#BlogTour: Some Old Bloke by Robert Llewellyn @bobbyllew @unbounders @annecater #SomeOldBloke #RandomThingTours

Book Synopsis:

When writer, comedian and Red Dwarf actor Robert Llewellyn’s son scrawled a picture of him at Christmas and titled it ‘Some Old Bloke’, Robert was cast deep into thought about life and what it means to be a bloke – and an old one at that. In this lighthearted, revealing and occasionally philosophical autobiography, we take a meandering route through Robert’s life and career: from the sensitive young boy at odds with his ex-military father, through his stint as a hippy and his years of arrested development in the world of fringe comedy, all the way up to the full-body medicals and hard-earned insights of middle age. Whether he is waxing lyrical about fresh laundry, making an impassioned case for the importance of alternative energy or recounting a detailed history of the dogs in his life, Robert presents a refreshingly open and un-cynical look at the world at large and, of course, the joys of being a bloke.

Some Old Bloke is available in ebook and hardback now, you can purchase your copy here.

My Review:

I do like breaking away from my normal genre’s to try something new and I often find autobiographys to be a good way to do this as you always learn something new.  Some Old Bloke is no exception as Robert covers a variety of different topics that were very interesting, though some a little more than others.  I’ve got a real interest in going to visit Australia so I found the chapter relating to his time there to be very fascinating.  It’s really made me want to visit the country in the future.

Throughout the book Robert’s writing style makes the book easy to read and just draws the reader into the story.  He writes with great warmth and humour which further increased my enjoyment of the book.  There were some parts which had me laughing out loud and that I had to share with my husband as I thought they were very amusing.  He agreed and read the book straight after me! Some of the humour is quite rude, with a few graphic words used at times so if you’re easily offended you might want to avoid.

Overall I enjoyed this book and reading about Roberts experiences and take on life.  Red Dwarf isn’t mentioned much but I still thought it was an interesting book as it provided an interesting insight into Robert’s life.

Huge thanks to Anne Cater for inviting me onto the blog tour and to Unbound publishers for my copy of this book.

About The Author:

Robert Llewellyn is an actor, novelist, screenwriter, comedian and TV presenter, best known for Red Dwarf and Scrapheap Challenge. He lives in Gloucestershire.