Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


Join the Yay for YA Discussion About YA Books Now  

A mixed bag, but in the end it won me over

Believe Me: a memoir of love, death, and jazz chickens by Eddie Izzard

by Leave a Comment

Another shout-out for the little free libraries of Burbank, CA! This book is a roller coaster, if your idea of a roller coaster starts out as insanely boring with bits of really interesting insight and a few chuckles along the way that leaves you with more questions than answers. I realize that is not a resounding endorsement, but I’m giving this book  3 stars because in spite of many flaws I found it rather inspiring. I’m going to be kind of hard on it though, […]

So Many Footnotes

Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death, and Jazz Chickens by Eddie Izzard

by 2 Comments

I have watched some of his stand-up specials and I did find them hilarious but never would have sought out a memoir of his life but this book was recommended to me and I am glad I read it.   I listened to the audio book instead of the written book and I highly recommend that format.  His narration is very genuine, charismatic and engaging.  I don’t think I would have enjoyed this this book if I read the words on a page. Although there are very […]

Eddie Izzard is Just as Delightful in Text

by Leave a Comment

I have loved Eddie Izzard since Definite Article, and Dress to Kill is my favorite stand-up special of all time. One could say that isn’t saying much since I don’t really listen to or watch a lot of stand-up, but that just means it’s one of the rare specials that actually made me enjoy stand-up, right up there with Paul F. Tompkins’ Laboring Under Delusions and anything Mitch Hedberg. So of course I wasn’t surprised that Izzard’s autobiography is just as delightful as his stand-up. […]

Even if you don’t like audio-books, you should really listen to the audio-book

by 2 Comments

I know a lot of Cannonballers listen to audio-books (particularly those that strive to hit double or triples) but even if you don’t you should make an exception for Izzard’s narration of his life story. It is no surprise a man who rose to fame as a stand up comedian has a talent for reading his own book out loud but it was really something else. First of all there is a lot of stuff in the audio-book that isn’t in the written copy (he […]



Help Our Mission

You can donate to CBR via:

  1. PayPal
  2. Venmo