Gotta Get Theroux This - Louise Theroux
Grab a copy? Do you want to read 200 pages about Louis Theroux's not-quite-friendship with Jimmy Savile? Because if you do, ' Gotta Get Theroux This ' will be great for you. If you don't, the afterword of this book literally includes the words "Most of the criticisms [of this book] are to do with an overabundance of material about Jimmy Savile". The book itself is closer to 400 pages, and if you rip out everything about Jimmy Savile, you're left with only half a book to read. At the start, I left myself a note describing the book as 'candid and uncomfortable, with no pomp or majesty'. The first section describes Louis succeeding at life and television despite himself - his borderline self-sabotage and generally blase' attitude towards his career. I thought I was in for a good read and a window into the Loius Theroux we don't see on screen. Instead I read a bit about Loius childhood (good), a recap of Weird Weekends (interesting) and then w