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Harry Thompson
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  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: John Murray; Reprint edition (5 April 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0719563461
  • ISBN-13: 978-0719563461
  • Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 12.4 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (56 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 26,661 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Praise for Harry Thompson and Penguins Stopped Play:

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'Actually completely brilliant'

(Ian Hislop )

'A real gold standard sense of humour'

 

(David Baddiel )

'Rare, clever, creative ... a maverick, pushing boundaries with outrageous jokes'

(Guardian )

'Crammed with sharp observation, comic and cruel characterisation and a great many very good jokes... Gloriously funny and life-affirming'

(Daily Telegraph )

'Surely the funniest book ever written about the English addiction to cricket...a beautiful tale of classic British humour, self-deprecation, great courage'

(Daily Mail )

'Even people who despise cricket will adore this'

(Times )

'Isn't only a marvellous read but in many ways captures the very essence of the game'

(Observer )

'Very funny . . .he fills his warm-hearted book with a satisfying selection of tales'

(Sunday Times )

'Funny and inspiring...Thompson writes with a novelist's sympathy about a wonderfully mixed bunch of characters' - Hugh Massingberd

(Literary Review )

'As funny as you would expect from the writer of Have I Got News For You'

(Daily Express )

'Harry Thompson wrote with such verve and wit that he could have made a trip round a multi-storey car park into an adventure'

 

(Celia Brayfield, The Times )

'A very funny, peculiarly British travel book'

(Markus Berkman, Daily Mail )

'A rip-roaring and at times touching account of a global tour by a bunch of village cricketers'

(Oxford Mail )

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'Gloriously funny and life affirming. Crammed with sharp observation, comic characterisation and a great many very good jokes' --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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60 of 62 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A hilarious read, 22 Nov 2006
This is a great book. From start to finish it holds the reader's thrall. It is well written and engaging whether you like the game of cricket or not, it is a funny account of the experiences of a less than professional cricket XI as they attempt to play the game on evry continent in the world over a limited time. It is worth mentioning however that although it offers much to the general reader, the most satisfaction and enjoyment will be had by those with an appreciation and an understanding of the little nuances, subtleties and terms inherent in the game of cricket, after all "tickling it down to fine leg" and "firing it in just short of a length" is not in everyone's natural parlance!
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33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Cricket, 24 April 2006
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Penguins Stopped Play is a remarkable account of the infamous Captain Scott XI which has already featured in 'Rain Men' & 'Zimmer Men' by Marcus Berkmann.
This time the focus is on the over seas tours the team embarked upon and the hilarious, embarrassing and awful situations that followed them around the globe. (I particularly enjoyed the withering attack on BA).
If you enjoy Cricket & travel then this book is a must. It is constantly laugh out loud funny with great stories on travel, sport & friendship. Well written and observant not only on foreign lands & cricket but also on the people that participate and play this silly game.
The books conclusion is particularly moving and poignant with the author facing the challenges of a terminal illness, which is met with much bravery and a straight bat. Penguins Stopped Play is a great book and Harry Thompson will be missed even by those who didn't know him! Thanks Harry!
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25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful read, 27 Sep 2006
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D. Moles (London and Strasbourg) - See all my reviews
'Penguins Stopped Play' is an utterly eccentric but delightful tale, filled with humour and pathos. If you want to undertand the mind of an Englishman, this is the book for you.

Driven to make the journey of a lifetime, Harry Thompson and his team conquer the world in pursuit of cricket. There's good chunks of travel writing here, some brilliant characterisation, and a good many jokes. It's a refreshing read, which you'll polish off in a session. The book's haunting ending will remain with you for a long, long time.
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