Listen free for 30 days

Listen with offer

  • Making It up as I Go Along

  • By: Marian Keyes
  • Narrated by: Aoife McMahon
  • Length: 12 hrs and 49 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (483 ratings)
Offer ends May 1st, 2024 11:59PM GMT. Terms and conditions apply.
£7.99/month after 3 months. Renews automatically.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection - including bestsellers and new releases.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, celeb exclusives, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
£7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection - including bestsellers and new releases.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, celeb exclusives, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Making It up as I Go Along cover art

Making It up as I Go Along

By: Marian Keyes
Narrated by: Aoife McMahon
Get this deal Try for £0.00

Pay £99p/month. After 3 months pay £7.99/month. Renews automatically. See terms for eligibility.

£7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.

Buy Now for £16.99

Buy Now for £16.99

Pay using card ending in
By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. Please see our Privacy Notice, Cookies Notice and Interest-based Ads Notice.

Listeners also enjoyed...

Under the Duvet cover art
Watermelon cover art
One Good Thing cover art
Packing Up cover art
My Perfect Daughter cover art
What If? cover art
Three for a Girl cover art
The Book-Lovers' Retreat cover art
Livin' the Dreem cover art
A Secret Garden Affair cover art
The Bad Mother's Diary cover art
Public Confessions of a Middle Aged Woman cover art
Kirsty's Vineyard cover art
Your Place or Mine? cover art
Grumpy Old Women: The Official Handbook cover art
Dear Michael, Love Dad cover art

Summary

You'll be wincing in recognition and scratching your head in incredulity, but like Marian herself you won't be able to stop laughing at the sheer delightful absurdity that is modern life - because each and every one of us is clearly making it up as we go along. She has wonderful and tickling words of advice for those fast approaching 50.

©2016 Marian Keyes (P)2016 W F Howes Ltd

Critic reviews

"When it comes to writing page-turners that put a smile on your face and make you think, Keyes is in a class of her own." ( Daily Express)

What listeners say about Making It up as I Go Along

Average customer ratings
Overall
  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    281
  • 4 Stars
    95
  • 3 Stars
    50
  • 2 Stars
    25
  • 1 Stars
    32
Performance
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    316
  • 4 Stars
    70
  • 3 Stars
    23
  • 2 Stars
    19
  • 1 Stars
    10
Story
  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    241
  • 4 Stars
    87
  • 3 Stars
    55
  • 2 Stars
    24
  • 1 Stars
    32

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    2 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    2 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    1 out of 5 stars

Disappointing

I am a huge fan of Marian Keyes but this book is not worth spending your valuable time or money. It's full of trivia, neither funny nor witty and I did not enjoy the way the narrator read it out.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

32 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    3 out of 5 stars

Unfortunately Average

Would you try another book written by Marian Keyes or narrated by Aoife McMahon?

Marian Keyes is a hugely popular author but this was my first read of one of her books. There were a few wry smiles here and there but on balance, the book is just boring. I managed to get about half way through and then my interest was well and truly lost.

I've read lots my narrator Aoife McMahon - she's first class !

Would you ever listen to anything by Marian Keyes again?

I'd have to try another Keyes book based on feedback from other readers. Maybe I was unlucky on this occasion.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

14 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    1 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    2 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    1 out of 5 stars

Totally inane

Pointless drivel which glorifies the fine detail of make up and general beautification . But there is obviously a market for it.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

10 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

laugh out loud funny

enjoyed it and had giggle moments and lol moments. very honest and witty writing and thought the author was writing about me although I'm not irish or an author lol.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

8 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

Entertaining x

Entertaining. Great titlle. Thats what most atracted me to purchase. I have to say it listens more like a partial memoir. And yes Marian, it does seem you are constantly on a holiday.
I felt it ended a little abruptly but will listen to it again and look forward to listening to more from Marian Keynes x

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

8 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    3 out of 5 stars

Mixed bag!

Any additional comments?

Several of the early chapters are pretty funny. Some are, well, a bit silly, and not in a good way! A couple, are a little boring. The best chapters are where Keyes writes seriously about depression, addiction and womens issues. The narration is excellent.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

7 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Hilarious!!! Interesting insight into my fav author and

Marian is a V V funny lady.. Also warm, open and honest. She has a lot of serious dark personal mental struggles but manages to explain them with hilarious antidotes and stories that u can't help but laugh with her. I wish she was my auntie has she loves her family V much and would be Quare craic to be around :) love u Marian!!!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

6 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

HONEST! FUNNY! INSPIRING!

If you could sum up Making It up as I Go Along in three words, what would they be?

honest! Funny! Inspiring!

What did you like best about this story?

I could relate to most of it!

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

views on womens rights

Any additional comments?

Hope Marian is at peace with herself! She should be Very proud of her achievements x

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

5 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Fab Narration!

Spot on with the accent and delivery - could have been the author reading her own book.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

5 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Absolutely Amazing

What did you like most about Making It up as I Go Along?

Laugh out load comments that we can all relate to

Which character – as performed by Aoife McMahon – was your favourite?

Narration was fantastic. Felt like I was sat having a brew with Marian

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Listening to the tales of the chemist and the games Marian and her Mammy play.

Any additional comments?

So many parts of this I could relate to. Love how she refers to her husband as "himself" all the way through. Again the narrating was amazing. Such depth and quality.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

5 people found this helpful