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34 of 35 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I was born with a debilhitating disease. That of idleness, which, until recently, was a character trait I despised in myself. Thankfully I fell into a phase, much ongoing, of reading 19th century literature, and that is how I came across Jerome K Jerome and his wonderful book of idle thoughts.
It is very much different from any other book I have ever read, sometimes when you read a book you may feel as though your there, but with this Idle thoughts... you get the feeling Jerome is there with you, idling away the hours, discussing various points, still very much relevant today, such as tips on what to do if you find you have to pawn your watch.
It is amazing how many things I agreed with with Jerome, written over 10 decades before I was born. It was so good the very same day I bought the second installment.
Idle thoughts is a dangerous book, it will encourage you to utterly embrace idleness......
It is very much different from any other book I have ever read, sometimes when you read a book you may feel as though your there, but with this Idle thoughts... you get the feeling Jerome is there with you, idling away the hours, discussing various points, still very much relevant today, such as tips on what to do if you find you have to pawn your watch.
It is amazing how many things I agreed with with Jerome, written over 10 decades before I was born. It was so good the very same day I bought the second installment.
Idle thoughts is a dangerous book, it will encourage you to utterly embrace idleness......
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This little comic gem from the 1800`s thoroughly deserves a new edition - many comic observations such a those on babies and their parents could have been written yesterday - except the writing is of much finer quality than one would expect today!
Mick Drake author of the comic novel All`s Well at Wellwithoute.
Mick Drake author of the comic novel All`s Well at Wellwithoute.
26 of 28 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I bought this book after reading the first one in the series, Virginia Woolf's The London Scene, and also after I enjoyed the revelatory, mind-altering "How to be Idle", and I wasn't disappointed. I'll be buying several more copies for Christmas presents as it's the best, most beautifully presented book I've read in ages. It was first published over 100 years ago, yet still manages to be current, touching and funny. Jerome K Jerome says in the Prologue "if you get tired of reading the best 100 books, pick up this for half an hour. It will be a change", which I thought was remarkable foresight: as it happens, Jerome's best known masterpiece, Three Men in a Boat, came in at number 101 in the BBC Big Read.
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A little todo about nothing
These essays cover a wide variety of subjects from women, babies, cats and dogs and growing old.Some are more whimsical than others and the final essay is very philosophical and... Read more
Published 10 days ago by M. Velarde
Worth a look
I read Three Men in a Boat and liked it. I read Three Men on the Bummel and didn't like it.
So I didn't know what to expect from this book. Read more
So I didn't know what to expect from this book. Read more
Published 1 month ago by sliced pig
Don't read this book on the train
Don't read this book on the train. People will stare at you when you laugh out loud. A few of Jerome's comments have dated over the years, but most of it's still as fresh, vivid... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Helen
Terrible copy
Great book but this is a very poor copy! Buy the Pelecan Press version as this one has lots of typing errors and is exstremely crudely laid out.
Published 5 months ago by Jarv1
Really enjoyed this
This book is a series of essays on various topics; Jerome is pontificating on subjects such as Love, Vanity, the Weather, the Raising of Babies, Dress and Memory. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Mole
Good but not great
Good but not as good as Three Men in a Boat or Three Men on a Bummel. These last two are very funny.
Published 17 months ago by M. Parsons
Fun and very well written
The title suggests fun silly antics when really you discover great humour and wit. The anecdotes and life teachings are humourous and very well written. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Tammy Keys
Timeless Classic
I read this as a kid and suddenly got the urge to read it again. Jerome K Jerome's humour and manipulation of the English language is incredible and the way the book drifts from... Read more
Published on 29 May 2010 by El Pedro
one man in a sulk
'Three Men in a Boat' is probably the funniest narrative in English, but if you are looking for more of the same this might come as a let-down. Read more
Published on 15 Sep 2006 by Gille Liath
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