He's a natural storyteller as well as the Oscar winning actor we admire, and we bowl along happily...How one longs to have met him, which is the best thing one can say about any autobiography
Seven, Sunday Telegraph
Mr Caine is a charming raconteur....he writes with a quality that has grown rare among memoirists: good cheer
New ... Read moreYork Times
Not much mileage in discussing warm receptions then, unless it's to wonder if a literary festival crowd has ever sounded more fulfilled than when Michael Caine finally said you're only supposed to blow the bloody doors off and not a lot of people know that halfway through his appearance in Cheltenham last weekend.
The Times
A truly incredible life story.
The Sun
To read Caine is to be in the company of an amiable, sentimental man who has achieved great success - and happiness - without appearing to be in the least smug.
Daily Mail, John Preston
a gold standard celebrity who makes the modern sort look cheap
The Times
warm-hearted and well written autobiography. Despite his fame this celebrity has always kept his feet firmly on the ground and this enjoyable book shows how he did it.
Sunday Express
Most compelling autobiography since David Niven's The Moon's A Balloon... he has brought this fascinating story up to date.
RTE Guide, Ireland
the peeks behind the silver screen make the book light up
New Statesman
A jolly amble from the Elephant & Castle to international stardom...there's plenty of satisfying name-dropping from a gold-standard celebrity who makes the modern sort look cheap.
Saturdays Times, Christmas Round-Up
Michael Caine's second work of memoir brims with his gift for genial anecdote, but this time there's a hint of sadness as he looks back
Sunday Times
Michael Caine fans will love his 'blow the bloody doors off' autobiography.
Fabulous
most memorable... This follow-up might have seemed over-indulgent were it not for his self-deprecating vignettes, told in a voice as distinctive as his spoken one, that led to critical comparisons with David Niven's classic, The Moon's a Balloon.
Independent
you can hear his distinctive voice throughout, his fans will enjoy the ride.
Choice
A truly incredible life story.
The Sun
To read Caine is to be in the company of an amiable, sentimental man who has achieved great success - and happiness - without appearing to be in the least smug.
Daily Mail, John Preston
a gold standard celebrity who makes the modern sort look cheap
The Times
uproarious and unflinching
Mail on Sunday
Michael Caine fans will love his 'blow the bloody doors off' autobiography.
Fabulous
Michael Caine fans will love his 'blow the bloody doors off' autobiography.
Fabulous
most memorable... This follow-up might have seemed over-indulgent were it not for his self-deprecating vignettes, told in a voice as distinctive as his spoken one, that led to critical comparisons with David Niven's classic, The Moon's a Balloon.
Independent
most memorable... This follow-up might have seemed over-indulgent were it not for his self-deprecating vignettes, told in a voice as distinctive as his spoken one, that led to critical comparisons with David Niven's classic, The Moon's a Balloon.
Independent
a gold standard celebrity who makes the modern sort look cheap
The Times
a gold standard celebrity who makes the modern sort look cheap
The Times
you can hear his distinctive voice throughout, his fans will enjoy the ride.
Choice
you can hear his distinctive voice throughout, his fans will enjoy the ride.
Choice
Not much mileage in discussing warm receptions then, unless it's to wonder if a literary festival crowd has ever sounded more fulfilled than when Michael Caine finally said you're only supposed to blow the bloody doors off and not a lot of people know that halfway through his appearance in Cheltenham last weekend.
The Times
Not much mileage in discussing warm receptions then, unless it's to wonder if a literary festival crowd has ever sounded more fulfilled than when Michael Caine finally said you're only supposed to blow the bloody doors off and not a lot of people know that halfway through his appearance in Cheltenham last weekend.
The Times
A truly incredible life story.
The Sun
A truly incredible life story.
The Sun
To read Caine is to be in the company of an amiable, sentimental man who has achieved great success - and happiness - without appearing to be in the least smug.
Daily Mail, John Preston
To read Caine is to be in the company of an amiable, sentimental man who has achieved great success - and happiness - without appearing to be in the least smug.
Daily Mail, John Preston
Michael Caine's second work of memoir brims with his gift for genial anecdote, but this time there's a hint of sadness as he looks back
Sunday Times
Michael Caine's second work of memoir brims with his gift for genial anecdote, but this time there's a hint of sadness as he looks back
Sunday Times
Mr Caine is a charming raconteur....he writes with a quality that has grown rare among memoirists: good cheer
New York Times
Mr Caine is a charming raconteur....he writes with a quality that has grown rare among memoirists: good cheer
New York Times
uproarious and unflinching
Mail on Sunday
uproarious and unflinching
Mail on Sunday
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