Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death, and Jazz Chickens by Eddie IzzardMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
This is a really delightful autobiography. In the audio book version and read by Izzard, done later than the print version. Izzard reflect back on his earlier recollections and goes on frequent and even lengthy new ad lib "footntoe" excursions adding to and amplifying details in the book. All done energetically and earnestly, this has the feel of a performance, not mere narration. I was surprised there is nothing about Valkyrie while there is so much about his successfully initiated film career with Castles in the Sky and other films. There is much about his mother's early passing, coming out as a transvestite, dealing with dyslexia, learning to fly, performing stand-up and as a street act, and running marathons.
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