- Paperback: 192 pages
- Publisher: Scribner (21 Mar 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0684861364
- ISBN-13: 978-0684861364
- Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.4 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 507,283 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Have you ever wondered why baths are designed to grip nicely when dry but become hip-shatteringly slippery when wet? How you can be as rich as Bill Gates? This is a collection of observations which explore some of the important questions in life.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Breath Chokingly Brilliant,
This review is from: Fun Run and Other Oxymorons: Singular Reflections of an Englishman Abroad (Paperback)
I brought this book because I enjoy Bill Bryson-esque observations, but Joe Bennett surpasses Bryson. This book is a collection of 2 books (from his columns) which were published in NZ.The subjects he takes on in each chapter are everyday things but somehow he seems to make them extraordinary. He has the ability to poke fun at others (Mormon preachers, Finnish tourist) which is easy I suppose, but the clever part is the way he manages to make fun of himself. I managed to buy all three books from NZ and they are little jems. Definitely a book to take on the beach to read so that no-one else can see you laughing uncontrollably and struggle for breath like my boyfriend did in Phuket.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Witty and Profound,
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This review is from: Fun Run and Other Oxymorons: Singular Reflections of an Englishman Abroad (Paperback)
This collection of newspaper columns brilliantly takes a sideways look at the everyday stuff of life - from management consultants to massage parlours. Bennett packs in wry observation, jokes, opinion, passion and humility into each article, making each one a gem. Lots of books are reviewed as 'hilarious' and prove to be just the opposite. Bennett is genuinely funny (and funnily genuine). Buy this book!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Joe Bennett will tickle your funny bone,
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This review is from: Fun Run and Other Oxymorons: Singular Reflections of an Englishman Abroad (Paperback)
A stream of humour with acute and perceptive undercurrents. The author raises the mundane everyday trivia to give us a feeling of shared experiences. He manages to prick pomposity at the same time as celebrating the human condition. A must for the beach or the bath.
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