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Original Title:	The Fry Chronicles: An Autobiography
ISBN:	0718154835 (ISBN13: 9780718154837)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Memoir #2
Characters:	Douglas Adams, Hugh Laurie, Alastair Cooke, Emma Thompson, Stephen Fry, Rowan Atkinson, Ben Elton, Simon Gray
Setting:	Cambridge, England(United Kingdom)
Literary Awards:	Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Memoir and Autobiography (2010)

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This was a quick read as I love Stephen Fry and have been curious about his career. His writing is lyrical, captivating and a linguistic joy to read, he has a seemingly effortless ability to conjure whirling syntax and employ endless alliterations and double rhyme scheme. The downfalls of this work were an inexcusable amount of repetition, self deprecation to the point of farce and mindless name dropping which did tend to disconnect the reader. It also would have served well to be much shorter. And yet, I loved his masterful use of language, his honest insights into his own struggles and misgivings and the British mischievousness and turn of phrase many have come to love him for. I liked this book - I just wanted to like it much more.

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Title	:	The Fry Chronicles (Memoir #2)
Author	:	Stephen Fry
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 438 pages
Published	:	2010 by Michael Joseph
Categories	:	Nonfiction. Biography. Autobiography. Memoir

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I loved this, the second installment in Fry's quest to document his life, loves and complete mishaps. Stephen is brutally, unashamedly and occasionally ashamedly honest about his time at Cambridge and his initial forays into the world of comedy writing and performing. While this period does not have quite the same instensity as his first book it still has plenty of moments where you can't help but go 'Oh Stephen, really?' He is one of the few writers whose voices I can imagine as I read, which

A quote that's been regurgitated again and again this year is the most arrogant and smug thing I've read this year year, that Stephen Fry is "A stupid persons idea of what an intelligent person looks like". I can't ever recall anyone regarding him with genius status. He's well learned and quite knowledgeable. Someone with a thirst for knowledge and a great memory. Yes, of course that doesn't equate to intelligence, but why be so arrogant about it? There's a lot of Fry Haters out there. I guess

I am a Fryophile. The first half of this is perfect! --Until he begins to mercilessly name-drop (moar liek name-bomb). A note to Stephen: we don't care about them. We care about YOU.I am sure that I am right in locating my first addiction here. Sugar Puffs were the starting link in a chain that would shackle me for most of my life. To begin with, as you might imagine, they were a breakfast habit. But soon I was snacking on them at any time of day until my mother began to sigh at the number of

The Fry Chronicles (2010) is the second of Stephen Frys autobiographies being preceded by Moab is my Washpot (1997) and succeeded by More Fool Me: A Memoir (2014) neither of which I have read; similarly I have not yet embarked on any of Frys novels. Starting this autobiography, I was aware of the commercial success and critical acclaim heaped upon both Frys autobiographies as well as his works of fiction.Fry Chronicles charts Frys progress over a seven year period leading up to his arrival at

If there is ever someone who can make me "swoon" by reading the phone book, it's Stephen Fry. Because when he does, you are damn well getting a show. And that's about the main reason for the high rating of this book. Had I tried to read this book, as opposed to listening to it, there's a high possibility I would've dropped it half-way through. As terrible as it may sound, I was dreadfully bored throughout most of the experience. Luckily for the author, his reading/acting voice makes everything

I found this one sitting on my shelves, forgotten. Although I could have sworn I'd finished reading it, the bookmark placed *very* near the end said otherwise. I must admit that I didnt pick this one up for the story, albeit fascinating Frys years in college were, or how comically his adventures in theatre, television and radio spilt onto the page. I was more interested in his writing style, his interesting turn of phrase, his humorous, witty play on words, and I would often find myself

I enjoyed this autobiography and although it is quite thick, I got through it pretty quickly. I've always liked Fry due to his openness about his past issues - particularly those concerning his adolescence and so 'Moab is My Washpot' would be a better read to learn more about that. However, this book documents his 'adulthood' and I found it very interesting. I wouldn't normally enjoy reading about someone's experiences going through university or reading about an acting career, but thanks to