The book is nothing short of genious! Stephen Fry takes the reader on a candid journey of his first 20 years of life, filled with humor, introspection and not skirting the difficulties, horrors or pains of growing up. Having written copiou amounts during that time, he could probably rely on more material from the time than most of us can, thereby making the account much more vivid and realistic, rather than it being a rose tinted recollection of his early days.
We might not all have gone to public school, or been buggered there but I think every adult will be able to recognise the pains of one's own adolescence from the account (not sure I would have appreciated it as much while being an adolescent myself).
On top of the excellent account and the wit that permeates the entire book, Stephen Fry's peerless command and glorification of the English language is truly inspirational - I wish every language had such a well spoken and compelling advocate!
Am now definitely looking forward to reading the
The Liar
, which seems to be a fictionalised account of the same period.
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