I picked up a recording of this book when
I wanted to listen to something in the car and didn’t have time to look
through selections on the library shelves. I wouldn’t ordinarily choose to read a celebrity
autobiography, but I knew I wanted to listen through to the end of this audiobook
from the first few moments.
The author himself read the
story he’d written as a way to work through traumatic childhood experiences
that lurked about and sometimes assaulted his adult psyche. As a
singer, actor, and performer with a lovely Scottish accent, no one could have
read this particular text better. I felt as though I were listening to a friend
read a long letter he’d written, and I liked being the recipient of his
thoughts as he worked through his memories and kept me up-to-date with what
and how he was doing in the present.
This is not a story of fame. It is a story of a real person making his way in the world, bravely sharing his
vulnerabilities to strengthen himself and others. Well done, Alan Cumming.
Well done.
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