The Fry Chronicles

The Fry Chronicles (2012) by Stephen Fry. The England-bred author, whom I had never heard of, describes his career at Cambridge and his subsequent rise in the world of entertainment. Among his friends he counts Hugh Laurie, star of House, and Emma Thompson, star of numerous motion pictures. I recognized their names and faces, so that was something, but most of the people and places name-checked in this book were unfamiliar to me, so I missed out on the flavor of the writing. In fact, I got tired of reading it and quit about 3/4 of the way through. For certain people, I'm sure this will be a wonderful, enjoyable book, but for me reading it was more work than pleasure. Grade: B-