| Stephen Fry is a British actor. He played Oscar Wilde in Wilde. Fans of British television will know him as the butler Jeeves in Jeeves & Wooster (Hugh Laurie, who now plays the title character in Fox's House, played Wooster). Years ago, Fry and Laurie had a comedy show called A Bit of Fry and Laurie.
This book tells of Fry's early years, starting when he is still living at home and attend a school in his village. At seven, his family sends him off to a boarding school, which his older brother also attends. This book describes how he became adjusted to school, his work there, his friendships, his tries at sports, his terrible attempts to sing, etc. One very funny part of the book revolves around his learning to swim. Others deal with his many schoolboy escapes. A near genius, Fry tormented the headmaster at his school, who recognized his talent but was exasperated by his bad behavior. Fry is quite open in this book talking about his first llove and homosexual experiences. Towards the end of the book, Fry will be expelled from school. Eventually he will commit a crime for which he goes to prison. He is one of the only Cambridge University graduates to have gone to prison before enrolling. | ||
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Plot & Themes Kids growing up/acting up? Yes Kids: - trouble in high school - committing crimes - general coming of age story Job/profession/poverty story Yes Taboo Sex Story? Yes Kind of sex: - gay guy Story of entertainer? - Movie Comedy Actor Period of greatest activity? - 1950+ Subject of Biography Gender - Male Profession/status: Ethnicity - White Nationality - British Setting How much descriptions of surroundings? - 3 () Europe Yes European country: - England/UK Small town? Yes Century: - 1960's-1970's Writing Style Book makes you feel? - very happy - like laughing Graphic sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - descript. of nude males (the big P) - male homosexuality - Pictures/Illustrations? - A lot 11-15 B&W How much dialogue in bio? - significantly more descript than dialog How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life? - 0-25% of book |
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