- Paperback: 384 pages
- Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson (18 Jan 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0297851055
- ISBN-13: 978-0297851059
- Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 15.2 x 3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 252,620 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'Sharp, clever and thoughtful, with an unerringly accurate eye for the male-female dynamic. Lad lit grows up.' (EASY LIVING (February 2006) )
'Witty and thoughtful.' (YOU MAGAZINE, MAIL ON SUNDAY (8.1.06) )
'Sharp, entertaining and funny.' (LEICESTER MERCURY (4.1.06) )
'Sliding Doors meets Serendipity.' **** (COSMOPOLITAN (February 2006) )
'Quick-witted, sharp, entertaining and funny.' (NEWS LETTER, Northern Ireland (9.1.06) )
'Lad-lit has never been so bright and cosy.' (MIRROR (13.1.06) )
'LOVE AND OTHER NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCES really is laugh out loud funny...Millington has come up with an ingenious and...wholly original premise - the kind of premise that the aforementioned 99 per cent of comic novelists would walk barefoot across hot coals to have dreamt up.' (Roger Cox THE SCOTSMAN (14.1.06) )
'...the plot is engaging, rapidly paced and punchy...Funny, sexy and intelligent, you'll laugh out loud - then think about the choices you make in life. A must-read.' (SCARLET MAGAZINE (February) )
'Mil Millington...is sharp and witty and bright as a button.' (Wiliam Leith DAILY TELEGRAPH (21.1.06) )
'If there is a male Bridget Jones, bringing intimate dispatches from the other side of the sex divide, it is Mil Millington...He is horribly accurate and highly amusing about the nuts and bolts of modern relationships...Hilarious.' (Kate Saunders TIMES (21.1.06) )
'[a] side-splittingly good read...a hilarious musing on love, mortality and religion.' (SUNDAY EXPRESS (22.1.06) )
'Highly amusing...The writing is consistently wry and the dialogue as sharp as in the best sitcoms.' (Michael Arditti EXPRESS (27.1.06) )
'Mil Millington's talent is for snappy dialogue, sarcasm and punning prose.' (INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY (29.1.06) )
'Millington is at his funniest and most observent when dissecting the minutiae of day-to-day life.' (Amber Pearson DAILY MAIL (3.2.06) )
'Witty and thoughtful.' (YOU MAGAZINE, MAIL ON SUNDAY (8.1.06) )
'Sharp, entertaining and funny.' (LEICESTER MERCURY (4.1.06) )
'Sliding Doors meets Serendipity.' **** (COSMOPOLITAN (February 2006) )
'Quick-witted, sharp, entertaining and funny.' (NEWS LETTER, Northern Ireland (9.1.06) )
'Lad-lit has never been so bright and cosy.' (MIRROR (13.1.06) )
'LOVE AND OTHER NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCES really is laugh out loud funny...Millington has come up with an ingenious and...wholly original premise - the kind of premise that the aforementioned 99 per cent of comic novelists would walk barefoot across hot coals to have dreamt up.' (Roger Cox THE SCOTSMAN (14.1.06) )
'...the plot is engaging, rapidly paced and punchy...Funny, sexy and intelligent, you'll laugh out loud - then think about the choices you make in life. A must-read.' (SCARLET MAGAZINE (February) )
'Mil Millington...is sharp and witty and bright as a button.' (Wiliam Leith DAILY TELEGRAPH (21.1.06) )
'If there is a male Bridget Jones, bringing intimate dispatches from the other side of the sex divide, it is Mil Millington...He is horribly accurate and highly amusing about the nuts and bolts of modern relationships...Hilarious.' (Kate Saunders TIMES (21.1.06) )
'[a] side-splittingly good read...a hilarious musing on love, mortality and religion.' (SUNDAY EXPRESS (22.1.06) )
'Highly amusing...The writing is consistently wry and the dialogue as sharp as in the best sitcoms.' (Michael Arditti EXPRESS (27.1.06) )
'Mil Millington's talent is for snappy dialogue, sarcasm and punning prose.' (INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY (29.1.06) )
'Millington is at his funniest and most observent when dissecting the minutiae of day-to-day life.' (Amber Pearson DAILY MAIL (3.2.06) )
YOU MAGAZINE, MAIL ON SUNDAY (8.1.06)
'Witty and thoughtful.'
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is one of the best books I've read in a very very long time. It's quick witted, surprisingly funny over and over again and it is touchingly life affirming.
The twists in the plot are pretty predictable, but that is totally forgiven for providing so many laughs from such enjoyable and contrasting characters, and the madness and strangeness of the situations.
And it's nice to know there are other people out there who suffer far worse than I do from such painstaking indecision! Lol.
If you enjoy zany characters, a cohesive and flowing narrative that will keep you page-turning, and want to remember how good it feels to laugh, get this book!
The twists in the plot are pretty predictable, but that is totally forgiven for providing so many laughs from such enjoyable and contrasting characters, and the madness and strangeness of the situations.
And it's nice to know there are other people out there who suffer far worse than I do from such painstaking indecision! Lol.
If you enjoy zany characters, a cohesive and flowing narrative that will keep you page-turning, and want to remember how good it feels to laugh, get this book!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Millington shows how comedy witting is done.
Although the plot becomes too surreal about half way through the quality of the comedy is unquestionable. Puts other authors of a similar style to shame.
Despite how good this book is the end does become very predictable, but a great read none the less.
Although the plot becomes too surreal about half way through the quality of the comedy is unquestionable. Puts other authors of a similar style to shame.
Despite how good this book is the end does become very predictable, but a great read none the less.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Mil Millington is one of the very few authors who makes me laugh outloud while I'm reading his novels, and this new book is no exception. It's the story of a man who should be dead, but having avoided death as a result of a series of random, meaningless decisions, he finds himself incapable of getting on with his life, terrified by the thought that even the smallest decision (coffee, or tea? Shower or bath?) could mean the difference between living and dying. From this premise, Millington has created a brilliant, funny novel, which I loved. It's full of hilarious moments, and great dialogue, and some very funny sex scenes, but it's also a thoughtful, warm story about fate and about love. The guy is a comic genius - better than Nick Hornby or Tony Parsons by a mile.
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Second Time Better
I first read this book as soon as it came out in paperback and was hugely disappointed following Mil's previous novels.
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Published 13 months ago by SJB1000
Laugh out loud
Ok, so a lot of books get described as 'laugh out loud' and I am often sadly disappointed to find that they have managed to force a mere chuckle out of me. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Vik-P
Disappointing
I'm not a bloke, but I loved his first book - "Things my girlfriend..." Thought it was the funniest book I've ever read - laugh-out-loud side-splittingly funny. Read more
Published 22 months ago by P. Aarding
Good, but....
I liked this book, the main character is interesting if a little predictable but he obviously means well... Read more
Published on 7 Aug 2008 by M. Bloxham
Disappointing
Sadly disappointing after his incredibly strong debut novel, and his solidly amusing follow-up. In this book, the jokes seem forced and contrived, and the characters difficult to... Read more
Published on 16 July 2008 by Mr. Michael Heron
Disappointing
The plot in this novel is a clever one, and Millington is capable of being very funny, but he overdoes it. Read more
Published on 24 April 2008 by F. M. M. Stott
Almost as good as 'things me and my girlfriend have argued about'
If you plan to spend a Saturday afternoon in the park under the rays of the sun, this book is your perfect companion: easy to read, fast-paced, laugh-out-loud funny and simply a... Read more
Published on 12 July 2007 by Anon.
frustratingly funny!
To the point, an excellent read. Good characters, plot drags at times but not enough to make you want to stop. Read more
Published on 12 Feb 2007 by K. Andrews
Not as funny as it thinks it is
Tempted by the glowing reviews about the humour and quality of this book on the cover, I picked this up at the airport, hoping that I had found a really good new humour writer. Read more
Published on 25 Dec 2006 by P. Dickinson
funny!!
Quick wit and sarcasim is a great british custom and Mill Millington dosnt let us down. He's possibly one of the funniest writers I have read and didnt want to put this book down! Read more
Published on 6 Nov 2006 by Sam8406
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