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'Ridiculously entertaining'
(The Times )'A deliciously barmy, yet affecting cautionary tale...the considered, pitch-perfect prose of a talented novelist who also happens to have a wildly perverse imagination, and a store of beautifully delivered one-liners.'
(Scotsman )'Among the very few comedians to write fiction which can be taken seriously as literature . . . It's also extremely funny.' (Independent on Sunday )
'Brains, wit and welcome absurdity...there is also a surprising amount of warmth' (Guardian )
'Full of inventive comedy'
(Herald )'Hilariously bonkers' ( Red )
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Above a small village in Spain, an English costume designer sees a bright shining star lurch abruptly across the sky.
On Christmas Day a strong, silent man with blank eyes enters Bar Noche Azul.
Only a thirteen year old boy could have guessed that there was any connection between the two.
Wonderfully inventive, darkly funny and thoughtful, MISTER ROBERTS is both an original coming-of-age story and an unusual take on the corrupting influence of power.
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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
When an alien spaceship crashes in the south of Spain after an intergalactic battle, a young English boy living in the valley's English community discovers one of the robot suits the aliens used for planetary exploration. Donning the suit he becomes Mr Roberts and finds that the fearsome figure can be used for good or bad. Well, to be honest, it's only really used for greedy and nasty purposes, particularly when his neglectful mother gets her hands on it. Having a great deal of mild fun at the expense of Spanish customs, English ex-pats, theatre and television types, religion and even Scientology, Sayle's entertaining short novel makes for an enjoyable light read. Surreal and satirical, this is everything you would expect from Alexei Sayle and even better if you read it with his sarcastic rapid delivery Scouse accent in mind.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
It's quite hard to explain what this book is about without spoiling it. I think I would have been put off by the plot if I had seen it set out [the pitch to the publishers must have been interesting]. And that would be a shame because, as usual, there is a dead-pan, wierdly compelling logic that sort of pulls you in. Eventually I stayed up till 2am to finish it. If you have enjoyed his earlier books you will almost certainly love this one. It's just a pity that it is so short - more of a novella really - and I think there was a lot of scope to take the main idea further. Let's hope that we don't have to wait too long for the next book.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Another really great book from Alexei Sayle. Short, at 180 pages, but sweet...but with a bitter aftertaste. The characters are fleshed out to a certain extent, in some cases not enough. The most amusing thing about the novel is the detachment with which anything regarding the alien life is presented, it's almost presented as everyday behaviour. I wish the book had been longer, it feels as if there was more to be told. But, overall, recommended.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Sample only - Very readable, atmospheric and quite funny
I've only read the first chapter, and I already expected this to be a bit mad like Train to Hell, but I really enjoyed it. Certain paragraphs were really top notch. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Andrew Ives
Poor, Derivative and unreadable.
I enjoyed Alexei Sayle's 'Barcelona Plates' and thought this would be interesting and entertaining too. Read more
Published 19 months ago by William Eggleston
A 3 star review until about half way through...
...and then by the end it *almost* edges four stars. But not quite.
Something made this not-quite-brillant, but maybe that's because I started with such high... Read more
Something made this not-quite-brillant, but maybe that's because I started with such high... Read more
Published 21 months ago by philhatch
underwhelming
this book was very average I am 47 and I felt this book should have been in a teenage section in a library I would rather see alexei on tv than read his stuff
Published on 3 Nov 2009 by David Wells
True to form Sayle
"Mister Roberts" is as funny as most of Alexei Sayle's previous books. The plot is typically outrageous, but the writing is full of precise observations from, in this case, the... Read more
Published on 12 Oct 2009 by Pablo Landherr
An imaginative read
A quirky tale which hasn't got the same punch as weeping women and overtaken but pleasant enough.
Published on 4 Oct 2009 by Yvonne Moore
Smashing.
Mister Roberts is set in a community of British Ex-Pats in spain that congregate nightly at the local Bar Noche Azul. Read more
Published on 11 Aug 2009 by Mr. Michael Macfarlane
Brilliant
I've loved pretty well everything Alexei Sayle has written since he stopped doing stand-up and turned author. His short stories are brilliant ... Read more
Published on 25 Jun 2009 by Frids
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