- Paperback: 326 pages
- Publisher: Spiderwize (7 Dec 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1907294244
- ISBN-13: 978-1907294242
- Product Dimensions: 12.7 x 20.3 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,334,497 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Once upon a time there was a young boy who was growing at such a fast rate that before he knew it he was the tallest person in school. Most people would think it was great to be tall, to have that physical presence? That power? But alas, he was treated like an older child and people expected him to act an age he had yet to reach. Tainted by this, he went on to spend his teenage years looking down on those who didn't act 'mature' and 'grown up' like he did, and in no time at all he awoke one morning a fully fledged adult. It was on the day of his 21st birthday when this crushing realisation hit him that he stood up and shouted 'No!' He decided then and there to hit the world, or the UK at least spreading the important message of immaturity.
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It is a wonderful anecdote which will make you reflect on the inner message given by the author. He brings out to the open the society's unfair views about individualists. It shows that the innocence of childhood is every so often restrained by the pressure from the adults in society. That is what happened to Dan - but the good thing is that he decided to break free of the society's traditionalist views and in this book he shares the ideal of a free soul.
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Reading Dan Phillips's My Desperate Cling To Youth is kind of like watching a small puppy tirelessly chasing a tennis ball up and down the park; both are full of youthful energy and enthusiasm and both are guaranteed to make you smile. This book chronicles ten weeks in the life of Dan - just your average twentysomething Welsh giant - and his quest to tick off every challenge and experience in 101 Things to Do Before You're Old and Boring by Richard Horne and Helen Szirtes. Off the back of a recent 'quarter-life crisis' and as part of a uni project, Dan's campaign against a society that seems to have made a taboo out of youthful joie de vivre exhibited by anyone over the age of eleven takes him on an ill-fated trek up Mt Snowdon, sees him learning the language of love from a body language expert and initiating the finest en-mass slow motion gun battle the South West has ever seen. Splitting his time between Wales and Devon, Dan and his loyal band of occasionally willing friends set about trying to complete all 101 things in the ambitious time frame, whilst also trying to spread the good word of immaturity to all who'll listen. It's a fun read and will doubtless have you itching to try some of the challenges yourself! The book also manages to convey a more serious message about our society and its distrust of anything slightly out of the ordinary. Especially a 6ft 6" Welshman with red hair running around Plymouth town centre with a child's plastic lazer gun. As George Bernard Shaw once said (and as Dan will remind you), "We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing."
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This book takes you on a journey as the author sets a challenge to complete 101 tasks within 70 days. All the `things to do' (TTD) are to keep him young and not get old and boring. It was fun to read and find out that some aspects of student life really haven't changed since I was a student. (3 decades ago!). There were many parts that made me smile, and also think - a great combination. For a first novel this is great - I can see it being enjoyed by college students as well as anyone who worries they are growing old and boring. Live out the 101 TTD by reading this amusing book.
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