"Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death and Jazz Chickens" - matches the juggernaut of whim and hilarity of one of Mr. Izzard's live stand-up performances!
The sound quality, narration, and overall production of this title are top notch. The fact that the producer let Mr. Izzard veer off script at any moment ("side note") is a credit to knowing and trusting the breadth of Eddie's talent, and the audience's desire for such moments of madness from the comedic master. Of course having Mr. Izzard narrate his own book was fortuitous genius. Although, Mr. Izzard is an incredibly talented actor and comedian the storyline is a bit tedious, and at times boring. What keeps it alive, and maintains the attention of the reader are the life-gems that are sprinkled in off-script by the author himself. Mr. Izzard acknowledges early that he is a boring man, and his story sometimes gets bogged down by the same level of ho-hum. Suffice it to say that this was an entertaining audio book to listen to, much as one of Mr. Izzard's performance is over-the-top funny to watch, I'm so glad the producers were able to wrangle him into the reading. I'd recommend this book for those who are "true fans"; who'd like a light-listen, one that can be picked up, and put down at any time without feeling like you've lost your place in the story.