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Turning off the auto pilot...finally
Apparently the public are suffering from celebrity autobiography fatigue. About time too! The market is flooded with poorly written tomes about really rather dull people who have had their ‘fifteen minutes of fame’ (Andy Warhol’s quote) and who are now well into their sixteenth minute!!!
So, Thorogood have bucked the trend with what you could call a ‘ Celebrated autobiography’. In other words, this is a well-written autobiography from an incredibly well-respected actor who concentrates more on the price of fame (unlike Jordan who concentrates on the fame of Price), the importance of family and roots and winning respect through hard work, as well giving a glimpse into the highs and lows of being in the spotlight.
Robert Lindsay’s book “Letting Go” is frankly a cut above the pile-‘em-high-and-sell-’em-cheap-at-vast-discount-books that supermarkets and book chains are, between them, stocking and flogging to the extent that they are killing both public interest and bookshops at the same time.
Obviously, Robert’s book is the must-buy this Christmas for people who like books and enjoy reading something worthwhile.
Posted on 27th November 2009 by Neil Thomas • Permalink
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1. I agree this year seems to be a bumper year for the celeb biog. What I cannot understand is why anyone would want to buy someone's autobiography when they are only 24 years old! (and there are a number of them). That's not a full life, Robert's biog really does cover a well lived and interesting life, not that I am suggesting he does not have more still to live!! Another biog I'd like to read is David Attenborough's now his really is a full and amazing life.
Posted by Matthew on 22nd December 2009
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