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Too Much Information: The Hilarious Diary of an Oversharer
A brutally hilarious nostalgia trip through the 80s and 90s with a chronic Oversharer determined to impart cautionary tales on why it's never a good idea to deal with customer complaints using a sock puppet, why discovering what your dog REALLY thinks of you is a bad idea and how the sort of BMX bike you rode determined your pecking order at school
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Published August 16, 2022
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September 29, 2022
I was delighted to be given a signed copy of this book for a review. I’d heard a lot of buzz about the book and to be honest, wanted to understand what actually goes on in the bizarre mind of David Lee Stone.
I knew this was going to be hilarious as soon as I read the ‘Praise for’ section at the beginning of the book. How on earth a couple of short paragraphs, not even an introduction, made me laugh out loud, I’m not sure but a good sign of the entertainment to come.
David paints a perfect picture of the scene and the usually graphically, embarrassing scenarios that follow.
You sympathise with the fat, ginger kid (David’s words!) and want so badly for the story to once end in his favour but, without spoilers, each story ends up with an unpredictable and utterly surreal spin! From school to work section was by far my favourite. I laughed out loud, continuous belly laughs! These stories are hilariously relatable and some verging on disastrously unbelievable and outrageous!
The locations of the places are reiterated a lot, which could become somewhat monotonous to read. I am local to where these stories are based so it was interesting for me but can see the literal repetition may pull people out of it a little.
Toward the end of the book, the hilarity begins to subside as we venture into the harder topics of depression and longing.
This section is creative metaphorically and relatable. However it does mean that the book ends on a more subdued note compared to the rest of the book. I felt this was symbolic in a way of his current place in life.
This book gives you an incredible insight to an autistic brain, speckled with general quirkiness, and other mental differences or relatability such as depression.
There was a lot of mention about his family but none so much about how he managed to meet his wife, which I imagine would have been somewhat interesting if it falls in line with the other difficult interactions and general socialising. It seems that he’s gone from a quiet, bullied child to careless, fun focussed teen to married man and father to two. I would have liked to hear more about the noticeable gap in between!
This is something quite different to what I’d usually pick up, but if you’re looking for a snappy, entertaining read, this is it. It is gobsmacking that one human being can have so many bizarre experiences in such as short time… even if they are mostly self inflicted.
The quick witted stories and anecdotal episodes are brilliantly written forming an easy read with short, snappy chapters. You will empathise, relate, laugh and cry with David. Nearly every chapter is perfectly rounded off with a comedic one liner.
The perfect holiday read, give it a go! You won’t regret it.
** I was given a copy of this book by Kingsbrook Publishing in exchange for an honest review.
I knew this was going to be hilarious as soon as I read the ‘Praise for’ section at the beginning of the book. How on earth a couple of short paragraphs, not even an introduction, made me laugh out loud, I’m not sure but a good sign of the entertainment to come.
David paints a perfect picture of the scene and the usually graphically, embarrassing scenarios that follow.
You sympathise with the fat, ginger kid (David’s words!) and want so badly for the story to once end in his favour but, without spoilers, each story ends up with an unpredictable and utterly surreal spin! From school to work section was by far my favourite. I laughed out loud, continuous belly laughs! These stories are hilariously relatable and some verging on disastrously unbelievable and outrageous!
The locations of the places are reiterated a lot, which could become somewhat monotonous to read. I am local to where these stories are based so it was interesting for me but can see the literal repetition may pull people out of it a little.
Toward the end of the book, the hilarity begins to subside as we venture into the harder topics of depression and longing.
This section is creative metaphorically and relatable. However it does mean that the book ends on a more subdued note compared to the rest of the book. I felt this was symbolic in a way of his current place in life.
This book gives you an incredible insight to an autistic brain, speckled with general quirkiness, and other mental differences or relatability such as depression.
There was a lot of mention about his family but none so much about how he managed to meet his wife, which I imagine would have been somewhat interesting if it falls in line with the other difficult interactions and general socialising. It seems that he’s gone from a quiet, bullied child to careless, fun focussed teen to married man and father to two. I would have liked to hear more about the noticeable gap in between!
This is something quite different to what I’d usually pick up, but if you’re looking for a snappy, entertaining read, this is it. It is gobsmacking that one human being can have so many bizarre experiences in such as short time… even if they are mostly self inflicted.
The quick witted stories and anecdotal episodes are brilliantly written forming an easy read with short, snappy chapters. You will empathise, relate, laugh and cry with David. Nearly every chapter is perfectly rounded off with a comedic one liner.
The perfect holiday read, give it a go! You won’t regret it.
** I was given a copy of this book by Kingsbrook Publishing in exchange for an honest review.
July 21, 2024
Hilarious and brutally honest. It was very easy to pick up and read the writing is very engaging with plenty of humour. Not an autobiography more a collection of funny anecdotes.
September 7, 2022
A funny and enlightening book to read especially if you are local to Ramsgate. Loved the Blockbusters era 🤣
December 28, 2023
Great Read
Really enjoy the way this author writes, humorous, charismatic and a bucket of sarcasm. Definitely a magical writer with thespian qualities.
Huzzah!
Really enjoy the way this author writes, humorous, charismatic and a bucket of sarcasm. Definitely a magical writer with thespian qualities.
Huzzah!
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