James continued: “Really early on in the book… I’m the first person outside of Tom to ever join Myspace. For months, it’s just me and Tom, being best friends on there. And everyone thinks, ‘Well, this is a real scoop, I can’t believe James Acaster was the first civilian to ever join Myspace!’” Thus, I was intrigued to see the return of a more Repertoire-like Acaster in his new book — not simply because that is the style of his I prefer, but because it signals that one of the most idiosyncratically creative comedians in the industry has not stopped exploring where he might want to go. We comedy fans are the better for it. James told Tom, however, that some people don’t seem to have grasped the fact that it’s a fictitious version of his life. “Even though there are bits in it where I get my tie caught in a candy floss machine, and I get a job in a primary school so I can bully kids, even though that’s in there, there have been a lot of interviewers who think the book is serious!” he laughed. His life is amazing and yours could be too if you buy JAMES ACASTER'S GUIDE TO QUITTING SOCIAL MEDIA, BEING THE BEST YOU YOU CAN BE AND SAVING YOURSELF FROM LONELINESS VOL. 1.

Are you tired of feeling like you're constantly glued to your phone, scrolling through endless feeds and feeling like you're missing out on real life? Look no further than James Acaster's Guide to Quitting Social Media! This book is like a breath of fresh air, giving you the tools and inspiration to break free from social media addiction and be the best version of yourself. This is James’ third book, following on from 2017's Classic Scrapes and 2019's Perfect Sound Whatever. When speaking about writing it, he told Tom (Allen - not Tom from Myspace!): “I loved it. Just getting completely lost in a ridiculous world, where the character all the way through the book is trying to find replacements in the real world for what social media used to give him. So, a lot of silly capers. Making my own memes, making my own gifs, with a full film crew, and forming a whole cult by the end as well, so I got to really let my imagination run wild.” Granted, this review is incredibly biased because I would listen to James Acaster explain how he views the world for hours. After watching a video of his interpretation of Pinocchio and Nish Kumar saying that he wanted a James Acaster interpretation of the Bible…I cannot help but agree.You will also need to do everything the book tells you to. Including helping us promote the book by tweeting about it. Funny, fantastical and forthright, this is an indispensable survival guide to the real world' - Daily Mail

James Acaster's Guide to Quitting Social Media, Being The Best YOU You Can Be And Saving Yourself From Loneliness, Vol. 1 will be published byHeadlineon August, 18. But that's not all - with its practical advice and actionable tips, this guide is the perfect way to take control of your social media habits and start living a more fulfilling life. It's like having a roadmap to a happier and more authentic you. This is a self-help book like no other. Because you are not helping yourself, James Acaster is helping you. This is a self help book like no other. Because you are not helping yourself, James Acaster is helping you. If you want to get off social media and leech your brain of all the toxic things that social media has planted in there, deep deep within your brain, this is the book for you.Whilst reading the book I varied between 1 and 3 stars, there were times within the first few chapters where I almost gave up on reading it as it was just too puerile for me. However I persevered because although on the surface it was silly, underneath there were elements of a quite clever take on how nonsense social media really is. I particularly "enjoyed" the section on celebrity deaths and how the general public think it's perfectly acceptable to tweet the family of the celebrity to tell them how they will miss the person who they most likely never met and how tweeting condolences often because a top trumps game of who liked the celebrity the most/who is the most upset which if you considered doing this in real life you'd be considered inappropriate and stalker-y.

This is not a review of James Acaster's Guide to Quitting Social Media, Being the Best You You Can Be and Saving Yourself from Loneliness Vol. 1 by James Acaster. This is a review of a cultural juggernaut. If you want to laugh at just some absolutely absurd ways of living, this book is definitely for you. If you’re looking for an actual self help guide that will help you delete social media….why did you come to James Acaster for that advice in the first place. The acclaimed comedian joined the Chris Evans Breakfast Show with Sky to talk about his new book, James Acaster’s Guide to Quitting Social Media.This epoch-defining tome will finally solve the riddle of how we can stay off social media and still find the dizzying highs that come with each tweet. It's not an exaggeration to say that this book will change lives.’ It will be Acaster's third book, following on from 2017's Classic Scrapes and 2019's Perfect Sound Whatever. It will be Acaster's third book, following on from2017'sClassic Scrapes– a collection of his embarrassing anecdotes –andthe 2019 memoirPerfect Sound Whatever, about how he turned to obsessively collecting the music of 2016 in response to a tough year. And let's not forget about the entertainment factor - with its witty commentary and hilarious anecdotes; this guide is a joy to read from start to finish. It's like having a stand-up comedy routine that doubles as a self-help book. As you may have guessed, the book gives a fictitious account of James giving up social media, but it is also based on truth. “In real-life, I have quit social media. That is real,” he confirmed. “People would ask me about it in interviews, and say, like, ‘So, why did you quit? How did you quit? What advice would you give other people? What’s your life like now?’. All my answers would be so dull, so I started making up answers instead. I started making up stupid things that I’d done, stupid reasons why I’d quit.