Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography

By: Neil Patrick Harris

Narrated by: Neil Patrick Harris

You’ve already made a great choice by picking up the audio edition of NEIL PATRICK HARRIS’S CHOOSE YOUR OWN AUTOBIOGRAPHY. This hilarious book has been adapted especially for the audiobook edition so you’ll hear all of the same fun and humor from the printed version but you don’t have to make any decisions or jump around—just kick back, relax and listen. Plus, it features exclusive bonus audio of young Neil delivering an adorable speech! That’s audio you won’t hear in any version of this book other than the audiobook!


*This edition includes a bonus PDF with recipes and a crossword puzzle

Critic reviews

“As a result, Harris’s Autobiography ends up being clever, heartfelt, smutty, hilarious, cheesier than a 10-ton block of gouda and maybe even a sort of profound meta-statement on the uselessness of any attempt at writing memoir at all.”—Paste

“A legen — wait for it — dary work of infotainment.”—Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel

“Very funny and very honest”—San Francisco Chronicle

“A fun little labyrinth of a journey… even with all its tricks and jokes, there is actual substance to be found here.…one of the most flat-out entertaining reads of 2014.”—Popmatters

“Neil Patrick Harris’ Choose Your Own Autobiography is one of the best celeb memoirs I’ve ever read.”—The Phoenix News

“The interesting thing about Harris’s autobiography, especially when compared to other celebrities who release memoirs at a time when their careers are still successful, is that he is actually quite candid about his past—sex, partying, or otherwise.”—TheDailyBeast

“[Choose Your Own Autobiography] is silly, irreverent, and tells you a lot about Harris’ highly creative mind”—Nerdist

Interesting and funny but...

Neil Patrick Harris has had an interesting life and has a great story to tell. He tells it well in this book, but all that is overshadowed at times by the "choose your own autobiography" plot device. I don't really care what the irrelevant and ridiculous alternate scenario is- Neil's story is enough to keep me interested on it's own. The "you" pronoun and silly alternates are distracting. Neil is a great reader and obviously knows his own story well enough to perform it well. If you overlook the plot interruptions and focus on the real story, this book is worth a listen.

Phenomenal listen

Hearing a book read by the author provides an opportunity to hear it as they intended you to. Add to that the creativity and showmanship of Neil Patrick Harris, and you have a thoroughly enjoyable adventure.

Outstanding!

Great writing with an outstanding performance by the author. Funny and tender. Comments by guests would have been better in their own voices.

For the love of Doogie!!

I listened to this while getting dental work done. the upbeat tone of the story was very much appreciated. NPH has always been one of my favorite actors and I was glad to be invited into his world for a little while

Getting to know Neil Patrick Harris

Where does Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

It was his life story to date so I can't rate it with other audiobooks. I can only tell you that I enjoyed listening to his story, but was able to put it down for a few days at a time as well.

What other book might you compare Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography to and why?

Amy Poehler's Yes, Please. You learn a little and it's enjoyable.

What about Neil Patrick Harris’s performance did you like?

He was into it. He committed the time to give a great performance.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

I wouldn't make a film.

Any additional comments?

Neil negatively hints at John Travolta and Tom Cruise being gay. He didn't have a right to out someone who isn't ready. the book is about Neil, not John and Tom. Otherwise I think he did a decent job.