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The original Reginald Perrin, now featured in a major BBC television series.
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Reginald Iolanthe Perrin is surely one of the best loved comic creations of our time, in both literature and television. This omnibus collects together the first three Reginald Perrin novels containing a lifetime's outrageous adventures.
When we first meet Reggie, he is sick to death with selling exotic ices at Sunshine Desserts. Driven to desperation by the rat race and the unpunctuality of Britain's trains, Reggie's small eccentricites escalate to the extreme, until finally he leaves the unacceptable face of capitalism behind by driving off in a stolen motorised jelly. In his pursuit of the unconventional, he devotes himself to faking his own death, opening a shop devoted to selling completely useless goods, and setting up a commune strictly for the middle-class and middle-aged.
Join Reggie, who didn't get where he is today without some help from some memorable supporting characters, in one man's quest to avoid an everyday existence.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I cannot recommend this book highly enough. I was only nine when the television series,The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin first hit our screens in 1976. I started reading the books a few years later and was amazed that all the best bits from the series were there as well as lots of background and situations that were not in the series. The writing is very clever and very funny, and helps the reader have a clear picture on the personalities of the main characters, of which there are many.
Reading this again has made me realise how much I sometimes hate the stresses and strains of commuter life, but having this to read on my long train journey makes it that much easier.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
David nobbs is a brilliant writer, and he combines that superb talent with fantastic observations of real life. Reggie's rollercaoster ride through life and the inane situations in which he finds himself, are just as true today as when he was created 30 years ago. Compelling reading, which brings both tears of laughter and tears of sadness.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
You cannot fail to admire Reggie Perrin-he got where he did by cocking a snook at everyone. He personifies that element of rebelliousness that we all supress, yet wish that we had the courage to explore. Damn the consequences with a 'why not' is his philosophy, and it works, goddammit! The Perrin stories are hilarious, and yet there is more to them than just a series of comic novels. Wodehouse describes his two formulae for writing a novel, and with RIP, David Nobbs has achieved both in one fell swoop. Reggie is the George Goodnight who didn't get the same opportunites; Ronnie Barker summed it up in his review-I laughed and I cried-what a marvellous, funny book.
When Reggie and Elizabeth leave their clothes on Chesil Bank, and are accosted by a tramp who 'didn't get where he got today without asking for 10p for a cup of tea' and who indicates the public telescope, you know what will happen, you hope and pray that it will happen, and when it does, you cheer, for in this crazy mixed up world, there is a little bit of sanity.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
a mostly enjoyable read but....
is anyone else discomforted by the casual racism/homophobia throughout the omnibus? I'm too young to have seen the original BBC series, amd bought this book on the back of the... Read more
Published 4 months ago by porridgeful
The best comedy writer in the world
David Nobbs is probably the best comedy writer and author in the world.Whilst most people know him for the Reggie Perrin
books and TV programmes, he has written a lot more... Read more
books and TV programmes, he has written a lot more... Read more
Published 13 months ago by peter1947
An excellent read
An excellent read! I didn't get where I am today without knowing an excellent read when I read one!
Published 22 months ago by Sontee
Funny, and sad. Brilliant.
Re-reading this after many years, a teenager when it first appeared, I am struck as much by the pathos as the humour. Nobbs writes brilliantly. He doesn't try to be artful. Read more
Published on 17 May 2009 by TJB
A wonderful take on the human condition
I didn't see the TV series when it first came out as I was really young but my boyfriend and I got the DVDs of the series and we have adored every minute of them; so much so that I... Read more
Published on 18 Jun 2008 by E. Dupuy
REGGIE BURSTS OUT OF THE SMALL SCREEN!
For those of us that saw the tv series this book brings back all the wonderful humour, acute observation of human nature and the ridiculous lengths we have to go to, in order to... Read more
Published on 22 Dec 2007 by M. Drake
A wonderful book
I missed most of the TV series of 'Perrin', but have fond memories of what I did see. This book works as an excellent complement to it; neither the book or the series... Read more
Published on 4 Jan 2006 by Doktor Futtocks
Lots of fun
I find Reginald Perrin great fun, although maybe by the third book I was finding the plot in all three a little "samey". Read more
Published on 5 April 2001 by Susan Elisabeth Hursey
Very funny, but also a reflection on the natrure of life.
I bought this book and read it ]from cover to cover with barely a pause. Even though it is set some time in the past the repetitive nature of Reggie's life and the pointless things... Read more
Published on 4 April 2001
THE FUNNIEST BOOK I HAVE EVER READ!
This book could best be described as the great english comic novel. It is compulsive reading. It directly addresses the english sense of humour. Read more
Published on 28 Jun 1999
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