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“brilliantly read by Simon Callow, who puts real gusto into this tale… . Sharpe’s best for years.”
Time Out 16/4/97
“With an astonishing virtuosity of accent and undertone, Simon Callow carries the listener through three hours of manic pleasure.”
Oxford Times 28/3/97
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Another hilarious novel from the British master of farce.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book tells the story of a depressed, middle-aged, battleaxe who suddenly finds herself the victim of the cruelest of frame-ups as a result of the local Police Chiefs hatred of her and her family. The characters are of the usual crisp Sharpe style, with their little idiosynchrasies and foibles, and the plot is as wonderfully bizarre as any of Sharpe's previous works. And yet I felt a little disappointed at the end - mainly because the usual dozen or so 'absolute-belly-laughs-with-tears' weren't present. I don't think that this book is upto Sharpe's usual standard. If you're a newcomer to the works of Sharpe, choose Ancestral Vices or Wilt or one of his other hits first - come to this one only when you've tasted Sharpe at his best. Nevertheless, The Midden still ranks way above the works of many other so-called comedy novelists.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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Very dissapointing offering from the 'master of the british farce'. Some clever comic situations and the usual mad characters but a little predictable. Could it be that he is not as 'Sharp'as he once was?Far funnier is Conduct Unbecoming by Chris Gaynor.This in a similar vein to Sharpe but a completely different style; however, the laughs are there by the truckload so it is well worth reading if you like this kind of book. Sorry but The Midden did not win me over.
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Normally love Tom Sharpe and his characters. It's not for everyone, but with my warped sense of humour I thought I could open the book on page 1 and just keep going until the end. However, this book disappointed me greatly. I had trouyble getting into it on holiday and had a few chapters to read when I was back. It was so hard read again....rubbish came to mind.
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Heh heh heh... Heh heh heh... Heh heh heh.
Another masterpiece from Tom Sharp, kept me tittering for hours with ribald side-aching humour.
But then I do have a weird sense of humour :-D
But then I do have a weird sense of humour :-D
Published 11 months ago by David Johnston
Warning to anyone buying this book in hardback!
I found this book really good up to page 26 - BUT then I noticed the story got a bit disjointed! This was however no fault of Mr. Read more
Published on 2 Jan 2003 by RonO'Floinn
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