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Tom Sharpe's second South African novel and a brilliant follow-up to Riotous Assembly
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Once again the setting is Piemburgem, the deceptively peaceful-looking capital of Zululand, where Kommandant van Heerden, Konstabel Els and Luitenant Verkramp continue to terrorise true Englishman and even truer Zulus in their relentless search for a perfect South Africa.
While that great Anglophile, Kommandant van Heerden, gropes his way towards attaining true 'Englishness' in the company of the eccentric Dornford Yates Club, Luitenant Verkramp, whose hatred of all things English is surpassed only by his fear of sex, sets in motion an experiment in mass chastity, with the help of the redoubtable lady psychiatrist Dr von Blimenstein, which has remarkable and quite unforeseen results.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Tom Sharpe's second novel returned to the fertile ground of South Africa and the characters of Konstabel Els, Lieutenant Verkramp and Kommandant Van Heerden. Following from the events of `Riotous Assembly', this follows the three leads as they unintentionally wreak havoc across the peaceful suburbs of Zululand.
This is an absolutely hilarious book. Sharpe's real skill is to take seemingly innocuous situations, then, logical step by seemingly logical step morph them into a bizarre and screamingly funny situation. All the steps seem sane and logical, but the end result is as far from it as you can get.
As well as the anarchic humour, there is the serious side. Part of what makes Sharpe's South African books stand out so much above the rest of his oeuvre is his study of the people and attitudes of that place and time. When I first read these as a teenager I could not believe that these were real characters with their casual racism and paranoias. I thought that these were caricatures with attitudes exaggerated for comic effect. I have, over the intervening years, learned that such people really do exist. Sharpe performs an important job by exposing the South Africa of the time for what it was, and satirising it so well.
An excellently written, eminently readable, hilariously funny book with a serious message buried under the laughs. Five stars, six if I could.
This is an absolutely hilarious book. Sharpe's real skill is to take seemingly innocuous situations, then, logical step by seemingly logical step morph them into a bizarre and screamingly funny situation. All the steps seem sane and logical, but the end result is as far from it as you can get.
As well as the anarchic humour, there is the serious side. Part of what makes Sharpe's South African books stand out so much above the rest of his oeuvre is his study of the people and attitudes of that place and time. When I first read these as a teenager I could not believe that these were real characters with their casual racism and paranoias. I thought that these were caricatures with attitudes exaggerated for comic effect. I have, over the intervening years, learned that such people really do exist. Sharpe performs an important job by exposing the South Africa of the time for what it was, and satirising it so well.
An excellently written, eminently readable, hilariously funny book with a serious message buried under the laughs. Five stars, six if I could.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The memorable characters of Riotous Asembly return for another dose of Antipodean mayhem, and the joys of apartheid. this time the whole town gets the "treatment" as defined by Konstabel Els zealous actions. To sweeten the mixture this time a psychologist from Auschwitz or Belsen (take your pick) get's to practice her skills - professional and otherwise - upon Konstable Els who didn't get off QUITE so scott-free this time. No wonder the whites handed over the reins! "Vintage" Sharpe!
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Let's cut to the chase, this book along with Riotous assembly are without doubt the funniest books i've ever read.
Unlike the other Sharpe books (which are nowhere as good i hasten to add) you will find that once you've started you cannot put them down.My wife,i'm sure, contemplated having me admitted under the mental health act, such were my outbursts of laughter.
Buy both these books, you will read them again and again.
Unlike the other Sharpe books (which are nowhere as good i hasten to add) you will find that once you've started you cannot put them down.My wife,i'm sure, contemplated having me admitted under the mental health act, such were my outbursts of laughter.
Buy both these books, you will read them again and again.
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Nothing indecent about this
Tom Sharpe is one of the funniest authors we have. His humour is more for men however but is very, very funny.
Published 1 month ago by A. S. Murray
Obscenely funny!
Terrific story! This is the sequel to "Riotous Assembly," so if you have not read either, it's best to read that first and meet all the characters first. Read more
Published 8 months ago by B. Minor
Impossible ! :-)
What happens in this Book, if it were real, would - in the present day - make startling Tabloid headlines day after day. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Mr. Michael Smith
Not as keen on the sequel, but...
...it is still hilarious. There were moments when I was gasping for air. The plot is even more insane, it includes exploding ostriches, abduction, and ecstasy. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Max Watt
Good read but not his best
I agree with other contributors that this book is worth a read but I still maintain that Ancestral Vices is way ahead in terms of quality. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Censuwine
Indecently Funny
Tom Sharpe at his very best. Lots of laughs and many explosive moments. To describe the plot would be to give away too much and spoil it for those who haven't read it yet, but... Read more
Published on 23 Nov 2009 by P. Morris
march of time may hinder
this an extremely fun well written tom sharpe classic.will have you laughing out loud at the old south africa.and the old empire days. Read more
Published on 26 July 2007 by D. abbott
THe Funniest Book in the world
I read this book three times in the first week of picking it up and roared with laughter from cover to cover. Read more
Published on 24 July 2003
Five Stars
This is Tom Sharpe's best book by far! The exploding ostrich section and the tests carried out with electrodes are so funny that I couldn't stop laughing. Read more
Published on 25 Oct 2001 by all67@excite.com
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