Something I Said
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By Ben Bailey Smith
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5 reviews
‘Fantastically, gloriously funny’ Katherine Rundell, author of The Explorer
‘Snort-out-loud charm’ Observer
‘Fantastic! Pitch perfect comedic voice’ Katie Tsang, author of Dragon Mountain
From comedian, actor, rapper and screenwriter Ben Bailey Smith comes a blazingly funny, big-hearted story about family, friendship and how far one boy will go to get a laugh. Perfect for fans of David Baddiel and Frank Cottrell-Boyce.
For thirteen-year-old Carmichael Taylor, life is one big joke – in a good way. He just can’t understand why no one else seems to find everything as funny as he does.
When Car is filmed stumbling into performing a piece of hilarious stand-up at the school talent show – targeting his family, school and friends – the footage ends up creating international infamy. But with the promise of fame and fortune comes trouble, and it’s up to Car to decide what or who he’s willing to risk to chase his comedy dream.
Get ready to laugh at life with this heart-warming, unashamedly honest and hilarious look at family, friendship and what really matters.
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This is a great lesson in not taking for granted what you have. It can really help you to understand the consequences of 'trolling' or 'roasting someone' but in a lighthearted way.
Can't decide whether this was a 2 or a 3. The main character is not very likeable and reminded me too much of able pupils who disrupt lessons for a laugh, making it difficult for other pupils to get work done. I'm really not sure whether his realisation at the end, that words hurt and that it's not okay to make fun of others, is really profound enough to make up for the rest of his self-centred adventures. It would be great for pupils who hate school and relate poorly to teachers if it wasn't so wordy. A bit of a disappointment.
Funniest book I have ever read
Really funny
My class really enjoyed this as their class story because of the humour and wit, but I found the protagonist quite difficult to like at times due to his selfish nature. It definitely challenges in terms of vocabulary and it provided some great conversations in our classroom about how we felt about the main character's choices.
