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5.0 out of 5 stars A little gem, 17 Aug 2004

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I was a little wary when this book was recommended to me, but it is undoubtedly one of the funniest books I have ever read. Even the jokes which seem a little too obvious at first (such as the team's navigator becoming lost en route to the planning meeting) are really just plants for an ongoing series of gentle running gags which are developed wonderfully. The writing is superb and I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a dry sense of humour. There are so many little comments and observations that the book is as funny if not funnier every time you read it. Excellent.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Don't read in public, you will cry of laugter, 23 Nov 2001

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I bought this book in an attempt to cheer myself up amist a depressing work load.

After a good introduction I went over the first chapters stepping carefully and curiously observing whether this was what the cover promised.

The books grows on you because it not a simple attempt to assemble a host of funny jokes. But better, it is the brilliantly crafted caracters that you get to know that will crack you up. These characters are revealed bit by bit through every tongue-in-cheek incident that takes place in the course of their (parody of an) expedition.

I tried to read this in the tube only to find that my laughter became a scene. So I went and retreated to Hampstead Heath to get the peace to read it.

Truly uplifting and funny.

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5.0 out of 5 stars You will laugh!, 29 Oct 2001

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I'm not a climber, but I do enjoy humour - the drier the better - and I love this book. I first read it 15 years ago and have just re-bought it for myself as an early Christmas present. It's a very gentle, deadpan tale of disaster that I've regularly found myself re-reading over the years. Treat yourself to a laugh. You won't be disappointed.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Muddling through in the best tradition of the Empire

"For most people, it appears, RUM DOODLE is the funniest book they have never heard of." - Bill Bryson, in the Introduction to THE ASCENT OF RUM DOODLE

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This is just a very funny book, and, rather like 'The Diary of a Nobody', unique in its field. It deserves to be considered a classic. Read more

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