confessions of a conjuror - audiobook

Score  28/40

 An unexpected bonus but no longevity.  It is not even mentioned on his list of books on his own website! Shame as I prefered it to his more popular book.
 
Cognative Ease= 4     Technical = 4      Story = 3     Enjoyment = 4     Memorable = 4     Ronseal Effect = 5     Talkability = 3     Longivity = 1
Major thoughts and points of the book
  • Read by the author which I always prefer as you get emphasis and tone exactly how the author intended.  
  • Starts with Derren describing in detail the goings on a bar at a restaurant in Bristol where he is about to perform early in his career.  
  • This main thread develops to performing a card trick at a table that evening for Benedict, Joel and Charlotte.  A conversation from where other topics begin and end.
  • Derren is a man concerned with detail as you may expect. It took a little while to "click in" with the book.  When I did "click" I started to enjoy the book immensely
  • Loved his topic on psychology and self helps books
  • ​Booked tickets to see his show later this year
Other topics included
  •  Meeting Hugh Grant and trying too hard to impress
  • The magic hat, cigarette trick and other magic bought from toy shops
  • His childhood, relationship with his dad and seeing the world from his friends sons point of view

read

• Started - 5th Jan
• Finished - 17th Jan

Links

• Derren Brown website
• Wikipedia
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other books

• Tricks of the Mind - Derren Brown
• Hiding the Elephant - Jim Steinmeyer