Review: Great fun
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 22, 2014
"The Trouble with Celebrity" by Charlie Bray is a very funny close up at celebrity culture in all its absurdity and extremeties.It explores with hilarious anecdotes what makes a celebrity, what celebrities do these days and how we respond to them.Bray writes with his signature style of gentle sarcasm, creates farcial scenarios and shows the absurdity of what he has observed. It is a laugh out loud read with many such moments for this humble reader, in particular the quotes from celebrity interviews. Honest and without cover up the book points the finger at all of us, but, unlike many comedies about people, this book remains lighthearted and pleasant throughout.