Is It Just Me?
Ratings12
Average rating3.5
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Ratings12
Average rating3.5
Well hello to you dear browser. Now I have your attention it would be rude if I didn't tell you a little about my literary feast. So, here is the thing: is it just me or does anyone else find that adulthood offers no refuge from the unexpected horrors, peculiar lack of physical coordination and sometimes unexplained nudity, that accompanied childhood and adolescence?
Does everybody struggle with the hazards that accompany, say, sitting elegantly on a bar stool; using chopsticks; pretending to understand the bank crisis; pedicures - surely it's plain wrong for a stranger to fondle your feet? Or is it just me?
I am proud to say I have a wealth of awkward experiences - from school days to life as an office temp - and here I offer my 18-year-old self (and I hope you too dear reader) some much needed caution and guidance on how to navigate life's rocky path.
Because frankly where is the manual? The much needed manual to life. Well, fret not, for this is my attempt at one and let's call it, because it's fun, a Miran-ual. I thank you.
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1 primary book2 released booksIs It Just Me? is a 2-book series with 1 primary work first released in 2012 with contributions by Miranda Hart.
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Miranda Hart is one of my very favourite people on tv at the moment. She plays Chummy in Call the Midwife wonderfully an her own sitcom ‘Miranda' is a joy and one of my cherished shows that makes me laugh.
Miranda is a very rare thing in comedy these days, someone who doesn't need to raise laughs by poking fun at others. She's not crude, foul mouthed or controversial. She gets her laughs by poking fun firmly at herself and through slapstick situational comedy and I love her to bits.
In her book she somehow manages to bring her tone of voice that is very distinct in her show to the page. It just feels like watching an episode of Miranda. She's happy to poke fun at herself throughout and as she speaks to her teenage self she takes us through chapters on such topics as holidays, dating, jobs and those other tricky situations life throws at us.
This book was laugh out loud funny. Some of the situations Miranda explains she's found herself in are gems and it's a really good thing in our recession laden times that there are people who can still make us laugh with sheer mischievous glee and mirth.
Miranda Hart is a gem and her book is also. Very highly recommended.
I couldn't help but read this in Miranda's voice! A couple of moments I did actually laugh out loud.
Wonderful, absolutely wonderful!
I strongly advice you to get the audio version of her book (as I did) because, since it is read and acted it out by Miranda herself, it makes the entire experience even more enjoyable.
If you are a fan of Miranda's sitcom, you'll love this book. It's like a new season for her show.
There are hilarious accounts about her growing up in a all-girl school, dealing with being as tall and clumsy as she is, dating, etc.
She touches on a few more “serious” topics but they are not extensive or annoying and, as Miranda admits, she cannot deal with a lot of seriousness without cracking a joke.
I was extremely delighted that she kept adressing the readers (listener, in my case) and making them active participants of the book by using the term “My dear reader chum” and her usual phrase “get it”.
Even though I laughed out loud during the whole listening process, I couldn't shake the feeling that some of her anecdotes were TOO weird and TOO comedic to be 100% true. That's the only thing I can criticize but, in all honesty, it didn't bother me that much.
