Benedict cumberbatch biography book

Not a cooperative effort between the writer and the subject. Marika Oksa.

Benedict cumberbatch biography book

Lukisin paljon mieluummin Cumberbatchin omat muistelmat. Interesting book about one of my favorite actors, Benedict Cumberbatch, his career and life. However, I felt while reading the book that it was missing something, like a spirit of telling or such. Reading the book felt like I was reading a report of some sort, with not that much connection to the person talked about.

I think it's because the book didn't have Benedicts own comments in it, instead all he had said were quotations from interviews, newspapers and magazines. So yeah, not a very informative book in that way, though it had some interesting facts in it. Because of that incomplete and report-like feeling I give this book 3 stars. It had potential to be something more, but it failed to deliver the expectations I had.

Kuvaliite on kuitenkin ehdotonta plussaa! Ellie Fearn. It reads like a stage mum's diary. Also the constant use of rhetorical questions throughout make the writing simplistic at GCSE style at the most. Stephen Bacon. Author 7 books 2 followers. This is an engaging enough read, but rather lacking in depth. I knew nothing about the actor Benedict Cumberbatch prior to reading this book, and I can't say I know much about his personality after finishing this.

There isn't much in the way of personal details, instead it's more of a chronology of Cumberbatch's acting career, peppered with occasional snippets from interviews and promo soundbites. Having said that, it's a fast, enjoyable read I finished it all over a weekend and it did bring to my attention some of the actor's lesser-known works which I intend to duly seek out.

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Advanced embedding details, examples, and help! The first time I saw Benedict Cumberbatch was when an old boyfriend introduced me to "Sherlock. For instance, I've seen Starter for 10 hilarious! I enjoyed this book, but I felt like I could have gotten all this information off of the internet somewhere. Even the photographs included I had already seen online.

The author only listed a page of sources; I was disappointed that he did not include any footnotes or any other kind of notes. However, any fan of Benedict's will enjoy this book. The material covers his early life; his parents; his working with the likes of Moffat and J. Abrams; his relationships with his contemporaries such as James McAvoy and Tom Hiddleston ; and even a little bit about his private life.

Pick it up - it's a quick read. This was a really good read for fans of Benedict. It didn't just tell you about him and his life but some details about his parents, co-stars and what his school had been like. The book gave a very detailed list of theater, radio, tv and other appearances he has been in describing in detail how he got the role, quotes from him and co-stars and generally informing us of the experience he has had with fame and fans.

You can tell from the book that Benedict is a genuine down to earth sweet guy and he has worked hard to get where he is. He doesn't want to be known as one traditional role but he wants to explore a range of different characters. He doesn't want to to be stereo cast as a traditional rich boy as he only has a privilege background because of his parents giving him the best education possible at Harrow.

Benedict is an awesome guy and I really did enjoy this book. The only reason it was not a five star read was because the dates did not follow a chronological order and were all over the place. It would have been better if the book followed a structure. The first thing to note, before writing anything about this read, is to be neutral and not give it ten out of five stars for a book ALL about Benedict Cumberbatch.

So, it's about the presentation. The first half is intriguing. Learning about young Benedict is a joy, especially when he first experiences theatre and when he flashes himself. There is the right amount of description of events and quotes from Benedict to tell his story. Much of it was a page-turner for me. Sherlock seems most crucial in Benedict's acting career, but the book just refers to it way too much after it first appeared.

I would rather it spend some pages on Benedict's audio-book recordings. Though, this is obviously subjective. Anyhow, this book quotes Benedict on life, work attitude, and other things, altogether prompting the readers to respect and adore this fine man, with perhaps the silliest name there ever was and ever will be, working hard on his acting career.

Not that I've read a lot of biographies, but I wish this one was better written. It doesn't always move in a linear fashion and is often hard to follow the chain of work being talked of. Even though I appreciate the fact that the author had to present multiple fields of work of Benedict's professional life, which included multiple projects being undertaken by him at a time, I do wish the author had done a better job highlighting the events as they unfolded.

To be honest, this was the first biography I've ever read, so I can't tell if it's good or not. But I like try to give it a view from a fangirl's position: The book offers a good overview about Benedict Cumberbatch's career and it even puts a light on his very early days including some really nice quotes from as well early critics. The complete book is quite long drawn-out and gets lost in counting facts and giving background information sometimes.

So, if you would try to shrink the content, you'll finally get a good comprehension about Ben and the BBC. It's not a "must read", but a brief round-up. My rating reflects the book itself. Although my opinions of Cumberbatch himself have changed quite a bit over time. This biography reads simply as a timeline of events with quotations strung together from various popular interviews and magazines.

No part of this book seems original and no individual research e. Absolutely dreadful biography. Nothing new can be gleaned from this work that does not already appear on the Internet. Ben Baker.