- Paperback: 256 pages
- Publisher: Ebury Press; illustrated edition edition (7 Aug 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0091889243
- ISBN-13: 978-0091889241
- Product Dimensions: 19 x 12.4 x 2.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 575,531 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Daily Mirror
It's juvenile. It's sophisticated..... it's entertaining.....FOUR STARS
Observer
This anthology is the next best thing to a comedy cabaret.....PAPERBACK OF THE WEEK
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I don't watch comedy, and I'd never heard of this book. I was browsing in the bookshop at Gatwick, and bought it on impulse. My flight was delayed, but I soon didn't care because I was lost in the pages of this brilliant book. Every story takes you into a different world, and I spent the first day of my holiday totally absorbed in finishing it.
I've never heard of most of the comedians, so I read their stories without any preconceptions. I loved Tim Vine's, because it was so silly, but held an emotional truth. John Dowie's was brilliant because of the passion of its main character, and insight into his world.
Jim Tavare and Dave Thompson's I liked because as well as making me laugh out loud, the story had a dream logic. I read it a second time, and the symbolism worked on a deep level without needing any humour. At the end, I felt like I knew the house and the coastline where it takes place.
Dominic Holland's story was lovely, and Stewart Lee's was also full of positive energy.
I'm waiting for the second volume!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Totally different to what I expected. An astonishing variety of writing styles and subjects, but not just light, humorous stuff. There's some seriously good writing in here. The cliche would be 'something for everyone' - In this case it's true.
Format:Paperback
If anything, this collection is always interesting. Ricky Grover's short, simple contribution is at once sweet and suitably disgusting; John Dowie's barely disguised Bernard Mannering inspired fantasy is deliciously dark. Arthur Smith's tale of the extra phallus is bizarre, only slightly more so than Jeff Innocent's inspired History of the Cockney - which is worth the purchase price alone. The same can be said for Dominic Holland's 'Hobbs' Journey', a joyful ten pages that has me rushing to buy his two novels. Some of the efforts seem more filler than fantastic, but as they are watered down by the more enjoyable contributions, the overall collection is worth a read. However, at the end you can't help have the feeling that the whole is a little less than the sum of its parts: maybe the collection is just a little too diverse... though I also can't help but feeling that that's nit-picking!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Stay standing...
If you are willing to cherry pick, there are a few good stories in here, but nothing to write home about. Read more
Published on 19 Feb 2009 by Ed O'Meara
Maybe not for everyone
I'm still struggling a little with this book. If you're expecting a series of funny stories, like I was, you'll be disapointed. Read more
Published on 29 Jan 2007 by D. Wilson
WORTH A MILLION
Astonishing stuff. I'd never heard of it. I bought it just because there was an Ed Byrne story. But brilliant writing by almost all of them. Just amazing.
Published on 4 Feb 2004 by Danny Grogan
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