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Funny Peculiar: The Autobiography
by
Will Young
In 2001, Will Young shot to fame as the first winner of
Pop Idol
. It was clear right from the start that he would never be a typical pop star - and more than ten years later he is still one of the UK's best-loved and most intriguing artists. In his engaging, witty, and scrupulously honest autobiography, he tells his remarkable story in his own unique voice. From his experi
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Hardcover
,
288 pages
Published
November 1st 2012
by Little, Brown Book Group
(first published 2012)
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I must admit I don't know that much about Will Young except that he won Pop Idol ten years ago, he famously came out afterwards and still maintained a hugely successful career, and I like some of his songs.
This is a charmingly self-deprecating book, and it's turned me into a proper fan. Young exaggerates to make himself look far worse than he is, but also uses humour to soften it and act as deflection at the same time. Somehow this makes him more open to you than you think it would.
But what real ...more
This is a charmingly self-deprecating book, and it's turned me into a proper fan. Young exaggerates to make himself look far worse than he is, but also uses humour to soften it and act as deflection at the same time. Somehow this makes him more open to you than you think it would.
But what real ...more
So, anyway, I've had this on my shelf for 10 months, signed by Will Young when my manager Jacqui went off to London with an armful of books last year, and even though she kept on badgering me about whether I had read it or not, I kept on putting it off until the other day. Half the title says it all, the first half that is, as it is not really an autobiography, well certainly not in the traditional sense.
Will explains how he suffers from depression, and how this affects his everyday life, altho ...more
Will explains how he suffers from depression, and how this affects his everyday life, altho ...more
I really enjoyed this, but on the other hand it was quite insubstantial. Drawings, double line spacing & large font all padded it out. He does cover the important stuff, albeit with quite broad strokes, his public school, Pop Idol, career. It's written in quite a chatty humorous style which I liked, and does go a bit more into detail when dealing with his depression but it's quite frustrating in that nothing else is really covered in any depth. He says his schooling was horrific but never gi
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Feb 04, 2013
Shaun
rated it
2 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Recommends it for:
Die hard Will Young fans only
Shelves:
2013
Hmm, bit disappointed with this one. I'm not a *huge* Will Young fan however I have followed him throughout his career. I wanted Gareth Gates to win but I was only 11 or 12 at the time so you can forgive me! However I was intrigued by Will and found him interesting as a person and phenomenal as a singer.
This book however doesn't really read like an autobiography, not in a chronological way at least. It just jumps all over the place and is more a collection of stories, and vague ones at that. I ...more
This book however doesn't really read like an autobiography, not in a chronological way at least. It just jumps all over the place and is more a collection of stories, and vague ones at that. I ...more
Loved reading this autobiography of Will Young's. I'm a fan already of his music and acting , but I think this autobiography lets you see the real Wil in gloriously true detail .
The more I got to know him over the pages , the more I liked him for his faults ( that he sees ) , his internal sarcasm that he thinks and his humour.
The more I got to know him over the pages , the more I liked him for his faults ( that he sees ) , his internal sarcasm that he thinks and his humour.
umm only read bios as relaxing stuff but found this a bit confusing the way it jumped a bout I like it when so called stars tell people about suffering from depression as shows can effect all sorts of people so many people think problems will disappear if famous e not it was relatively interesting to read about pop idol more or less forgoten about with x factor also other pointers made me think pop idol itv so maybe will never make it as a bbc man I don't mind swearing in books but think will y
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This is a great autobiography, one of those that you can hear his voice reading it aloud. I learned quite a lot about Will in his youth which I previously knew nothing about. His style of writing about what he was thinking (and what he would have liked to have said) and then what he actually said in different situations is very funny. He talks about his battle with depression, but from an almost comical viewpoint. Very funny and very readable.
I really enjoyed it! I didn't really know what to expect from it, but it was a birthday present and, hey, when procrastination calls, I obey.
The thing about this book is the stark honesty. He is an open book to whomever may care to read his book; he is entirely upfront about depression and issues of the like, and that's really what made it for me. That, and a combination of humour made this book really great to read. :)
The thing about this book is the stark honesty. He is an open book to whomever may care to read his book; he is entirely upfront about depression and issues of the like, and that's really what made it for me. That, and a combination of humour made this book really great to read. :)
I loved this honest and candid account of Will Young's life so far. It's kind of refreshing to hear someone write so openly about depression and all of the associated stuff. I felt a lot of the things he wrote I could really understand and relate to.
Also surprisingly hilarious! Made me laugh out loud one too many times on the bus. Great stuff, Will.
Also surprisingly hilarious! Made me laugh out loud one too many times on the bus. Great stuff, Will.
I do like a book that can make me laugh out loud and this managed is on a couple of occasions.
It's not written how one would expect an autobiography to be written, there's no chronological order and some (in my opinion) key parts of his career are missed out, but it was a good read and one i look forward to re-visiting in time to come.
It's not written how one would expect an autobiography to be written, there's no chronological order and some (in my opinion) key parts of his career are missed out, but it was a good read and one i look forward to re-visiting in time to come.
I actually bought this book from Pound Land for (surprisingly) a pound, so I was pleasantly surprised when it turned out to be laugh out loud funny. More than Will Young's life story, this is a collection of humorous stories from Will Young. I'd massively recommend this book to people who are looking for a cheeky laugh.
I have always liked Will and was looking forward to reading this. It is really just a collection of stories however Will is very candid about his battle with depression. Even though some stories were funny I was left feeling a little sad. Still love Will though!
Mar 08, 2013
Kevin Rainford
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
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This book surprised me as Will tackles depression in his autobiography with honesty and writes about quirky episodes in his life. I ended up being totally charmed by Will.
I adore Will and eagerly anticipated this book as his humour in his live shows and appearances is hilarious...yet this book left me feeling sad
Entertaining, readable, funny, revealing but also unrevealing at the same time.
Fantastic book, very funny and honest.
Unexpected, yet un-put-down-able!
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Will Young is an English singer-songwriter and actor who came to prominence after winning the 2002 inaugural series of the British music contest Pop Idol, making him the first winner of the worldwide Idol franchise.
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