"Stephen Fry is one of the great This autobiography of his first twenty years is a pleasure to read, mixing outrageous acts with sensible opinions in bewildering That so much outward charm, self-awareness and intellect should exist alongside behaviour that threatened to ruin the lives of innocent victims, noble parents and Fry himself, gives the book a tragic grandeur and lifts it to classic status". Financial Times "He writes superbly about his family, about his homosexuality, about the agonies of some of his bursts of simile take the breath his most satisfying and appealing book so far". Observer "This is one of the most extraordinary and affecting biographies I have Stephen painfully honest when trying to grapple with his ever-present demons, and often, as you might expect, very I hope to goodness there`ll be a sequel. I can`t wait