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Lädt ... You Gotta Get Bigger Dreams: My Life in Stories and Picturesvon Alan Cumming
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Love 'im anytime. Thanks Alan ( ) I love Alan Cumming. He is charming and witty and irreverent. And honest. I snagged this audio as soon as I saw it, but waited to dip into it until I could get the print book from the library to follow along since it's a book of stories with accompanying photos. The book came into the library yesterday, and I started listening to this last night. Finished it up this morning, and it is absolutely delightful. If you don't do audio, then it would work just as well in the print format, but I loved having Cumming tell it to me himself. The audiobook does come with a PDF of the photos, so you can still see the photos without getting the actual print book, but I really enjoyed having both at my disposal. What Cumming has done is to share selfies that he has taken over the years - both with his cellphone and with cameras with timers - and provide the stories that led to the photo. It will surprise you - the photos are both funny and poignant, eclectic and traditional, bizarre and surreal. The stories will make you laugh out loud and cry. My three favorites are: "Travels With Honey" - a sort of [Travels With Charlie] if Steinbeck had been bisexual, vegan, and Scottish. "You Gotta Get Bigger Dreams" - the story of his taking his friend Eddie, who is completely obsessed with Oprah to see her being honored by the Elie Wiesel Foundation. "Head Down, Eyes Up" - a lovely homage to his dog Honey that made me sob. He lost Honey to cancer after fourteen years, and this hit so close to home as we said goodbye to two of our dearest canine friends of fourteen years just a brief six months ago. I just cannot recommend this collection highly enough - selfie vignettes! Who would have thunk it?! I treated myself to this book for my birthday as the bookstore organised author talk came bundled with the book. It's a quick and breezy read, with some detours into personal things (and his activism), as he shared snapshots he's taken and the stories (in some cases) behind them. The snapshots aren't great photos, they're more evocative of a moment in time and so work really well with the memories. During the talk Cumming admitted that he's more of a storyteller/entertainer than an actor/writer/photographer/singer - he uses various mediums to connect with people. It's not chronological, I'd recommend "Not My Father's Son" over this one if you want an autobiography from him. But I'll highly recommend seeing him in person, he's super charming and articulate, and his Scottish accented voice is lovely to listen to. :-) Zeige 4 von 4 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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HTML:A magical concoction of the mischievous, tender, whimsical, and debauched real-life adventures of Alan Cumming, told in his own words and pictures. Described by the New York Times as "a bawdy countercultural sprite" and named one of the most fun people in show business by Time magazine, Alan Cumming is a genuine quadruple threatâ??an internationally acclaimed, award-winning star of stage, television, and film, as well as a New York Times best-selling author whose real-life vivacity, wit, and charm shine through every page of his third book, You Gotta Get Bigger Dreams. In these forty-five picture essays, Cumming recounts his real-life adventures (and often, misadventures), illustrated by his own equally entertaining photographs. From an awkward bonding session with Elizabeth Taylor to poignant stories about his family and friends to some harsh words of wisdom imparted by Oprah that make up the title of this collection, You Gotta Get Bigger Dreams is as eclectic, enchanting, and alive as its auth Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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