Emotional

Just finished it and it was a roller coaster of emotions ! Tom Felton shared a peace of himself in those pages and a peace of his soul recording the audio. I went from laughing to tearing at various moments and enjoyed the journey through and through. I will be listening to it all over again sure enough !

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Great book

I loved this book. It brought me back to my childhood. I would definitely recommend it to any potter fan!!

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L’homme derrière l’acteur

Tom Felton nous emmène dans les coulisses de la célèbre franchise Harry Potter et dévoile en toute humilité et avec une franchise désarmante l’homme derrière l’acteur. Loin de ne montrer que les bons côtés de la vie d’artiste, il partage ses moins bons moments avec une rare honnêteté. Une mention particulière pour le chapitre 27.
Tom Felton est un excellent narrateur et captive son public.
J’ai passé un excellent moment en sa compagnie, entre rires et larmes.

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Unexpected Journey

I have loved the story, the way it has been read and know I would really want to meet him and just talk to the guy :-) I will never look at Draco the same again.
Thanks for sharing ❤️

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Very entertaining

If you read or watched Harry Potter movies, you’ll learn nice anecdotes. Tom's storytelling skills make this a perfect book to listen to.

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Heatwarming and honest just like the author

Really easy, nice read. Tom Felton is a gem, he is not one of those actors who turn their backs on the movie that made them, he embraces HP and shares info on the movies and so much more.

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I had no idea what a great guy Tom Felton was!

5 stars

I never intended to listen to that book.

First because I don’t often read no fiction and second because Tom Felton’s name didn’t ring any bell.
BUT
I kept seeing bookstagrammers loving the book so I looked into it and… realize that in fact, Tom Felton was Draco Malfoy!

I knew the names of the actors playing Harry, Ron and Hermione but not Draco.

As Harry Potter was the book that got me into reading in English again (I was too impatient to wait for the translation in French) and given that I visited the Harry Potter studio this summer, it seemed like fate.

What I got was something totally unexpected!

I had NO IDEA of what a great guy Tom Felton was!!

Candid, self-deprecating, still able to be amazed by what happened to him, humble, down to earth despite his extraordinary experience and giving his time to many charities.
I truly liked his brand of humor and his typically British narration, interlaced with “mate” , “my most winning smile”, “knob head” etc.

From his childhood with three older brothers, some up to no good but all protective, to the beaches of Malibu and back to London, we follow Tom in his tribulations.

Starting as a very young age in commercials that had him and his mom flown to New York where he stole Cauley Mc Culkin’s fans for a few hours, he nearly fell into acting by fate or random.
For a very very long time Tom didn’t choose to have a career in acting. He simply followed the flow. And enjoyed the process.
He also had the chance to live a normal teenage life between filming. Stating clearly that he certainly didn’t have the pressure Emma, Daniel and Rupert had.

He did some stint that could have been damaging for his career as Draco but fortunately, all was well in the end.

I loved learning more about his family, brothers and his very cool and protective mom. And I enjoyed immensely listening to him talk about the actors and directors who made Harry Potter’s movies what they are now.
Never had he a bad word for them but always did he give us their quirks and personalities, their acting process… it truly was fascinating and very interesting to listen to some of what happened backstage to make the movies happen.

Also, Tom Felton touched and moved me.

Because he also gives us his naked truth. With candor he is talking about his genetic heritage making him prone to depression. About his need to be close to his family. To have a normal conversation with “real” people. To help others and give back what has been given to him on one of his most somber days.

After listening to this, Tom Felton seems someone I’d love to know in real life. To go fishing with or go help distract sick children or simply, to go for a swim in the ocean.

Tom Felton is funny, often the jokester but he also is feeling everything. He is strong and fragile at the same time. Flawed, like everyone of us. Real. And quite far from Draco Malfoy’s arrogance and sneer at the beginning of the series.

And of course, him narrating his own story was the cherry on top.

Truly, if you are a Potter fan, give that book a chance. I bet you won’t be disappointed!

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Funny and honest

A great opportunity to see the coexistence of a normal sensitive person and a magical one. Thank you!

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Delighted to discover who Tom really is

The book’s title is well chosen, it is as much about the real Tom as it is about Drago’s journey. I used to love to hate the character, now I have a deep respect and kindness toward who Tom really is. This book is really pleasant to listening to, sometimes fun, sometimes intriguing or sad. In fact it’s is full of life. I hope to read or listen to chapter 2 in 30 years :-)

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