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I'm Only Being Honest

By: Jeremy Kyle
Narrated by: Jeremy Kyle
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Summary

 Teenage pregnancy, alcoholism, juvenile delinquency, absentee parents, soaring rates of drug addiction... Britain is failing.

Over the last twenty years, traditional family values have declined to the point where young adults without guidance marry too early, have children soon after and end up being swamped by the responsibilities of parenthood. The cycle repeats and the problems worsen, impacting on every level of society.

Here, in his first book, Jeremy Kyle argues the need for the firm hand and unconditional love that seems so absent from certain young parents. He questions the morals of those who see having children as something of a career; not least the systems that make it so easy to sacrifice personal ambition in favour of a state-sponsored ride. And he maps out an agenda for change, insisting on the importance of personal responsibility and strong government in ironing out our nation's many creases.

With all his trademark candour, Kyle writes about the upheavals in his own life - his struggles with gambling, his brother's drug addiction - alongside the outrageous stories of the people from his often shocking show, to show what can be achieved with a little grit. The result is a hard-hitting look at modern British life that will outrage some, anger others, enliven many, but will no doubt set the debates raging.

(P)2009 Hodder & Stoughton©2009 Jeremy Kyle Entertainment & Celebrities Politics & Government Social Policy Celebrity Sexual Health Substance abuse
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I felt that i really should write a review for this book even though i dont normally bother with reviews, this was truly fantastic.
If i was to say anything negative it would only be that for me it seemed to be over to soon - would of loved to hear more!
The honesty shared reminded me why i enjoy biographies.
Being a fan of the show i loved the way it was mixed in with Jeremy's own experiences again would be nice to hear more about him.
Another plus is that it is being narrated by him, i dont think someone else could have done it justice.
There are so many other good things i could write but i will end with saying to not listen to this, you would be missing out!

Try it & love it, you wont be dissapointed!

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really enjoyed the book, it covered all of the story's that was in the papers

great book

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I thought the focus of this book would have been more about him & his personal life. In the main he speaks about/refers to the Jeremy Kyle show.

Also it was quite brief (at 2hours long). Most of the autobiography books I've listened to were much longer.

On the good sideJeremy Kyle is a really good narrator. You can hear the passion in him about The Jeremy Kyle show. when he's reading. His sense of humour really comes out in this book which is part of why I enjoyed it. You get to hear a more sensitive, compassionate side to him. He touches on some sensitive issues like his gambling addiction & how he views it now, issues that people in the show have i.e. domestic violence , alcoholism/drug ,addiction .
To sum up, this is a really easy/good read & worth buying in my opinion.

Interesting but not what I thought it would be

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This is just tales of people who have been on the show, the worst of the worst. He talks to fast and bigs himself up. Boring, depressing and less interesting than a really dull show.

Boring

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I would thoroughly recommend this book to anyone who wished to see the bare snarling face of classism, snobbery and neoliberalism in modern Britain. From calling people in poverty “parasites” to be eradicated to reasoning there were valid excuses to sometimes “in only extreme cases” starve the child of a drug addict to death by cutting their income.

Callous and Ignorant

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