Even though many consider him to be an arrogant smart-ass - a description he readily admits as being accurate - I think Stephen Fry is a uniquely talented writer, comic and actor.
OK, so he probably wouldn't be my ideal travel companion for an around-the-world cruise, but that doesn't detract one bit from the way he writes.
This autobiography is downright funny, and written by a person with an exhilarating command of English. Someone undoubtedly smart enough to explain away his shortcomings, but someone that instead would rather say it straight. Funny as hell, but straight nonetheless.
Fry's writing is such that you often find yourself reading a sentence a few times, either to work out what on earth the words meant, or simply because they sounded so good.
And scattered liberally through this libertarian's autobiography are plenty of insights into his friendships with actors and producers, managers and impresarios.
And what a delightfully weird bunch they mostly are.
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