read, which makes a very refreshing change. I found myself laughing out loud on the tube many times this week! I've seen one of Frank's shows in person before, and reading the book is like an extension to one of his shows, but on a more personal level, its like a one-on-one show, and it works.

Certainly recommended to any Skinner fan, and anyone else who wants a truly personal account of a colourful life! (I write this just as WBA have scored the winner against Palace - I can just imagine Frank's face!!)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding, one of the funniest books that I have read., 30 Dec 2003
This review is from: Frank Skinner (Paperback)
I must confess I was not a fan of Frank Skinner, I just heard he was funny, the book was on a discount offer, and so I brought it, just to take my total above £25 to gain free delivery in the UK.

It's one of the funniest books I've ever read, I am now a fan of Frank Skinner. Yes, it's a rags to riches story, which is uplifting, but the best bits are the humour. You don't even need to be a Fantasy Football Fan to appreciate the book, I am not. So go on, buy it, you won't regret it.

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