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  • Musings on Childhood, Friendship, Family and 80s Pop Culture
  • By: Adam Buxton
  • Narrated by: Adam Buxton
  • Length: 10 hrs and 50 mins
  • 4.9 out of 5 stars (234 ratings)

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Ramble Book

By: Adam Buxton
Narrated by: Adam Buxton
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Publisher's Summary

Includes an exclusive bonus podcast with Joe Cornish.

The long-awaited, rambling, tender and very funny memoir from Adam Buxton.

Ramble

/ˈramb(ə)l/

Verb

1. walk for pleasure in the countryside.

‘Dr Buckles and Rosie the dog love rambling in the countryside.’

2. talk or write at length in a confused or inconsequential way.

‘Adam rambles on about lots of consequential, compelling and personal matters in his tender, insightful, hilarious and totally unconfused memoir, Ramble Book.’

Ramble Book is about parenthood, boarding-school trauma, arguing with your partner, bad parties, confrontations on trains, friendship, wanting to fit in, growing up in the '80s, dead dads, teenage sexual anxiety, failed artistic endeavours, being a David Bowie fan and how everything you read, watch and listen to as a child forms a part of the adult you become. 

It’s also an audiobook about the joys of going off topic and letting your mind wander.

And it’s about a short, hairy, frequently confused man called Adam Buxton.     

©2020 Adam Buxton (P)2020 HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Critic Reviews

"I recommend Ramble Book. There are wonderful, melancholy passages about his father, and Bowie, and 80s nostalgia, perfect for those of us who get teary-eyed remembering the first time we heard Dexys Midnight Runners or whatever. He writes jingles for the start of each chapter. He takes us on lovely, audio-only tangents. There used to be a solemnity to audiobook recording. Diverging from the set text was considered heretical. Adam’s book is full of the joys of doing the opposite.’ (Jon Ronson) 

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next level in audio books

Dr buckles brings theatre to everything he does and this no exception.

intriguing insight into him and the father son relationship some of us share.

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Very funny and cosy

Great fun, but also moving account of growing with a silly group of mates, an emotionally dysfunctional father, and a little bit of chaotic privilege. Love the extra bits at the end.

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Adam Buxton at his best

Great book - loved hearing more of Adam’s funny rambles and his jingle songs are the best. Definitely worth a listen ..

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Beautifully vulnerable comedic story telling

Loved it, Adam Buxton is such a kind soul, this book was well received & kept me company during drives to work each morning over the course of a week. I'm from the UK, living in Melbourne and miss family back home, in a way Adam feels like a family member who regularly checks in with me so listening to this was a real treat, like all of his podcasts. Really enjoyed the jingles, Bowie stories, flash back/forward story telling device and of course the awesome podcast at the end with J-Corn "horty" Cornballs who is also on top form!

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Great Ramble

I'm from Brisbane, Australia so missed the Adam and Joe show both on radio and TV and only recently came across Adam a couple of years ago after a recommendation for his podcast by Arseblog (Andrew Mangan, a talented blogger/podcaster about Arsenal FC). I've since listened to old radio shows and podcasts, and watched bug.

This book shows you how Adam's genuine and sincere personality that makes him so easy to listen and relate to was moulded. It's a great journey through common insecurities and mass over thinking which makes you reminisce about your own battlefield of growing up.

Great listen. He loves a beer and I'd like to buy him one.

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Rambling brilliance

I honestly loved this book. It tackles some really heavy subjects with so much humour and wit. I think it'll stay with me for some time.

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Bloody brilliant book!

Just finished your audiobook & what a treat. I’ve not listened to an audiobook before but as a regular listener to your podcast I thought I’d take the plunge into audiobook world. Thank you. Your book was a real delight. I can't wait until the next one 😁

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great book

great book that I was looking forward to for a long time. read by buckles himself so could not stop listening

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If you like Adam Buxton and his podcast

Then you will love Ramble Book. Here are the remainder of the 15 words required for a valid review.

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Crikey Buckles, you’ve done it again

Loved it. Loved it. Love Buckles. Listened while driving around New Zealand and it made us very happy, ESPECIALLY the SHOUTY CAPS VOICE and argument with wife logs. Thanks Adam for all your loveliness, I love you, BYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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