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Curious
- True Stories and Loose Connections
- Narrated by: Rebecca Front
- Length: 6 hrs and 55 mins
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Summary
Narrated by the author, and featuring an interview with Jeremy Front. Sometimes things are more ordinary than you think. And sometimes they're a whole lot odder than you can possibly imagine.
Rebecca Front has always drawn on experiences from her life in her award-winning acting and comic writing. In her debut book, she reveals herself as a master storyteller: sharp, witty, honest, and highly attuned to the absurdities of life and the oddities of human nature.
By turns poignant, comic, and uplifting, Curious is a book of stories, all of them true, though sometimes perhaps a little bent out of shape in the telling. We learn, among other things, why a Mexican wave is a symbol of oppression, how to navigate a conversational cul-de-sac with a French vegan train driver, and why keeping a pet rabbit on a lead is perfectly normal.
This is a beguiling celebration of the curiosities of everyday life, and of what it is to be curious - in every sense of the word.
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- Steve
- 07-07-14
Rebecca Front...who knew?
Would you listen to Curious again? Why?
I'm a lover of autobiography's, dramatic, historical, scientific and occasionally from my other love...Comedians. The problem I find is 95% of Comedians, especially any who have earned fame at one time or another in Stand-Up, tend to follow the "Gag" a minute route, attempting to exaggerate, and "expand" on reality to gain a laugh...and this just comes across as fiction, which in an autobiography doesn't work for me. There have been a few exceptions, and this book is one. I didn't know Rebecca Front by name, I recognised her from the cover and the memories of her excellent on screen personalities. Rebecca, a funny lady in her own right though has a real story to tell about her journey from childhood and her many neuroses. Listening to "Curious" gave an odd sense of being the fly on the wall, almost voyeuristic, yet compelling to hear.I tried before I bought listening in to a minute or so...and I'm happy to say Rebecca's a great reader of her own work. Genuine, conversational, and read with emotion and depth of character. And Funny where it should be...never forced.Well done Rebecca. 5 stars for effort and content. I hope to bump into you on some stairs some day.
How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?
Nothing
What about Rebecca Front’s performance did you like?
Genuine, conversational, and read with emotion and depth of character.And Funny where it should be...never forced.
Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
Laugh, on occasion out loud if your own description of "lol" includes the kind of "guru-mph" noise you make in a car whilst listening.
Any additional comments?
I feel fitter as I take the stairs more often.
It's a choice thing with me though :-)
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- Claire
- 07-11-15
Witty, recognisable, uplifting
What did you like most about Curious?
Rebecca Front is a joy to listen to, I would dip into this on train journeys and in the evening before bed for some light relief as it's such easy listening: funny, clever, and straightforward as Rebecca writes like she's addressing a friend. It's honest and encouragingly optimistic.
What other book might you compare Curious to, and why?
I haven't read many anecdotal-themed books, but it does sort of share similarities with Curb Your Enthusiasm in the way Rebecca points out everyday curiosities and awkward exchanges the way that Larry David might (although Larry may be a bit more extreme!)
What does Rebecca Front bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?
It's brilliant to hear the author's voice as it brings the incidents to vivid life in the way she intended on paper.
If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
We all get a little bit crazy sometimes
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- Kaggy
- 29-05-15
Could do so much better
First of all I would like to say that I am a huge fan of Rebecca Front. I think she is a hugely talented comedian and one of the best things on British TV. Unfortunately my high regard does not extend to this book which I thought was hugely disappointing. I was expecting a cornucopia of witty and entertaining tales but instead I found this was a self absorbed account of not very interesting events and her own personal neuroses. There were parts that were mildly amusing but it was like she was holding back in case she whipped her readers into a dangerous frenzy. I'm afraid her account of her 'inspirational' teacher even made me feel slightly nauseous. I think Rebecca possibly has got a good book inside her but it isn't this.
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- Sue McW
- 21-07-14
Fascinating and amusing
Rebecca Front's reading of her book is excellent. Her on-screen persona is one of a calm and 'centred' woman, so it came as a surprise to find that she is as full of questions and doubt as the rest of us ! This is a fascinating book in which you can benefit from her insight and life-lessons which are both amusing and moving.
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- Helga
- 13-06-14
Brilliant, funny, perceptive, delightful.
The wonderful Rebecca Front's take on bits of life - one of my favourite ever audiobooks.
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- Di
- 23-04-15
Not so entertaining
I love Rebecca Front as a comedian and an actress. I more specifically like her in the Psycho Bitches series on Sky Arts, where she is a brilliant psychotherapist. I regret to say that I found this book quite boring, and not so entertaining at all. The stories are 'half-baked', perhaps a bit too ''appropriate'' and too carefully retold so if to spare any embarrassment and avoid all risk to offend (perhaps members of the family), so there was not much poking fun there, neither there was a great morale of the story, or something different, exceptional, mysterious or remarkable, just a lot of babble.
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- Mims
- 21-04-15
Witty and surprisingly reflective
Front has lovely diction and weaves a series of thoroughly good yarns.
Whilst often laugh out loud amusing, this book causes one to look reflectively at life and it's foibles, coming to a neat and satisfying conclusion.
Front's work in literature is as pleasing as her work on screen.
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- Amazon Customer
- 15-04-15
Boring
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I'm afraid this book was boring for me. The author seemed to spend far too much time on her phobias and problems. None of them of sufficient importance as far as I could see to warrant writing about. Still maybe that's just me.
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- Ms. A. Wilson
- 16-01-15
A lovely flit through some very funny stories
A lovely flit through some very funny stories wonderfully told by the author. really enjoyed it
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- mat brown
- 24-08-14
undertated brilliance
what a listen!
this book justifies the old adage about comedy "its funny cos its true" because I related to 99% of the stories
and lets face it Ms Fronts voice is gorgeous to listen too and her accents are spot on
dont muck about BUY IT NOW!
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