Confessions of a Clumsy Scot

I go through phases of reading where I’ll read daily for a few weeks and then drop off and barely read for weeks!
I’m definitely going through a reading phase at the moment though.

I joined the app Goodreads so I can log books I’ve read and also have a list of books I want to read! You can also follow friends and see what everyone else is reading!
I’m also going through a buying books phase…
I keep buying books that I want to read so my book shelf is growing and I’m not reading fast enough!
However I do have books there that I’m desperate to read so it’s an incentive to finish the books I’ve started!

I’ve previously done a post about my reading but my favourite books are biographies and non-fiction.
And all of my recent reads have been autobiographies.

I’m going to start with Heath Ledger: His beautiful life and mysterious death.
I genuinely found this book quite gripping. I always thought that his death was around his role of The Joker but it actually wasn’t. I’m not going to give any spoilers but his own battles were so prominent but no one noticed. He adored his family and loved his work and I think he was a magnificent actor. I would reread this book several times.
Obviously this book wasn’t written by the actor but is words from those around him over his life.
He was so charismatic and always looked at life with a smile.

My second book is Ferne Brady: A strong female character.
A Scottish comedian, brought up in Bathgate and now living in London.
This book had me in tears laughing. An honest review of life and an insight into autism, particularly females. I would absolutely recommend this book a million times over!

A third book was a bit of a stop gap Ive had on the shelf a while.
Jeremy Clarkson Diddly Squat: Until the cows come home.
Again this book had me in tears laughing. This book is his newspaper articles in one. I know he’s not a well liked person, I adore the light he’s been able to shine on farming in the UK and all the ups and downs that go with it.

And lastly is my current read, Surviving the Storm.
This book is a collection of stories from volunteers within the RNLI who share some heroic stories from their time on the seas.
Im not sure if there’s another book but Im definitely on the look out. Being part of our local crew myself, I already know the perils about going out at times but this book really shines a light on the true life stories that people don’t hear about.