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goldiefan's review against another edition
4.0
I have to admit I'm not a fan of Chris Evans- yet I did enjoy this book alot. It was brilliant read about how he achieved fame, and I found it very enjoyable. I loved the top 10 bits at the beginning of each chapter, and the chapters were short and funny.
annaelizabeth80's review against another edition
5.0
I've never really been a big fan of chris Evans, however this book did change my opinion about him, he seems a really nice bloke, who has done so much with his life!
I can't wait to get the second part as I really want to find out more!
I can't wait to get the second part as I really want to find out more!
cpwood's review against another edition
4.0
I was initially a little embarrassed to find myself wanting to read Chris Evans' autobiography as I'm not a great fan of modern celebrity biographies (see: Cheryl Cole, Jordan, etc).
However this book was a very light but interesting read. Great for bedtime reading too as it's made up of short but snappy chapters.
It's easy to think of celebrities as shallow, but Chris is somebody with surprising depth, determination and insight.
However this book was a very light but interesting read. Great for bedtime reading too as it's made up of short but snappy chapters.
It's easy to think of celebrities as shallow, but Chris is somebody with surprising depth, determination and insight.
rebeccahlm's review against another edition
3.0
Good book and interesting to see how his career in radio started. I actualled 'read' this by listening to the audio version, which is read by the author.
Definitely worth a read, better than his second autobiography (Memoirs of a Fruitcake).
Definitely worth a read, better than his second autobiography (Memoirs of a Fruitcake).
sharonleavy's review
4.0
I bought this because I really enjoyed the recent TFI Friday return, and also because it was £0.99 for Kindle and I hadn't read an autobiography in a while.
My knowledge of Chris Evans extends only to The Big Breakfast and TFI Friday - I barely remember Don't Forget Your Toothbrush and I've never listened to him on the radio because I'm not in the UK. This book covers the period of time between Chris' childhood and his purchase of Virgin Radio from Richard Branson in the early 00s. Each chapter starts with a "Top Ten" list, which was a lot of fun. The Number One in each list is the topic for that chapter - the chapters were short, between 1 and 5 minutes long on Kindle. At the end of the book, some of the people mentioned get a little paragraph or two in which they give their memories of Chris.
Chris comes across as a really down to earth, genuinely nice man. He acknowledges mistakes (and there were a few), he is respectful of his ex wives and partners, and doesn't slate people in the book which is refreshing. He takes full responsibility for any bad behaviour or attitude problems he had at various times, and is not afraid to say that he became too big for his boots at one point. This is the first of a few autobiographies, and I liked his writing style so much that I downloaded the next one after I finished this.
My knowledge of Chris Evans extends only to The Big Breakfast and TFI Friday - I barely remember Don't Forget Your Toothbrush and I've never listened to him on the radio because I'm not in the UK. This book covers the period of time between Chris' childhood and his purchase of Virgin Radio from Richard Branson in the early 00s. Each chapter starts with a "Top Ten" list, which was a lot of fun. The Number One in each list is the topic for that chapter - the chapters were short, between 1 and 5 minutes long on Kindle. At the end of the book, some of the people mentioned get a little paragraph or two in which they give their memories of Chris.
Chris comes across as a really down to earth, genuinely nice man. He acknowledges mistakes (and there were a few), he is respectful of his ex wives and partners, and doesn't slate people in the book which is refreshing. He takes full responsibility for any bad behaviour or attitude problems he had at various times, and is not afraid to say that he became too big for his boots at one point. This is the first of a few autobiographies, and I liked his writing style so much that I downloaded the next one after I finished this.
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