My Booky Wook
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| My Booky Wook | |
 Cover of the hardback edition |
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| Author | Russell Brand |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Memoir |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Publication date | 15 November 2007 |
| Media type | Print (hardcover, paperback) |
| Pages | 352 |
| ISBN | ISBN 978-0340936153 (hardcover) ISBN 978-0340936177 (paperback) |
My Booky Wook is a memoir, written by English comedian and actor Russell Brand, published in 2007 by Hodder & Stoughton.
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[edit] Plot summary
This warts and all account of Brand's life follows, in vivid detail, the star's life from his troubled childhood in Gray's End Close, Essex to his first taste for fame in Stage School up to his turbulent drug addiction and his triumphant rise to fame from RE:Brand to Big Brother's Big Mouth to Hollywood...
[edit] Dedication
- For my mum,
- the most important woman in my life,
- this book is dedicated to you.
- Now for God's sake don't read it
[edit] Chapters
My Booky Wook is divided into four sections. The title itself is a citation from A Clockwork Orange; Brand explained the reference during his appearance on Have I Got News For You in December 2007.
[edit] Part I
[edit] Part II
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[edit] Part III
[edit] Part IV
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[edit] Critical reception
The book gained a mixed reception[1] .The Observer commented that "Russell Brand's gleeful tale of drugs and debauchery in My Booky Wook puts most other celebrity memoirs to shame."[2].
The book won the Biography of the year 2008 at the British Book Awards.[3]
[edit] Film adaptation
Brand planned to star as himself in a film adaptation of the book, originally scheduled to be filmed by British director Michael Winterbottom at the end of 2008 or early in 2009.[4] The project has since been shelved by Brand, who did not want American audiences to learn of his "chequered past" without reading the book first.[5]
[edit] Sales
The book has sold over 500,000 copies since it was released.[6]
[edit] Notes
- ^ My Booky Wook by Russell Brand - new book reviews on inthenews.co.uk
- ^ Review: My Booky Wook by Russell Brand | By genre | Guardian Unlimited Books
- ^ 2008 best biography
- ^ Brand turns 'Booky Wook' into film
- ^ Hilton, Beth. "Brand scraps "Booky Wook" film", Digital Spy, 2008-05-31. Retrieved on 2008-05-31.
- ^ Brand turns 'Booky Wook' into film
[edit] External links
- My Booky Wook press release
- Book review by the Sunday times.
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