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Red Carpets and Other Banana Skins

by Rupert Everett
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      Rupert Everett’s narration of his life story - so far - is vibrant and unique. At a young age his outrageous wit and charisma became apparent. By seventeen he was friends with some well-know personalities. Everett begins with his birth and living in a pink cottage with his family. His parents were common in that they didn’t seem to have any hang-ups. His family life seemed typically English. With tongue-in-cheek humor he tells of a fox hunt and his mother’s fear of a strange man who would accost little boys, if they got too close. He also goes into his acting life and those he met along the way. At one point he tells of a dinner with two famous women who can’t stay in the same room with each other - Madonna and Gwyneth Paltrow. You can bet it made for an interesting dinner. Everett doesn’t give way to insulting or intensely personal information about those who passed through his life. He is open about personal relationships with the men in his life and notes a special one. He tells quite honestly about his screen-writing experience for the movie with Madonna and why it went bust. Everett’s colorful humor does bring out a chuckle or two. It’s also a poignant narration of his life as he moves from child to teen to a young man rising in the acting profession. When he gets to his midlife he ends it in a reminiscing, wishing tone. After the last CD played I thought this man’s talent has no bounds and his career no end. Superb writing and narration. Highly recommended.

The Book

Hachette audio
January 18, 2007
Audiobook (abridged CD) - 4 CDs/4.5 hrs
ISBN10: 1594836213
ISBN13: 9781594836213
Non-Fiction/ Life Stories
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The Reviewer

Brenda Weeaks
Reviewed 2007
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