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goldiefan's review
3.0
i enjoyed this just as much as the first book- just as funny, and rounded off everything well.
amywiley's review
4.0
It took a while to really get into this book. If I am honest I do not really care about Chris Evans, I have only ever seen him on The One Show but the occasional autobiography does not get dismissed.
Chris' writing style was very mature and well paced. I very much enjoyed this as he never dwelled too much on one subject.
The chapters were well paced and I enjoyed the 'Top 10' lists, inviting you to read a new chapter. I also find it motivating to have smaller chapters as I have time to read another 5, maybe 10 pages.
I would recommend this book but not to anyone my age unless they have a particular unorthodox love for Chris Evans. Partly because it would not be my own first choice if my boyfriends dad had not recommended it to me and bought it for me for Christmas. I enjoyed it and it has made me want to read more autobiographies but I still do not care for Chris Evans, although I have learned a great deal about him and the struggles we can all face in life.
Chris' writing style was very mature and well paced. I very much enjoyed this as he never dwelled too much on one subject.
The chapters were well paced and I enjoyed the 'Top 10' lists, inviting you to read a new chapter. I also find it motivating to have smaller chapters as I have time to read another 5, maybe 10 pages.
I would recommend this book but not to anyone my age unless they have a particular unorthodox love for Chris Evans. Partly because it would not be my own first choice if my boyfriends dad had not recommended it to me and bought it for me for Christmas. I enjoyed it and it has made me want to read more autobiographies but I still do not care for Chris Evans, although I have learned a great deal about him and the struggles we can all face in life.
rebeccahlm's review
3.0
Not as good as his previous memoir, and I feel it was quite sensored.
Still, a good read.
Still, a good read.
sharonleavy's review
3.0
This carries on Chris' story right where we left off in his first book, [b:It's Not What You Think|6889985|It's Not What You Think|Chris Evans|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1328835092s/6889985.jpg|7110498]. It covers his marriage to Billie Piper, his dalliance with Geri Haliwell, his experiences in LA and his eventual settling down and fatherhood with wife Natasha.
Unfortunately, this one dragged so much for me. Where the first book was down to earth and warm, this one was just "I had an awful lot of money, I blew it, I made more, I blew it" - lather, rinse, repeat. I know that's what his life was like at the time - but I suppose it's hard to connect with someone who forgets they bought a multi-million pound house.
While I do like how he speaks about other people - there's so much unnecessary bitchiness about others in so many other autobiographies - I just found that some of it came off as brown-nosing. (Andrew Lloyd Webber and Bono in particular). There's a lot of name dropping, and it just became tedious.
However - from watching TFI again this year, it's evident that Chris isn't the spoiled, cocky little prat that he turned into at one point in the late 90s. He seems to have his head well screwed on now, he's in a good place, and he knows that he's a lucky man - so while both books have really made me like Chris an awful lot more, I think I could have left it at the first book and not bothered with this one.
3/5
Unfortunately, this one dragged so much for me. Where the first book was down to earth and warm, this one was just "I had an awful lot of money, I blew it, I made more, I blew it" - lather, rinse, repeat. I know that's what his life was like at the time - but I suppose it's hard to connect with someone who forgets they bought a multi-million pound house.
While I do like how he speaks about other people - there's so much unnecessary bitchiness about others in so many other autobiographies - I just found that some of it came off as brown-nosing. (Andrew Lloyd Webber and Bono in particular). There's a lot of name dropping, and it just became tedious.
However - from watching TFI again this year, it's evident that Chris isn't the spoiled, cocky little prat that he turned into at one point in the late 90s. He seems to have his head well screwed on now, he's in a good place, and he knows that he's a lucky man - so while both books have really made me like Chris an awful lot more, I think I could have left it at the first book and not bothered with this one.
3/5
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