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Creator, Father and Survivor

The True Story of a Youtuber: Random and Desperate

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Creator, Father and Survivor

By: Steven Harrison
Narrated by: Andy Stevenson
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Summary

There are moments in life when a person hits the bottom so hard, they never expect to rise again. But sometimes rock bottom becomes the beginning of something greater. Random and Desperate – Creator, Father and Survivor is the raw, unfiltered true story of Steven Harrison: a working-class lad from Manchester who lost almost everything and rebuilt his life one painful, honest step at a time. Long before thousands of people watched him wander from pub to pub on YouTube, Steven was a dad fighting for his children, a man trying to survive heartbreak, grief, and the battle through a system stacked against him.

From the laughter of childhood to the darkest nights alone, he shares it all with honesty, humour, and the stubborn determination that built the “Random and Desperate” community. This audiobook is not the story of a celebrity. It’s the story of a man who never gave up. A story for fathers who kept fighting. For anyone who’s been broken but refused to stay down. For people who want the truth behind the camera. Creator. Father. Survivor. This is the real Steven Harrison — and this is how Random and Desperate truly began.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Steven Harrison is the creator of the Random and Desperate YouTube channel, known for his honest storytelling, pub walks, and emotional journey through fatherhood and recovery. His community has grown into a place of support, laughter, and truth. He lives in the UK and continues to share his life with thousands of viewers.

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Narrator did a good job with this audiobook, glad Steven used this narrator.

Whilst some of the story and contents of the chapters can be seen as quite repetitive, I’m assuming it was not written in the order of print, and as it was written over several years then I can understand why repetitiveness can happen.

I can definitely relate to a lot of these pages and understand the difficulties involved with what Steven has gone through, I wish him all the best going forward and will continue to check out his YouTube when time allows me to.

Thank you for writing and sharing your story Steven.

Thank you for sharing Steven.

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We follow Random on You tube and I was delighted to listen to this Audible book whilst on holiday. Steven ( Random ) has shared everything in this book and it clearly portrays him just as I thought it would, just a lovely honest decent man fighting for his children.
I don't want to give too much away and spoil it for anyone but its heartbreaking and funny in parts. Random's description in his words are amazing and the way he brings to life his life and sharing with us just gives us more of a personal perspective. Life is sometimes very unfair and one part of listening made me so angry that people can be so cruel, Im sure Random that one day you will get everything back and your an inspiration to others. And you could definitely be a Author of other books in the future. Great twist from the start regarding the narrator. I had to sign into my Amazon account to leave this review if it helps anyone else as it wouldn't let me review so just sign in. Thank you Steven Harrison for a very humble and honest account of your life xxx

Absolutely Amazing and heartfelt

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This book offers a comprehensive and well-structured overview of the author’s life. The chapters flow seamlessly, and it’s clear that Random has invested significant thought into both the content and the structure of his work. particularly appreciated the heartfelt detail of his early life and how tragedy shaped his formative years. Despite the setbacks, Random never allows life to defeat him. His resilience stands out throughout the book, and it’s this quality that will resonate most with readers. Many people will relate to the hardships he describes, but it’s his ability to endure and push forward that makes the story inspiring.
Random, I applaud you. I feel privileged to have come across your work on social media. Thank you.

Reflective and well put together book

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First of all I have to come clean Ive read the book on paperback, but this in itself should tell you all you need to know, I enjoyed the book so much I bought it on audiobook as well. This book is a heartfelt journey through the life and times of Random and Desperate a true to life YouTuber who’s had his fair share of ups and downs but throughout it all the driving force to keep going has been his daughters. You get to see behind the YouTube charter and see the people who’s been the biggest part of Randoms life. The only negative is the narrator why did he try to put on an accent ( it’s bad) even to the point of me thinking? is the recording broke? he should have just read the book in his own normal voice. This is the only reason it didn’t get an all 5 star review purely because of the narrators tone, accent and voice.

This book is so much more than the narrator

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