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"My top tip for 2012's runaway success, with a very clever twist on the age old story of boy meets girl"
--Henry Sutton, Daily Mirror
--Henry Sutton, Daily Mirror
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The hotly anticipated debut novel from one of the best comedy writers of his generation. This is a heartwarming, everyday tale of boy stalks girl...
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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I have read Danny Wallace's Yes Man and have also read lots of the columns that he writes for the Shortlist magazine, some of which have been published, but this was his first novel and I was wondering whether he could carry across his humour etc. from non-fiction into fiction. Well the answer is yes.
This book has a sense of fun running right through it. It follows Jason Priestley who is going through a bad time in his life. He inadvertently ends up with a disposable camera from a girl he fancies (with the moment happening on Charlotte Street, as do a few other moments in the book). He develops the film and uses it to try and track down the girl, but will he do it? And should stalking be encouraged anyway?
It was interesting the way Jason Priestley got into a few embarrassing scrapes along the way. This is where Danny Wallace's humour comes across best and I could just imagine him from Yes Man ending up in similar scraps. It was like he'd put himself into the shoes of Jason.
Anyway essentially this is a novel about "Making it happen", hence the attempt to track down the girl. So why don't you make it happen today and buy this book for a read which will put a big smile on your face.
This book has a sense of fun running right through it. It follows Jason Priestley who is going through a bad time in his life. He inadvertently ends up with a disposable camera from a girl he fancies (with the moment happening on Charlotte Street, as do a few other moments in the book). He develops the film and uses it to try and track down the girl, but will he do it? And should stalking be encouraged anyway?
It was interesting the way Jason Priestley got into a few embarrassing scrapes along the way. This is where Danny Wallace's humour comes across best and I could just imagine him from Yes Man ending up in similar scraps. It was like he'd put himself into the shoes of Jason.
Anyway essentially this is a novel about "Making it happen", hence the attempt to track down the girl. So why don't you make it happen today and buy this book for a read which will put a big smile on your face.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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I've always been a fan of Danny Wallace in the past, and I picked this up with some trepidaton because I was unsure whether he would make the transition to novels well. However, I found it to be a fun read and I found myself going back to it even when I should have been doing other things! The story details the changing life of Jason Priestly, former teacher and now journalist. Upon being left with a camera by a girl he helps with bags into a taxi, he finds himself searching for her, after idolising what he doesn't know of her and imagining it.
What I liked about this was that it didn't try too hard, and it was very believable. It flowed, and when reading it, I'd look up and find an hour had passed. I look forward to reading his next novel.
What I liked about this was that it didn't try too hard, and it was very believable. It flowed, and when reading it, I'd look up and find an hour had passed. I look forward to reading his next novel.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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As I had been amused by Danny Wallace's work before [tv, books, columns etc] I was delighted to see that he had written his first fictional novel and I wasn't disappointed. He creates a very believable, lead character in Jason and as an ex-teacher I could readily sympathise with his desire to forge a new furrow for himself after an 'incident' challenges his confidence. The story centres on a chance encounter with 'The Girl' and the desire to 'make it happen'/seize your opportunities - the journey provides plenty of humorous incidents and a puzzle that adds some great twists and turns. Although the search is crucial I found it was the long-standing friendships and relationships that are at the heart of the tale: Dev, best friend and flatmate, is an endearing gaming nut with a passion for Polish Pamela; Sophie, his ex-girlfriend, and her new partner Gary who are trying to be adult about staying friends; ex pupil Matt who makes him think more about his impact as a teacher; and boss/Uni friend Zoe supporting him with work but are there 'skeletons' about their friendship?!
Although the story is mainly told by Jason's narration it is interspersed with blog posts that are headed with Shona tribe proverbs, these add to the mystery and I loved the random nature of the proverbs. I think this is a very accomplished debut and I will look forward to more work from this talented comic writer. I would recommend it to those who have read and enjoyed Tony Parsons, Mil Millington and John O'Farrell as it similarly mixes humour, believable characters and some touching comments on relationship struggles
Although the story is mainly told by Jason's narration it is interspersed with blog posts that are headed with Shona tribe proverbs, these add to the mystery and I loved the random nature of the proverbs. I think this is a very accomplished debut and I will look forward to more work from this talented comic writer. I would recommend it to those who have read and enjoyed Tony Parsons, Mil Millington and John O'Farrell as it similarly mixes humour, believable characters and some touching comments on relationship struggles
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Great Upbeat Danny Wallace Novel!
If you are already familiar with Danny Wallace's other real life adventure based books (and probably therefore Dave Gorman's stuff too) then you are in for a treat. Read more
Published 8 hours ago by Mr. Gareth I. Davies
Charlotte Street
This is going to be a tough review to write... not because I loved this book or because I hated it, in fact I am decidedly somewhere in the middle. Read more
Published 2 days ago by Chrissy110975
Good clean fun
Good clean fun, and I shall look forward to the next one! If you're a fan of Danny Wallace you can't go far wrong with this latest book.
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Proof we dont live in a meritocracy is this book
Proof we dont live in a meritocracy is this book
if he can get a group of people to publish him then
truly merit means nothing
please for the love of english stop... Read more
if he can get a group of people to publish him then
truly merit means nothing
please for the love of english stop... Read more
Published 3 days ago by dregj
Life, Love And The Disposable Camera
A thirty something man assists a thirty something woman into a taxi in Charlotte Street, London. The woman is laden down with shopping bags and is somewhat flustered trying to cram... Read more
Published 3 days ago by Graeme Wright
Not bad but not real
I've really enjoyed Danny Wallace since first seeing him on Dave Gorman's "Are you Dave Gorman?" and since then have been a fan of both of their work. Read more
Published 3 days ago by Russell G. Pottinger
Brilliant!
I enjoyed reading this book so much that I didn't want it to end,though I was dying to see if they got together at the end. Read more
Published 5 days ago by C. M. Collier
A fantastic tale of love, life & London
Danny Wallace has numerous accolades under his belt - a weekly serial in a free magazine, a radio show, the basis for a film - but this is his first real foray into fiction and... Read more
Published 11 days ago by J. Morris
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I read his previous book 'Yes Man' and really enjoyed it with plenty of laughs along the way, that book and this started with essentially a single basic idea and played with it, I... Read more
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