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"London Pub Reviews is a work of comic genius - this is essential reading for anybody who enjoys going to the pub. You, for example." - Dan Rhodes, one of Granta s Best Young British novelists --[Taken from the book cover]<br /><br />"Paul Ewen is the funniest new writer I have read in years. Join him on his one man Campaign for Surreal Ale." - Toby Litt, one of Granta s Best Young British novelists --[Taken from the book cover]<br /><br />"A surrealist's dream, a landlord's nightmare!" - Steven Hall, author of The Raw Shark Texts "Paul Ewen has given voice to that perennial figure who haunts the margins of all our lives: the pub weirdo." - Tom McCarthy, author of Remainder --[Taken from the book cover]
"Paul Ewen is the funniest new writer I have read in years. Join him on his one man Campaign for Surreal Ale." - Toby Litt, one of Granta s Best Young British novelists --[Taken from the book cover]
"A surrealist's dream, a landlord's nightmare!" - Steven Hall, author of The Raw Shark Texts "Paul Ewen has given voice to that perennial figure who haunts the margins of all our lives: the pub weirdo." - Tom McCarthy, author of Remainder --[Taken from the book cover]
"Paul Ewen is the funniest new writer I have read in years. Join him on his one man Campaign for Surreal Ale." - Toby Litt, one of Granta s Best Young British novelists --[Taken from the book cover]
"A surrealist's dream, a landlord's nightmare!" - Steven Hall, author of The Raw Shark Texts "Paul Ewen has given voice to that perennial figure who haunts the margins of all our lives: the pub weirdo." - Tom McCarthy, author of Remainder --[Taken from the book cover]
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London Pub Reviews is a collection of forty four fictional reviews of London Pubs. The stories themselves are written like pub reviews, and are all set within real London pubs. However, due to the very odd behaviour of the reviewer, each review ends in a slightly disastrous way.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Where to start? This is an absolute gem of a book! Yes, the reviews start as you'd expect and then get a little bit surreal - but VERY, VERY funny! However, there's much more to it than just that: it's also the best guide to pubs in London I've ever come across.
The pubs reviewed are all very well chosen - a lot I've been to and completely agree with their inclusion and there's no doubt of Paul's love of the 'good' English pub. Further, through his surreal 'experiences' in these pubs you get the 'real' feel of the pubs in question; their actual 'character' transcends the pages, not staid facts and figures - no other guide comes anywhere near to this evocation of the 'pub'.
His surreal - Don Quixote-esque - experiences are astounding (and not repetitive at all). So funny! Brilliantly written, very clever, a great antidote to age and a tonic to the loss of your imagination about the world around you.
This book should be more widely available. I read it in a day (three days ago) and have already been dipping back into it for memorable reviews to chuckle at and pubs to visit. Definitely a work of comic genius! This is a special book.
The pubs reviewed are all very well chosen - a lot I've been to and completely agree with their inclusion and there's no doubt of Paul's love of the 'good' English pub. Further, through his surreal 'experiences' in these pubs you get the 'real' feel of the pubs in question; their actual 'character' transcends the pages, not staid facts and figures - no other guide comes anywhere near to this evocation of the 'pub'.
His surreal - Don Quixote-esque - experiences are astounding (and not repetitive at all). So funny! Brilliantly written, very clever, a great antidote to age and a tonic to the loss of your imagination about the world around you.
This book should be more widely available. I read it in a day (three days ago) and have already been dipping back into it for memorable reviews to chuckle at and pubs to visit. Definitely a work of comic genius! This is a special book.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
As other reviewers have noted, this is not a straight-forward book of pub reviews but I do often think how wonderful it would be if a tourist bought this book, plunked himself down in a pub, and started plotting out an itinerary based on the narrator's wanderings.
Instead of pub reviews, Ewen gives us gorgeously surreal short stories. But isn't the act of drinking in London always gorgeously surreal?
Instead of pub reviews, Ewen gives us gorgeously surreal short stories. But isn't the act of drinking in London always gorgeously surreal?
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is an absolute gem of a book. In order not to finish it too quickly, I rationed myself to only reading when I myself was firmly ensconced in a pub corner with a pint at hand.
Paul Ewen's pub reviews usually start out with the best of intentions and we occasionally snatch small details of the pub's history, decor or the various ales on offer before the aforementioned beverages take effect and Paul's writings assume a surreal and manic direction. This is what the mumbling, twitching man in the corner was furiously scribbling onto his beer mat. Try not to catch his eye.....
Paul Ewen's pub reviews usually start out with the best of intentions and we occasionally snatch small details of the pub's history, decor or the various ales on offer before the aforementioned beverages take effect and Paul's writings assume a surreal and manic direction. This is what the mumbling, twitching man in the corner was furiously scribbling onto his beer mat. Try not to catch his eye.....
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Awful
I can't understand why others have given this 5 stars so to highlight the sheer awfulness I have provided direct quotes. Read more
Published 25 days ago by cheesemonster
Repetitive and tedious. Better off going for a pint instead.
I picked this up after being intrigued by the premise - each story starts off as a pub review but then changes into a surreal narrative. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Nick
I bet he drinks Carling Black label...
This is not a conventional review of London Pubs. It does not tell you much about the quality of the beer to be quite honest. Read more
Published on 6 July 2007 by Merry Terry
Hee-haw!
At times, when reading this wonderful book, I want to kidnap Paul Ewen and, with him on a chain, immediately take him to EVERY old London pub in the city to drink and be merry... Read more
Published on 31 May 2007 by M. D. L. Coleman
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