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Ayoade on Ayoade

By: Richard Ayoade
Narrated by: Richard Ayoade
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In this book, Richard Ayoade - actor, writer, director, and amateur dentist - reflects on his cinematic legacy as only he can: in conversation with himself. Over 10 brilliantly insightful and often erotic interviews, Ayoade examines Ayoade fully and without mercy, leading a breathless investigation into this once-in-a-generation visionary. They have called their book Ayoade on Ayoade: A Cinematic Odyssey. Take the journey, and your life will never be the same again.

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Brilliant

A hilarious parody of the indulgent and sycophantic character of films-about-filmmakers, particularly “auteur” filmmakers. It draws on Ayoade’s considerable knowledge of film and film history to mock both himself and the genre in a way that is at once absurd, insightful and utterly ridiculous.

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Does not disappoint

I don’t know what I just listened to, but I liked it. I’m not sure what I expected but it’s pure Ayoade from start to finish and I am not disappointed.

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great listen

It is a good job that I am a great fan of Steve Coogan because at many stages you could swear it is Alan Partridge speaking.
Very very funny at stages.

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Funny but flawed

I love Richard’s work so I find myself almost apologetic at having to criticise this book. On the positive side, when this is funny, it’s very funny indeed and Richard’s comedic strengths shine through. However this book is just way too long and unfocused. It REALLY needed to be edited ruthlessly. You could lose half the book and you’d pretty much lose none of the laughs.

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Double Adaptor

Ayoade really is the Ayoade of this generation. I was mostly unconscious for the duration of this book in a literal sense that I became Ayoade myself but metaphorically unconscious.

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Are You Artie

Brilliantly misunderstood by me and thousands of other nobodies. I forgot that there are cowboys still out there, and I am one of them,

Not Village People cowboys, Things are si hard for me,

My mother died over 20 years ago today, I still miss her,

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Fun and clever

Really enjoyed this, Richard is clever and brave. Jesse is amazing, loved his imput. I chuckled alot and if you enjoy Richard's dry and quirky delivery, you'll love this.

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Don’t listen to ayoade if you have just read 1984 by George Orwell!

Made the mistake of listening as above, gives the whole experience a much more menacing air ( or does it?). Probably just turned Richard Ayoade into my personal Room 101.

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Drivel

After listening to Ayoade On Top (a funny and well delivered yarn), I was bitterly disappointed by this disjointed, uninteresting monologue. Gave up on it...

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Excellent listen

Loved it. Aoyade is a genius. His independent thought process and creative ideas (successes and failures), inspire the reader to aspire to new heights.

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  • John Barnett
  • 26-09-2021

Enjoyable, yet still completely forgettable

As a fan of Richard Ayoade I was excited for this book, especially after reading good book about that awful Gwyneth Paltrow movie. This book is absurd, enjoyable at times, but ultimately forgettable.

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  • Seal-ologist 332 (That's a doctor of seals)
  • 26-01-2021

This is a must for any true cinefile

Ayoade on Ayoade is a remarkable exploration of cinema and a stirring meditation on what it is to be Ayoade. There were moments where the author made me feel that I myself was Ayoade. My life will never be the same after listening to this audio book.

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  • 23-09-2020

Funny but not enjoyable as an audio book.

I really enjoyed the author's humor but I got tired of the premise of the book very quickly. This just doesn't provide the story experience I'm looking for in an audiobook.

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  • M. Smolla
  • 12-05-2021

Pretty entertaining

I think this audiobook is pretty funny and entertaining. I enjoyed the satyric (sometimes almost cynic) view on film and the industry behind it. Also, Ayoade is doing a great job reading the book and the footnotes. Though, several parts don't really work in this format.

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  • Daniel
  • 15-01-2021

The only book worth reading, or listening to.

Ayoade spoke to my soul in his still small voice, and I answered, here I am. My life has been changed forever. For some reason though, I suspect the print version is even better.

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  • Eric Marecek
  • 10-01-2021

Loneliness is Individual. Horniness is Universal.

At its core this is a story about a fun, horny guy trying to get laid. Wait...no, even with the amount of Ayoade on Ayoade action that this has, its a fun, surreal look at himself, movie tropes and more.

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  • Bar Davidi
  • 17-12-2022

Audio Supreme to book

Despite Richard Ayoade correcting the listeners several times that this was meant to be read originally, I find it adds a layer of humor that would be otherwise lost when delivered by the signature tone we all know and love, and decidedly led us to purchase this book of Mr Ayoade (with the added bonus of special guest performance by Jessie Eisenberg as his agent ).

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  • Anonymous User
  • 18-10-2022

Hilarious!

It was just absurd enough to keep me laughing but not so much to get me lost. I really love Ayoade's comedy

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  • kjr
  • 28-08-2022

love

I love this for so many reasons. To be succinct, it stirred my intellect, made me laugh, and gave me a dose of richard aoyade. I want more!

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  • 03-07-2022

dizzying

profoundly pedantic poopycock (in a good way)
the encnyclopaedic actions the words project through the...

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  • Matt W
  • 01-04-2020

Woeful

Unfunny and irritating in the extreme and I write as someone who likes Ayoade. Second half slightly redeems itself but I very nearly gave up on this after the first couple of chapters. The interviews where Ayoade interviews Ayoade are particularly tiresome.

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  • Graphicology
  • 11-03-2020

I love Richard Ayoade...but

There are some fantastic moments and when he jumps out of the book to talk to the listeners he is classic Ayoade - it just didn’t click with me It’s decent just not great :(

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  • Mrs. J. M. Galor
  • 29-05-2020

If you like Ayoade you’ll love this

Subtitle: you’re probably going to have to like Ayoade to love this! I wouldn’t suggest it to a newcomer: it relies heavily on already being in on the joke. It is, of course, very clever and funny and cleverly funny. Maybe a bit... too long? (*Runs away, slams a door, hides under the bed.)

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  • papapownall
  • 22-03-2020

Man in brown corduroy suit talks to himself

If the first sign of madness is talking to yourself then the second sign of madness must surely be making a recording of you taking to yourself. What that quite says about someone who is prepared to hand over their hard earned coin to listen to somebody talking to themselves I do not know and it is probably not a good idea to dwell on it too long.

Despite what tallish author of this work Richard Ayoade says, I think it works best as an audio book as you can actually hear him speak and he adopts different voices for the interviewer Ayoade, the interviewee Ayoade and yet another voice for what are presumably the footnotes that explain why Ayoade thinks this does not work as an Audio Book. What Ayoade overlooks, however when he tries to explain that the listener will not be able to appreciate the subtle vision joke of, for example the "Prologu(e)mbryo" section that Ayoade takes great pains to explain to the listener in the third Ayoade footnote voice is that the listener is able to glance at the screen of the device that is playing the recording (in my case the display in my car) which shows the name of the section being played.

There is more to this book than mere self reflection on Ayoade's film career though. The appendix includes much of Ayoade's writings and musings on various subjects including open letters, a quiz, some FAQs and some "did you know" type facts (some of which i suspect are not actually true). A special mention too to Danny to the D Deville who deserves his own book.

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  • Sonya Vakh
  • 04-07-2020

brilliant!

hilarious narrative. brilliant cinematic touch. I don't even know what genre this is but it's amazing. special thanks for footnotes!

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  • Jake Castle
  • 09-04-2021

weird!

So I am a big Ayoade fan and this book is very much in 2 parts. The first part is very Ayoade and has to be listened as an audio book whereas the 2nd half is like a drug fuelled hedonistic dream. I'm not even sure what I have just listened to.

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  • Dyl
  • 29-12-2021

No content, just ramblings - !

No content, just ramblings - !
constant interruptions, and babbling. I found it a very difficult listen.

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  • Bernard
  • 28-11-2021

waffle drivel

He just goes on and on and on, with nothing interesting to say. I had to stop listening after a painful first hour. A few laughs, but not worth it.

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  • Stew Dean
  • 20-01-2021

Okay so I get it and I know it's ironic and stuff

This would be funny if it was shorter, but, after a while, once you get the whole idea it just repeats in the same way. Like the guy but too much of this is like eating too much cheese, great at first, then gets a bit samey and ultimately you start wondering why you bought so much cheese. Not that this book is cheesy. But he should make another film - his other two where good.

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  • Anonymous User
  • 15-01-2021

Daft

Funny, daft, nonsensical and at times a bit annoying. If you like him in IT Crowd it's full on more of the same.

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