Autobiography recommendations

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Just that really. I feel like taking a bit of a break from fiction and love a good memoir.

Sandi Toksvig’s book Between The Stops is great. It’s themed around her taking bus trips and is sort of a mixture of autobiographical anecdotes mixed with history about the places she’s travelling through. Sounds a bit bizarre but I loved it!

@ChessieFL ooh that sounds good. I’ve always liked her too.

The Trauma Cleaner is a good read, although more of a biography than autobiography.

Three that I’ve read and really enjoyed were Katharine Hepburn, Sue Perkins and Anne Glenconner. Three very different, but uniquely amazing women.

Ozzy osbournes was good.

Educated by Tara Westover. I was open mouthed reading it!

Michele Obama’s Becoming or Sir David Attenborough's Life on Air.

Kick by Paula Byrne. John Kennedy's sister who died young.

Viv Albertine's memoir was good and I enjoyed the Peter Hook Joy Division/New Order/Hacienda books.

I really enjoyed Barbara Windsor's autobiography ('All of Me'). She had an incredibly long and varied career, plus a colourful personal life. Much more to her than Carry Ons and EastEnders.

Viv Albertine, To Throw Away Unopened
Trevor Noah, Born a Crime

Loved Elton Johns, I knew a lot about him anyway through being a music lover and never thought much of him but his book totally changed my mind. He's got a wicked sense of humour and can make fun of the fact he's a total diva.

Alan Cumming's Not My Father's Son - especially poignant if you've seen his episode of Who Do You Think You Are, but you don't have to have seen it first.

Rupert Everett

And very different - A London Child of the 1870s (and sequels).

And sort of autobiographical - Lillian Beckwith's The Hills Is Lonely and sequels, about living on a Scottish croft in the 40s.

I was just re-reading D.V., by Diana Vreeland, which I love.

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I hear that Michelle Obama's autobiography is great.

I second Trevor Noah, Born a Crime, cracking read.

Experience by Martin Amis is in my top 5 favourite books of all genres of time. I can't describe how brilliant it is.

My next favourite autobiography is Life by Keith Richards.

I'm just about to listen to 'How not to be a Boy' by Robert Webb. I heard bits on the radio before and it was great. Cheap at the moment on Audible if you are a member.

Susan Calman's 'Cheer up Love' was great too, funny and though provoking despite being about depression.

I'd second the Alan Cummings suggestion. I've only heard the audiobook but it's fantastic.

I second Sandi Toksvig. V good.
Becoming is brilliant too.
Harriet Harman - A woman's work

Also recommend Adriana Huffingtons (Can't rememberer title) and Toast by Nigel Slater

I recently listened to Demi Moore's Autobiography, its really good!

Motherwell by Deborah Orr, sometimes funny but also heartbreaking.

Johnnie Walker from Radio 2
Bruce Springsteen
Elton John
I'm going to ask my sister to get me Vinnie Jones book for Christmas...

@Blackcountryexile
Thankyou... My Mum says she would like the Kick book for Christmas... She loves anything to do with Chatsworth...

I enjoyed Miranda Harts. A funny and light hearted read.

Steve Coogan's is fantastic