Authors: Dan Howell & Phil Lester
Genres: Humour, Non-Fiction, Auto-Biography
Reviewer's Note: I received this copy as a gift from my youngest sister - thanks Katy!
Hello reader,
This book is a world. A world created by two awkward guys who share their lives on the internet!
We are Dan and Phil and we invite you on a journey inside our minds! From the stories of our actual births, to exploring Phil's teenage diary and all the reasons why Dan's a fail.
Learn how to draw the perfect cat whiskers, get advice on what to do in an awkward situation and discover which of our dining chairs represents you emotionally. With everything from what we text each other, to the time we met One Direction and what really happened in Vegas...
My Thoughts:
I feel like at the outset, I should explain to you that I am a big phangirl of Dan & Phil (A.K.A danisnotonfire & AmazingPhil on YouTube). In fact, Phil was the first person I ever subscribed to on YouTube! It's thanks to him I discovered Dan (my second subscription), and a whole other side of YouTube - the vloggers. Since that cloudy day in 2012, I have been obsessed with these two! I've seen them move to London together, get a radio show, host the Brit Awards Stream, start a craft & gaming channel, and I even had the good fortune to see their "Amazing Tour Is Not on Fire" in Plymouth last October. So, as you can tell, I am a self-diagnosed phangirl, which means that this review is completely biased, but please, read on anyway.
The blurb of the book explains that this isn't just a book, it's a world, and honestly, it is. I've always considered Dan & Phil to be a separate entity - there's YouTube, and then there's Dan & Phil. The boys, and the phandom, have managed to create an entire new side of the internet that makes every awkward fanboy/girl, every fail, every piece of meme trash, shibes, and every ray of sunshine, feel welcome. Not only have Dan & Phil managed to do that in a digital way, they've also created a physical world. A place you can enter despite your online status. And it's awesome.
First off, the book is illustrated by Dave Brown (of Mighty Boosh fame). If that's not enough for you to at least flick through the book, then I don't know what is! Secondly, this book answers all the questions that phangirls and boys all over the world have been desperate to have the answers to. Such as: How did Phil become an infamous hamster breeder? Why is Dan such a fail? What ever happened to Becca & Jessica? How do you draw the perfect cat whiskers? And, most importantly, what happened in Vegas?
I don't want to spoil the book, but what I will tell you is that this book is a phangirl's dream. No, seriously, it's as if I have stepped into the dreams of every single Dan & Phil fan. There's crazy anecdotes, quizzes, fanfiction, memes (so. many. memes.), and amazing artwork. It encapsulates Dan & Phil's whole world, making it a hilariously awkward and fun way of learning more about our favourite meme & ray of sunshine - Dan & Phil. If you are a phan of the boys, then this book is a must have on your bookshelf! I will definitely be treasuring this book for many years to come.
The blurb of the book explains that this isn't just a book, it's a world, and honestly, it is. I've always considered Dan & Phil to be a separate entity - there's YouTube, and then there's Dan & Phil. The boys, and the phandom, have managed to create an entire new side of the internet that makes every awkward fanboy/girl, every fail, every piece of meme trash, shibes, and every ray of sunshine, feel welcome. Not only have Dan & Phil managed to do that in a digital way, they've also created a physical world. A place you can enter despite your online status. And it's awesome.
First off, the book is illustrated by Dave Brown (of Mighty Boosh fame). If that's not enough for you to at least flick through the book, then I don't know what is! Secondly, this book answers all the questions that phangirls and boys all over the world have been desperate to have the answers to. Such as: How did Phil become an infamous hamster breeder? Why is Dan such a fail? What ever happened to Becca & Jessica? How do you draw the perfect cat whiskers? And, most importantly, what happened in Vegas?
I don't want to spoil the book, but what I will tell you is that this book is a phangirl's dream. No, seriously, it's as if I have stepped into the dreams of every single Dan & Phil fan. There's crazy anecdotes, quizzes, fanfiction, memes (so. many. memes.), and amazing artwork. It encapsulates Dan & Phil's whole world, making it a hilariously awkward and fun way of learning more about our favourite meme & ray of sunshine - Dan & Phil. If you are a phan of the boys, then this book is a must have on your bookshelf! I will definitely be treasuring this book for many years to come.
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