tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924802320400229726.post2478417273050904232..comments2023-07-01T02:36:36.421-07:00Comments on Book World In My Head: Making History - Stephen FryKarenSihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17875454663363953921noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924802320400229726.post-1326553937742800902011-10-09T14:23:02.176-07:002011-10-09T14:23:02.176-07:00Wow Meg, I guess he is more famous here in the UK....Wow Meg, I guess he is more famous here in the UK. Definitely one of those beloved comedy figures (well beloved to most). I am guessing you will have heard of Hugh Lawrie due to his playing House? Fry and Lawrie went to University together and were part of a troop of comedians which also included Emma Thomson. He and Hugh went on to do a lot of comedy duos together too. Every so often Fry will pop up in a film like V for Vendetta, St' Trinians and Gosford Park. He also read the whole Harry Potter series for audio books. If you like the TV series Bones he played Seeley's British psychiatrist. He's famous here for doing a lot of theater and documentaries. Plus a very funny tv quiz show called QI. He's wrote for years (although nothing recently) but this is the first time I have read anything other than his autobiographies. Oh, and he is also famous for touting twitter in the UK. He loves technology.KarenSihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17875454663363953921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924802320400229726.post-69591359429290232152011-10-08T07:27:43.420-07:002011-10-08T07:27:43.420-07:00I haven't heard of Fry before!I haven't heard of Fry before!Meg @ A Bookish Affairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15634397276714805455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924802320400229726.post-48957213191762313002011-10-06T22:28:44.954-07:002011-10-06T22:28:44.954-07:00It was interesting Sophia and I am glad I read it....It was interesting Sophia and I am glad I read it. It did feel a bit of a slog at times working my way through it. Like I said in the review it might have something to do with the fact that I am studying.<br /><br />Alice, I generally hate it when celebs start to write or the book market is inundated with their biographies. When it is someone I like I feel almost worried that they will let me down. Thankfully Fry didn't. He is definitely gifted with words.KarenSihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17875454663363953921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924802320400229726.post-82597910962916730742011-10-06T06:14:56.205-07:002011-10-06T06:14:56.205-07:00Excellent. I tend to be worried about popular pers...Excellent. I tend to be worried about popular personalities writing novels too, but if it's genuinely good I will give it a whirl.Reading Rambohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12614467198216577755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924802320400229726.post-7373585988531533582011-10-06T04:08:33.372-07:002011-10-06T04:08:33.372-07:00I know what you mean about being reluctant to read...I know what you mean about being reluctant to read his fiction, I feel exactly the same. I can't really explain it but, while I couldn't wait to read his autobiographies as soon as they came out, I'm afraid I won't like his fiction at all. I should give it a try though, this sounds like a really interesting story.Sophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093380306121659753noreply@blogger.com