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"one of those rambling, picaresque, unashamedly nostalgic travel books that so enliven a summer afternoon ... funny, crafty and written with extraordinary verve."
--Marcus Berkmann, Mail on Sunday
"an amiable, sharp-eyed companion...there's plenty of fun to be had reading this" --The Independent on Sunday
"light, whimsical, well-observed" --The Daily Telegraph
--Marcus Berkmann, Mail on Sunday
"an amiable, sharp-eyed companion...there's plenty of fun to be had reading this" --The Independent on Sunday
"light, whimsical, well-observed" --The Daily Telegraph
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A hilarious odyssey in search of some answers about life and cricket from the author of the bestselling Fatty Batter
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Took this book for a spot of summer reading on the sun-soaked beaches of Cornwall. Happily, during the rain-drenched week under canvas I read this wonderful book which transports you to the warm memories of Walls' Mivis and endless summer evenings soaking up the joys of cricket. Although Michael Simpkins' pilgrimage to reminisce on the pleasures of the boundary certainly do not need a passion for, or even a knowledge of, the game. It is a touching, funny and hugely entertaining book which resonates with Simpkins' wry joy in confounded ambition and a marvellous observational talent for the absurdities of life. At times I actually laughed out loud - his reaction to the curry is a graphically brilliant piece of writing. Can't wait to read his other books.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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In order to enjoy this book you need to be (1) a cricket enthusiast, (2) somewhere about the author's age (53) or older. I am both and I sort-of enjoyed it. But I am starting to wonder whether Fatty Batter was a one-off. Even my wife, no cricket enthusiast even after all these years, really enjoyed that one, mainly because it was at least as much about a childhood vividly remembered as it was about cricket. The author's earlier book about acting had its moments, as did his book about going through France, but neither was anywhere near Fatty Batter for quality, and this one likewise.
It just isn't all that funny, and at times it isn't even all that interesting. The subtitle is naff - what has anything here to do with English cricket's demise (especially as he concludes by saying that it is not dead)? If you come to this with no great expectations, you won't be disappointed.
It just isn't all that funny, and at times it isn't even all that interesting. The subtitle is naff - what has anything here to do with English cricket's demise (especially as he concludes by saying that it is not dead)? If you come to this with no great expectations, you won't be disappointed.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Saw this reviewed in "Daily Mail" and sent away immediately as knew it would be ideal present, the recipient was over the moon and sat reading immediately, uttering phrases like "yes...that's me" " I remember that" etc etc HUGE success - then another newspaper reviewed it and he saw that and was so impressed!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Sensational Simmo Strikes Again!
Mikey: knock the acting on the head, old boy and stick to writing about cricket.
Dry, witty, well written. Super stuff. This chap knows where it's at. Read more
Dry, witty, well written. Super stuff. This chap knows where it's at. Read more
Published 28 days ago by Cooley
Grounds for pleasure
Unlike many other reviewers, I came to The Last Flannelled Fool without having read any of the author's other books, so this has been an unexpected pleasure. Read more
Published 1 month ago by G. M. Sinstadt
simply gorgeous
A beautifully written book mixing nostalgia with rediscovery, humour with poignancy and laughs with tears. Thankyou Michael, you have helped educate a cricketing dimwit!
Published 3 months ago by Yvonne at WhiteGoldImages
Inside view
I bought this for a friend at her request for Christmas. I saw her the other day and she said she was delighted by the DVD.
Published 4 months ago by VictorPilot
The Caramac King
FOR US 50-SOMETHING CRICKET LOVERS THIS IS A WONDERFUL BOOK (EVEN MORE ENTERTAINING IF YOU USED TO BE AT SCHOOL WITH THE AUTHOR! Read more
Published 6 months ago by Jonathon M. PRICE
Last but not Least
I loved Fatty Batter, and I really enjoyed What's My Motivation and Detour de France, so I'm a Michael Simkins' fan. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Roger Risborough
Too funny
I bought this for my husband for a holiday read - and I wish to complain because he kept interrupting the peace with his laughter and reading it out loud to me [when I was trying... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Eliza Anne
A Good Follow On
A very good read not as good as the wonderful Fatty Batter but still an enjoyable book, read FB first to fully enjoy the "The Last Flannelled Fool"
Published 8 months ago by Ian D. Smith
The next best thing to being at a game
No sport comes across better in the written word than cricket. Football and rugby certainly don't and perhaps the only sport that comes close is boxing. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Bantam Dave
Nostalgia for the glorious days of County Cricket at its best
Anybody who spent at least part of their childhood at the local country ground will love this book. Those wondrous days of some of the greats in their pomp are balanced by the... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Nick11
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