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Bird Brain [Paperback]

Guy Kennaway (Author)
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Publication Date: 2 Aug 2012

It begins for Basil 'Banger' Peyton-Crumbe the day he dies in a pheasant-shooting incident.

A tragic accident, thinks the local constable, but Banger's gundogs and Buck, the police dog, exhibiting a level of intelligence vastly superior to that of their owners, suspect murder. And for Basil, proud slayer of over 41,000 birds with the cheap old 12-bore he's had since childhood, things go from bad to very bad.

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  • Paperback: 304 pages
  • Publisher: Vintage (2 Aug 2012)
  • Language: Unknown
  • ISBN-10: 0099563479
  • ISBN-13: 978-0099563471
  • Product Dimensions: 12.9 x 2 x 19.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (40 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 74,755 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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"Only a Briton could have written Bird Brain. Eccentric and anthropomorphic, you'll either love or hate this book. I loved it. It's high-spirited, subversive and full of wry social observation and excellent jokes. Think Paul Torday meets Chicken Run" (Daily Mail )

"A bloody brilliant book" (Spectator )

"I loved it... It's a book I've been waiting for all my adult life, for it feels to me like nothing so much as a rather adult version of that other great pheasant story, Roald Dahl's Danny, the Champion of the World" (Rachel Cooke Observer )

"A wonderfully astute satire with full confidence in its own eccentricity... Ripe, rich, fun, this is a beautifully turned story, good to the very last drop" (Sunday Times )

"Tom Sharpe meets Watership Down in the hugely enjoyable story of Basil "Banger" Peyton-Crumbe, a man who, having exulted in the slaughter of game birds all his life, is killed in a shooting accident and reincarnated as a pheasant.. It would not be quite accurate to say the book anthropomorphizes animals because they all retain, quite brilliantly, their animal natures, but at the same time Banger, even as a dim bird begins to gain insight into his shortcomings as a human being.Funny, astute and completely absorbing" (Guardian )

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A very, very funny novel about country sports, murder, intrigue - and talking pheasants.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Even-handed about shooting birds for fun and food 10 Oct 2011
By mary vereker
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I loved this book. It is funny and fair, showing both sides of the passions, felt one way or the other, pro or contra hunting. The dogs especially are wonderful characters in themselves and the birds, well, some of them just a little bird brained.Great story, murder and treachery all bound up with talking animals,who in this story are our best friends, as always.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Pheasant Strikes Back 15 Oct 2011
By Reuben Singleton
Format:Hardcover
I must admit that I did not think I would like this book. I thought that the world viewed through the eyes of animals had been done to death through Watership Down, Duncton Wood, various 'BB' stories and of course Roald Dahl's "The Magic Finger" where ducks turn the tables on their tormentors. Also I thought I would struggle to empathise with pheasants, which I have always thought to be garish, noisy, greedy creatures,
How wrong I was - I really enjoyed this book. Guy Kennaway has succeeded in creating a set of vivid characters, both animal and human, who alternately inspire love and loathing in equal measure. Kennaway also displays a comic touch which had me chuckling away to myself on a number of occasions. The way he portrays the interactions between humans and dogs is done cleverly, particularly the disdain in which dogs hold most humans, valuing them most seemingly for their ability to make 'beautiful' smells!. His finest accomplishment was in persuading me to root for the pheasants in their attempts to avoid coming to a sticky end.
If like me you are unsure whether to buy this book, be bold and take the plunge, you will not be disappointed.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The best laugh out loud book so good had to read it twice 11 Oct 2011
By caspianella
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I love this book. As I started reading I wasn't quite sure what it was or where it was heading but it doesn't take long, just a few pages before the protagonist is dead. We then discover a whole bunch of unusual, well drawn and charismatic characters that take you on a journey that you most certainly have never been on before. It is so hard to review this book because the joy was in the discovery of what unfolds on the page, to mention it in too much detail is to deprive you of something special.
I am a terrible reader, a few pages and i'm off, but this book - I started and I finished in one sitting. I laughed out loud, each giggle more and more personal and heartfelt. A different world from mine and yet I fell under the skin of the characters and the world. I Love Love this book and if I could, would hand out free copies to all grey grumpy looking people especially rich ones with big estates who have no idea what is happening at the bottom of their gardens.
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4.0 out of 5 stars enjoyable
This is quite daft(!) but most enjoyable and a new perspective on the subject matter - really enjoyed reading it and would recommend for reading at bedtime.
Published 26 days ago by Penmar
5.0 out of 5 stars a great read
Such a ridiculous idea for a novel but I found it compelling and it made me laugh out loud, extremely amusing!
Published 1 month ago by Jo Thomas
5.0 out of 5 stars a good read
was recommended this book - a good read and very amusing have lent it to several friends enjoyed by all
Published 1 month ago by mrs ann aspland
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I thought this was a fun read especially since I spend a lot of time in the shooting field, Some chapters had me crying with laughter. Read more
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3.0 out of 5 stars A recipe for fun
Take one old-school Sloane Ranger country squire; stir in his cultural and social nemesis - a hedge fund bonus boy masquerading as a half-brother - and set aside for the latter to... Read more
Published 2 months ago by charlie
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read!
Very funny book and a great insight to pheasant shoots. Gave me a few laugh out loud moments. Along the lines of Tom Sharpe.
Published 2 months ago by Elayne Elstar
4.0 out of 5 stars Very good, and funny too.
This book is very acutely observed. It is both clever and funny. To anyone who lives in this shooting world it will ring bells! Read more
Published 2 months ago by Delilah
4.0 out of 5 stars Partner happy
I downloaded this for my partner after he was recommended to the book as a good laugh. He thoroughly enjoyed it.
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3.0 out of 5 stars A decent read if you dont mind inaccurate descriptions
A fairly enjoyable if a little predictable detective story based around the world of driven game shooting. Read more
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I enjoyed this book hugely. It provides the reader with a great 'insight' into life through the eyes of other animals and , belive me, after reading this novel you'll never look at... Read more
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