5.0 out of 5 based on 5 reviews. – Customer review on 24/03/2009

Hilarious, touching, personal. Dawn allows us a glimpse of her life through letters to those near and dear to her in a style uniquely hers. I laughed out loud at some of her exploits, was brought back to my own school days as I read about hers, was uplifted by the relationship she had with her father and was with her as she turned into a blubbering mess at he daughter's sporting event. I was a fan of her work prior to the book and now i'm also a fan of the human being.

5.0 out of 5 based on 5 reviews. – Customer review on 28/01/2010

I am so glad I persevered! At first it was hard going and Iwas terribly disappointed and nearly gave up on this book... but then suddenly it got so good I couldn't put it down! This book has confirmed to me that the fabulous Ms French is everything I thought she was, funny, witty, honest and oh so human. She has really bared her soul in this book and tackled all the hard times she has faced in her life as well as the great ones. She identifies as a wife, mother, daughter, and has many of the same issues we all do as well as some other rather funny ones. It was so refreshing to read, I would highly recommend this book. As for the reviewer who says to buy a bottle of wine instead of the book I'd have to suggest differently... buy it as well, snuggle up on the couch with the wine AND the book and enjoy!

5.0 out of 5 based on 5 reviews. – Customer review on 19/10/2009

Really great book. Quite a different way of writing an autobiography and takes a little while to get in to, but its a great insight into a very funny lady.

5.0 out of 5 based on 5 reviews. – Customer review on 30/07/2009

An excerpt from a Sunday Telegraph review on the front cover reads "Heavens, she's a funny lady. I can't remember the last time a book made me laugh so much." All true, of course - but 'Dear Fatty' is a lot more than that. There are indeed plenty of laugh-out-loud moments, as you would expect from one of the greatest comediennes of a generation. But the book doesn't just make you laugh - it makes you feel good. Really good. Dawn French has such an irrepressible sense of joy, and it comes across on every page of this beautifully written memoir. A definite must-buy for any fans of her work, or for anyone just looking for an entertaining, uplifting read.

1.0 out of 5 based on 5 reviews. – Customer review on 10/08/2009

Dont do it. Dont waste your hard earned. This is a painfully dull piece by someone who cant write. I was very disappointed and am now convinced that Jennifer Saunders is the talent in their partnership. lets not forget that French doesn't write the Vicar of Dibley, she just delivers the lines. Way too much time was devoted to her very mundane childhood with lengthy descriptive passages that revealed nothing. It is written in the form of letters to friends and family and is so sickening at times, that I just had to skip pages to get through it. the letters to Madonna are an embarassment. Oh, and did I mention SHE CANT WRITE!
Too jolly hockey sticks for my liking and smells a bit too much like cashing in. She is retiring soon and making hay while the sun sunshines...Forget it. Buy a bottle of wine instead!