Anything Goes: The Autobiography - John Barrowman

Anything Goes is the biography written by John Barrowman with the help of his sister Carole. John first came to my attention when I watched him appear in Dancing on Ice, I did not know much about him before this and thought he was a very good looking fun guy so it was after seeing this that I started noticing him in more and more shows in the TV. THE BOOK The book is split into 19 chapters, each chapter has its title taken from a song which has been related to his career. The book is not laid out in the traditional way, starting with him as a child and progressing through his life to where he is now. He has written to book as ...  Read the complete review

John Barrowman has been around longer than you think. His first role in a West End musical was almost twenty years ago and he presented Live and Kicking back in 1993. But the huge popularity he has these days probably began with his role in the first series of the new Doctor Who in 2005, when he played Captain Jack, the dashing time travelling hero who assisted the Doctor. The character was so successful, he got his own programme - Torchwood - now into its second series. John recently published his autobiography Anything Goes, chronicling his first forty years. His sister, Carole E. Barrowman helped him write it and between the two of them, the tone is ...  Read the complete review

Anything goes. And in the case of John Barrowman, this is certainly the truth. From being relatively unknown just a few short years ago, John has quickly risen to being a popular celebrity, being on many prime time television shows, such as Doctor Who, Torchwood, How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria?, Any Dream Will Do and I'd Do Anything. I first noticed John when I caught an episode of Torchwood. I was never a fan of Doctor Who so I didn't expect to like Torchwood, but as there was nothing else on TV that I fancied, I thought I'd give it a go. And I've been hooked to Torchwood and John Barrowman every since. This book documents John's life, from ...  Read the complete review

I love John Barrowman. I think he is a very true and warm person as well as being a fantastic entertainer and so when he released his autobiography "Anything Goes2 I just had to read it. I must say I have not laughed at a book so much in a long time and really enjoyed every single page I read. The book tells us John's story from his antics as a young child in Scotland to his families move to America and his struggle and school to achieve what he wanted to and finally to his break into theatre and TV. As well as this we also get a great insight into John's personnel life as well as his current projects. The book is written in a style ...  Read the complete review

Well where do I start? I've always been a ''Johnite'' for a long time. I bought this book when it came out and read it in one night flat! The book has been beautifully crafted by John and his sister (she knows him extremely well) and tells his life events. And what a life he's had! There were so many emotions in this book - I went through happy, sad, constant giggles, smiling, feeling annoyed and many more I can't think to list. No matter what your prefered genre of books, this covers them all. Now, before reading this book I thought I knew everything there was to know about John. However there is so much more. So even if you think you are the ...  Read the complete review