- Paperback: 224 pages
- Publisher: Jonathan Cape Ltd (5 Feb 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0224069586
- ISBN-13: 978-0224069588
- Product Dimensions: 21.4 x 13 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,218,476 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"This is the best book about a morally reprehensible ghost giraffe I've ever read. Hilarious, filthy, and insane, Jim Giraffe is relentlessly wonderful."
--Dan Rhodes
"A brilliant, funny, unforgettable book, one that explodes taboos...in a way that's fresh and fearless....It's extremely hard to analyse or describe the magic of this extraordinary work"
--"The Independent
"Jim Giraffe is a work from the uppermost echelon of imagination, a twisting, supercharged affront to the mundane; King masterfully juggles all we hold dear before dousing it in napalm and setting it alight in this liberating, free-spirited book -- read it and feel the wind through you hair (then fit a padlock to your wardrobe!)."
--D.B.C. Pierre, author of Vernon God Little
"Daren King is a genius and Jim Giraffe is a masterpiece."
--Matt Thorne
"King has one of the most imaginative and unique voices around."
--"Esquire
--Dan Rhodes
"A brilliant, funny, unforgettable book, one that explodes taboos...in a way that's fresh and fearless....It's extremely hard to analyse or describe the magic of this extraordinary work"
--"The Independent
"Jim Giraffe is a work from the uppermost echelon of imagination, a twisting, supercharged affront to the mundane; King masterfully juggles all we hold dear before dousing it in napalm and setting it alight in this liberating, free-spirited book -- read it and feel the wind through you hair (then fit a padlock to your wardrobe!)."
--D.B.C. Pierre, author of Vernon God Little
"Daren King is a genius and Jim Giraffe is a masterpiece."
--Matt Thorne
"King has one of the most imaginative and unique voices around."
--"Esquire
The Daily Telegraph
‘A sharp, funny, exquisitely well written novel.’
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Funniest book I've ever read,
By A Customer
This review is from: Jim Giraffe (Paperback)
If the "ghost giraffe" idea/concept was the funniest in this book, it would be a load of crap. But the fact that Jim is a ghost giraffe isn't really the point. This is a novel about two "friends" who secretly hate and envy each other, and the way that they constantly try to put the other down. Jim Giraffe could have been Jim Human, and this would still be the most hilarious book I've ever read.
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
the funniest book i've ever read,
This review is from: Jim Giraffe (Paperback)
Jim Giraffe is one of the best characters I have ever had the pleasure of reading about.Well, of course he is, afterall, he's a sex-obsessed ghost giraffe who drinks too much - what more could you ask for?I read this book in about 5 hours as I found it practically impossible to put down. I haven't read King's first novel but it has gone straight to the top of my wishlist. I've never laughed so much while reading a book and would highly recommend this to anyone with a sense of humour.
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
ghostly goings on in the wardrobe and under the sink,
By Jill (West Yorkshire, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Jim Giraffe (Paperback)
I also read this book in about 5 hours and found it very funny. It may not be a book to read it you're lacking in the 'sense of humour department' but I'd recommend you to open your mind and give it a go. We all deserve a light read from time to time. If you like books with a bizarre plot you may like to try Magnus Mills, The Restraint of Beasts and All Quiet on the Orient Express.
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