Stephen Fry in America - Stephen Fry

I'm a big fan of Stephen Fry; if I'm honest I would happily listen to him read through a shopping list such are his comforting dulcet tones. I also have a strong desire to visit America - real America that is, not a few days in Disney land Florida or a quick shopping trip to New York. So when I heard that Fry and America were combining to produce a BBC series in which he gets stuck into the real underbelly of the USA I couldn't have been more pleased. True to form the series delivered on its promises, Fry visited each and every state of America by way of a London taxi, specially hired for the occasion. Alas, as is common with most television programs the memory fades to ...  Read the complete review

One of the criticisms levelled at Stephen Fry's excellent BBC documentary charting a road trip across the United States was that the time afforded to each chunk of the trip was simply not enough. How, people asked, could you possibly document a state like, say, Florida, in the space of a brief minute or two? This book, then, at 320 pages, provides the answer. Fry is able to go into more detail on his trip, and usually that detail is insightful, witty, and always entertaining. One thing that stands out is how clearly Fry's personality resonates from every page - at times it is impossible to not read it in his voice - this is a travelogue ...  Read the complete review