Bill Hicks : Agent of Evolution (Paperback)
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NEW! British Import (not available in US)Bill Hicks Agent of Evolution is now available in paper back!
US customers ordering from Amazon UK will pay $22 - $38 depending on shipping.Order from Sacred Cow and save big on shipping This is THE Hicks book to read, 20 Jan 2006
Five stars is not enough, 18 Dec 2006 Reviewer: Kev Wallace
You know you are reading a good book when the narrative pulls you in and are fully engaged in its story. "Agent of Evolution" the biography of comedian Bill Hicks,written by his life long friend Kevin Booth fully succeeds in giving an emotive roller coaster ride of Hicks's life. A very personel and candid account indeed.
The author's friendship with Hicks started at school and remained close throughout until his untimely death. Booth was clearly best qualified to write the comics life story. The visits to the brothels for some carnal pleasures had me laughing out aloud, and Bill's drunken/drug fuelled behaviour, the parties, long nights, well its a long list but Booth does not shy away from telling it all. There is no sweet and sugary treatment in this biography, its warts and all, and i hazard a guess that the author may have found the writing of some sections in this book a somewhat carthartic process.
The inclusion of Hicks's many friends and associates whose accounts of him works well in shaping the form and tone of this biography, as many contributers are interconnected to one degree or another with Booth and Hicks, and helps to give a fuller picture of the comedian. The aptly named "Agent of Evolution" was such an enjoyable and revealing read and anyone familiar with Hicks' work will find this book to be an absolute gem. Reviewer: "cartoonwatcher" - See all my reviews Hands down this is the best tome on Bill Hicks around. I enjoyed Love All the People, but the bulk of it was comedy routines. Who wants to read stand-up? Parts of American Scream were okay, but it read more like a long piece from People magazine. This book, however, is all Hicks (as told by the people closest to him). And he just oozes out of every page. It was so refreshing to see how human Bill really was. Rather than demistify him, it almost elevated his status in that someone with such normal fears and fascinations became one of the greatest comics of a generation (and whose jokes are still relevant today). After reading it I felt like I had spent time around him, which is maybe the highest compliment I can pay the authors.
This book is superbly craftet and I can't recommend it enough.
Book contains 20 + pages of never before seen color photos..
