- Paperback: 416 pages
- Publisher: BBC Books; New edition edition (6 July 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0563538163
- ISBN-13: 978-0563538165
- Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.6 x 3.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
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Jeremy Clarkson, the opinionated motoring journalist, has something to say on just about everything, not just cars, in this collection of his columns from both Top Gear Magazine and The Sunday Times.
Whether you love or loathe him, Born to be Riled makes for an entertaining and lively read as Clarkson vents his anger and frustration at, among other things, Sunday drivers, caravans and politicians. Even places are not safe from his poisonous tongue, with Surrey, Birmingham and Norfolk being on the receiving end of some particularly venomous rants.
Clarkson's views on cars and motoring make for interesting reading but do tend to speak to the more initiated enthusiast than the casual driver and analogies and comparisons are often lost on all but the most technically minded car fanatic.
However, Clarkson writes with joyous wit and even when his arguments seem a little shaky, you can't help but find yourself nodding in agreement or realising that he is riled by all the things in life that you are--being stuck behind a caravan on a country back road or the drink-driving laws in this country. In much the same way as Bill Bryson chronicles life's daily woes and pitfalls with a scathing sense of humour, so Clarkson speaks for a silent majority who are secretly incensed by a million and one things everyday of their lives, but are just a little too British to say anything.
In this book, Clarkson has become the common man's champion and when he is fighting for the cause with this much humour and wit, long may he remain in that position. --Jonathan Weir --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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This collection contains a selection of Jeremy Clarkson's journalism to date, from his "Top Gear" and "Sunday Times" articles. They transcend the framework of motoring to offer acute observations about people, places and the way we live.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I must say i was a bit surprised that after buying this book and taking it home that I discovered that most of it was written in the 90's. The book is made up of a large number of short Clarkson views on anything and everything, mainly to do with cars, but not always. So he talks about new car realease, but unfortunately they are now old.
The saving grace for the book is that Clarkson does have a way of writting that makes you either mad (particularly if you live in Norfolk, Birmingham and many other places), laugh, or in agreement with his views on political views, old people, the law etc.
Its a good read, shame it relates to topics and issues that all happened pre 1999.
The saving grace for the book is that Clarkson does have a way of writting that makes you either mad (particularly if you live in Norfolk, Birmingham and many other places), laugh, or in agreement with his views on political views, old people, the law etc.
Its a good read, shame it relates to topics and issues that all happened pre 1999.
26 of 28 people found the following review helpful
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Ah Jeremy Clarkson, both hated and loved up and down the country, and proabably abroad too! one thing you have to admire about Jeremy is his brutal honesty and lack of fear about saying whay he thinks, coupled to his amazing ability to create metaphors that would make Frasier Crane weep you have one very funny book!
but dont think this book is mostly about cars, its about all facets of life, from living in london, moving to the countryside and why kids are just so uncontrolable, i doubt you could read it without finding one thing to disagree with, but you will probably find a lot to agree with as well!
A damn fine entertaining read thats not to heavy on content but very big on laughs and style!
17 of 19 people found the following review helpful
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Jeremy Clarkson... everyone has an opinion about him. He is to tact what creosote is to interior design, heck, he may even be proud of such a comparison. However, he's driven more cars than most of us and once you get past his striving for controversy his writing is pretty damn good in my view.
Born To Be Riled contains the articles Clarkson has written for The Sunday Times and Top Gear magazine, writing about new cars and topical issues of the time. No-one escapes, especially Americans and inhabitants of Norfolk! Needless to say the central theme is cars and whilst some of them are genuine reviews there's a fair view of what I would call observational humour, spotting the different type of drivers and car owners.
I found this to be an entertaining read, although not something I'd necessarily read in a continous setting; each article is only a couple of pages long so you can easily read a few, not read the book for a few weeks and pick up where you left off without any problem at all. I'm a big fan of Clarkson so as expected found each article amusing and entertaining.
If you regularly read Top Gear and the Sunday Times then you really won't gain anything from reading this book, unless you're such a fan you want to read it all over again.
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I wrote the title for this book
The title of this book was taken from from a headline I wrote for one of Clarkson's features on The Sunday Times Magazine.
Published 3 months ago by Tony Barrell
Same old Clarkson, Same old Crap
If you've read one Clarkson book, you've pretty much read them all. The man has no originality and recycles is material in every book. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Mr. A. Shah
Born to be Riled
This book was purchased for a Christmas present. The recipient is a Clarkson fan so I know it was appreciated. His books are a good, entertaining read.
Published 5 months ago by C. Pawlowski
born to be recycled
For someone who hates eco warriors, old jc certainly does a lot of recycling himself, not wasting a single article from the old rusting filing cabinets at the back of his garage;... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Mr. P. A. Martin
Born to be Riled
Having read the more recent titles by Clarkson I decided to buy a few of the older titles such as this one. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Mr. M. N. John
Oh Jeremy, Books aren't the way to express yourself?
Oh Jeremy, Books aren't the way to express yourself?
You're an interviewer, a presenter... You have to stand in front of a camera. Read more
You're an interviewer, a presenter... You have to stand in front of a camera. Read more
Published 10 months ago by CF
Same Schtick, Different Century
Firstly, the obvious news. If you like Clarkson numerous other books, you'll like this. If you don't, you won't.
Secondly, the less obvious stuff. Read more
Secondly, the less obvious stuff. Read more
Published 13 months ago by A. Marczak
You are not God Mr. Clarkson.
This book is all about one mans strive against all the things in life that he dislikes.
He is condescending to say the very least and insults anyone who gets in his way. Read more
He is condescending to say the very least and insults anyone who gets in his way. Read more
Published on 26 April 2010 by Benjamin J. West
Jezza
This man needs his own political party then.....he will make the world a better place!
Published on 9 Feb 2010 by Steve Bevers
A great book to dip in to
It is what you expect with Jezza. If you love him and Top Gear you're going to enjoy this. I only gave it 4 stars rather than 5 because there were fewer laugh out loud moments... Read more
Published on 31 Dec 2009 by Mr. N. J. Horne
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