Theroux The Keyhole
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3.9 • 95 Ratings
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- £7.99
Publisher Description
Come round to Louis Theroux’s house where the much-loved TV documentary-maker, podcaster and bestselling author of Gotta Get Theroux This finds himself in unexpected danger . . .
Like millions of others, Louis’ plans were mothballed by the onset of Covid. Unable to escape to the porn sets, prisons and maximum-security psychiatric units that are his usual journalistic beat, he began reporting on a location even more full of pitfalls and hostile objects of inquiry: his own home during a pandemic.
Theroux the Keyhole is an honest, hilarious and ultimately heartwarming diary of the weirdness of family life in Covid World. A wife intolerant of his obsession with Joe Wicks’ daily workouts. Two teenage sons, inseparable from their videogames, for whom he is increasingly 'cringe'. A five-year-old happily spamming out videos on his own new TikTok account while on holiday with his oblivious family.
Louis also describes how he launches his podcast, Grounded, finally gets to the US to film a new Joe Exotic documentary and aims his sights on the latest incarnation of the far right in a world becoming radicalized by social media. Theroux the Keyhole is Louis at his insightful best, as he faces unforeseen new challenges and wonders why it took a pandemic for him to learn that what really matters in life is right in front of him.
Read by Louis Theroux, in his usual witty style.
Customer Reviews
Relaxing & real
I listen to audio books to help wind down into sleep. I love Louis voice, there is something about it I find very relaxing to listen to.
This particular book is so honest about family life, I particularly enjoyed the parts about Ray, and the overarching honesty about family relationships and struggles with juggling personalities, pressure, and marital connection. It may be a little too close to home if you’re experiencing these struggles yourself, but personally I enjoyed the journey of listening to another person’s reality.
Brilliant
I can’t imagine anybody who spent the first year of the pandemic in the UK not enjoying this. Packed with Intrigue & vindication for our own individual madness during lockdown.
Two days!
I have a full time job and a semblance of a life but every spare moment I had, I listened to this book read by the brilliant Louis himself. Insightful, brutally honest, funny, sad, thought provoking.