Name: Moab is My Washpot
Rating: 3.966666666666667 (30 reviews)
ISBN: 9781569472026

Stephen Fry

The British author and actor shares his own entertaining gay coming-of-age story, from his tumultuous youth, to the teenage love affair with a fellow schoolboy that had a profound impact on his life, to the attempted suicide, deliquency, and madness that followed. 20,000 first printing.

An Autobiography

Moab is My Washpot

Stephen Fry is one of the great originals... This autobiography of his first twenty years is a pleasure to read, mixing outrageous acts with sensible opinions in bewildering confusion... That so much outward charm, self-awareness and intellect should exis

Gavin

There are worse teen idols to have, than Fry, Dawkins, Graffin, Rollins, Goldacre, Bangs, Gould, Earls, Pratchett, Banks.

Prashanth Srivatsa

Fry's story is neither enviable nor exceptional. He was always known for his eloquence, both in speech and writing, and his wit alone keeps you up at night. He approaches homosexuality with shocking frankness, and in that, the book may come across as a tirade against everything conventional, but his growth as the bullied Brit in boarding schools is a fun read.

Cams Campbell

This is utterly candid and revealing. The audiobook is read by Stephen Fry himself, which, in this instance, makes it all the more enjoyable. It's quite incredible how open and honest he is in this book, although I suppose that's what autobiographies are all about. 

This follows the first 20 years of his life and gives a great insight into what it's like at prep school amongst other things. I didn't even know what a prep school was, so it was most interesting for me. 

I read this alongside his new autobiography and enjoyed one as much as the other.

Moab is My Washpot An Autobiography

Reviews

Highlights