Personally, I found the majority of the book to be hilarious and very witty- Brand has a great turn of phrase, and the book is written in basically the same way as he speaks.

However, despite large portions of the book's hilarity, the rest of it kind of fell on it's face- while Brand has always been self-agrandising, the book puts into perspective the seedier parts of his life and his behaviour does, on occasion, turn the reader's opinion from admiration to disgust- his behaviour as described in the book is obviously written with the intent to impress and shock, however, his opulent behaviour seems less the work of a liberal, progressive comedian (as he appears to wish to be percieved) and more the work of a five year old child having a temper tantrum. Clearly Brand desires attention, and this book and it's contents have gotten him that- however, the book left me feeling less that Brand was a funny, intelligent man, more of a child yelling "LOOK AT ME!" while destroying the… more »

Personally, I found the majority of the book to be hilarious and very witty- Brand has a great turn of phrase, and the book is written in basically the same way as he speaks.

However, despite large portions of the book's hilarity, the rest of it kind of fell on it's face- while Brand has always been self-agrandising, the book puts into perspective the seedier parts of his life and his behaviour does, on occasion, turn the reader's opinion from admiration to disgust- his behaviour as described in the book is obviously written with the intent to impress and shock, however, his opulent behaviour seems less the work of a liberal, progressive comedian (as he appears to wish to be percieved) and more the work of a five year old child having a temper tantrum. Clearly Brand desires attention, and this book and it's contents have gotten him that- however, the book left me feeling less that Brand was a funny, intelligent man, more of a child yelling "LOOK AT ME!" while destroying the front room.

In short- reading "My Booky Wook" left me at times enamoured and at times disgusted with Russell Brand- perhaps the desired result. While I still consider him to be a funny guy, and the book was, by and large, an enjoyable read, I've seriously reconsidered my opinions of him since reading it.