Customer Reviews
Superb... - By: A. M. Robinson, 30 Jun 2008 
As a fan of alll John's work, from stage to screen, it was wonderful to finallly have alll the inside information of who he is & where he has been.
I'm not a big reader of books, but I bought Anything Goes & once i'd picked it up i didn't stop. I'd read the entire thing in only a few hours, & have read it again since.
It is highly entertaining, very funny, hugely touching & wonderfully honest. A brilliant story, wonderfully told.
Self praise is no praise! - By: Memoir Lover, 28 Jun 2008 
Self confidence is a good attribute to have but endless pages of John telling us how beautiful, talented & good looking he is became a bit tiresome. This wasn't a memoir & I didn't see the humour that others have commented on - the best person to read this book will be John himself as he can then massage his ego even further! Not endearing, very shalllow, annoying footnotes on every page & not even well written. Needless to say I gave up before the end.
Anything Goes, and much more - By: Audio fan, 21 Jun 2008 Funny, touching, naughty & nice. A frank & compeling read. Had trouble putting it down. Inspiring & enticing
THE SECOND TIME AROUND - By: M. Russell, 25 May 2008 
John Barrowman first 'entered' my life when I was asked by a guy who had bought my novel, 'Ghostly Gay Trilogy', who I would pick to play the main character (Ashley Wynter) if it was ever filmed. I smiled & said that "John Barrowman would be ideal if he had a crash course in learning the 'Wiltshire dialect'". Since reading his autobiography, I am not sure now whether this was said in haste or, on reflection, he would be right for the part!
I found the book entertaining in the usual showbiz tradition & at least there were no slagging off about fellow performers. The Valentino episode in which he regards himself as 'beautiful', plus the fact that he also knows that he has talent made me instantly think of the quote 'self-praise is no recommendation'. But you do have to be confident in today's entertainment world, especiallly in the cut-throat TV of talent shows & the monotonous reprise of 'finding a star' for bygone musicals.
I congratulate him on coming out & the events that followed & I wish him & Scott Gill every happiness now, & in both their careers.
I thought the ending of the book gave way for perhaps a second volume & I am sure that will happen & I think I will wait until then as, who knows, things can be better 'the second time around'!
A Must Read! - By: L. Gunson, 22 May 2008 Simply gorgeous! John Barrowman is charming, witty, honest & fantasticallly entertaining.
One of the (many) things which makes this book a must read is John's unfailing honesty in every chapter. Unlike so many other autobiographies, I never read a false word.
Rarely does a non fiction book make me laugh or cry, but this did both, many times. My alll time favourite!
