Ramble Book: Musings on Childhood, Friendship, Family and 80s Pop Culture

· HarperCollins UK
4.5
26 reviews
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A RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK

‘An affectionate and revealing account ... Funny, sad, real, rueful.’ The Times

‘Warm, rambling and self-aware’ Guardian

The long-awaited, rambling, tender, and very funny memoir from Adam Buxton

Ramble

/ˈramb(ə)l/

Verb

1. walk for pleasure in the countryside.

‘Dr Buckles and Rosie the dog love rambling in the countryside.’

2. talk or write at length in a confused or inconsequential way.

‘Adam rambles on about lots of consequential, compelling and personal matters in his tender, insightful, hilarious and totally unconfused memoir, Ramble Book.’

Ramble Book is about parenthood, boarding school trauma, arguing with your partner, bad parties, confrontations on trains, friendship, wanting to fit in, growing up in the 80s, dead dads, teenage sexual anxiety, failed artistic endeavours, being a David Bowie fan; and how everything you read, watch and listen to as a child forms a part of the adult you become.

It’s also a book about the joys of going off topic and letting your mind wander.

And it’s about a short, hairy, frequently confused man called Adam Buxton.

Ratings and reviews

4.5
26 reviews
Sam Prince
August 31, 2021
It's hard not to love Buckles. He has his flaws the same as everyone else, but is just more ready to own up to them. This book is part autobiography and part an exploration of his relationship with his father. As such it's not end-to-end wise cracks and daft puns. There's plenty of guilt and regret sloshing around alongside the 80s/90s culture and assorted escapades. Overall it feels honest in a way that many autobiographies don't manage. I had to dock it a star because there's just too much Bowie in it. At least 165 mentions. As someone who has never seen the point of Bowie I was having to skim the analyses of his 53rd album to get to more interesting topics. I can understand that Bowie has been important to Buckles and many others without a third of the book being devoted to him.
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About the author

Adam Buxton is a British comedian, podcaster, actor and director who has appeared in films such as Hot Fuzz, Stardust and Son Of Rambow as well as a variety of TV shows in the UK.

He is the host of The Adam Buxton Podcast, in which celebrity interviews are bookended with walks in the Norfolk countryside, where he lives with his wife, three children and dog Rosie.

Since 2007 he has hosted BUG, a regular live show that combines music videos and original comedy. BUG became a TV series on Sky Atlantic in 2012.

Along with lifelong friend and director Joe Cornish, Adam is one half of TV, radio and podcast duo Adam & Joe who have worked together since 1995.

He is writing this himself in the third person and hasn’t mentioned all the awards he’s got and other fascinating stuff he’s done because he doesn’t want to appear conceited, but trust him, he’s amazing.

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