- Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: Collins; Reprint edition (29 July 2011)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0007264313
- ISBN-13: 978-0007264315
- Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 2.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 740,961 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Time Out, 12th June "Funny and rather heart-warming."
'Six months ago Pete May thought that 'Carbon Footprint' were a band who did a couple of Peel Sessions. That being said, the lad can write, and all on a pedal powered laptop...' - Phill Jupitus
'Six months ago Pete May thought that 'Carbon Footprint' were a band who did a couple of Peel Sessions. That being said, the lad can write, and all on a pedal powered laptop...' - Phill Jupitus
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"Funny and rather heart-warming." Time Out
“Probably the only really readable, non-patronising guide to a greener life.” Country Life
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Pete is a bloke. A loving, tolerant bloke but one none the less. He likes football and Star Trek. He is married to Nicola, a fully-fledged eco warrior who likes living with chickens, mice and spider plants. This book is the saga of how Pete comes to terms, and eventually accepts, the greener way of living as championed by his wife. It's The Good Life with contemporary music references and it is very very funny, not least because it challenges the female dominance of the green world. Recommended.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Meet Pete, a football-loving, lager-drinking `lad' who discovers the grass (and life in general) really can be greener on the other side of singledom.
A love story with added activism, There's A Hippo... pokes fun at the over-earnestness of the green movement without losing the message that we should all be trying to act more ethically.
This is a great read that offers inspiration for those of us who are still many shades of green lighter than Pete and Nicola.
And as for the (mis)adventures with a mini flock of hens - who says men can't write chick-lit?
There's a Hippo in My Cistern: One Man's Misadventures on the Eco-frontline
A love story with added activism, There's A Hippo... pokes fun at the over-earnestness of the green movement without losing the message that we should all be trying to act more ethically.
This is a great read that offers inspiration for those of us who are still many shades of green lighter than Pete and Nicola.
And as for the (mis)adventures with a mini flock of hens - who says men can't write chick-lit?
There's a Hippo in My Cistern: One Man's Misadventures on the Eco-frontline
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I loved this book and the way it introduces the difficulties of trying to be green in a modern life. the hero and heroine show also how real eccentrics think they are normal. Read it now and laugh out loud
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funny and engaging
I enjoyed this book as a lighthearted look at how one becomes an environmentalist. Might even have inspired me to keep chickens.
Published 16 months ago by jen
Had to skip pages
Gosh, surprised all 12 existing reviews give this 5 stars. Sorry, for me it really wasn't that interesting. Read more
Published 18 months ago by J. Livsey
Shazzers review
This book really rang true and is written in a very authentic voice. There's
rather a sweet love story in there between two different people who learn to adapt to each other's... Read more
rather a sweet love story in there between two different people who learn to adapt to each other's... Read more
Published 20 months ago by Shazzer Speight
Hilarious and touching 'eco' rom-com
Pete May's book had me snorting with laughter on the train as he describes his often hapless attempts to woo the woman he loves. Read more
Published 20 months ago by BeetleMum
Hippo in my Cistern review
Great fun for three such potentially serious subjects as football, the ecology movement and love. I read it in one day, chuckling frequently and annoying my children and husband. Read more
Published on 10 Mar 2009 by E. M. Mcgregor
howling with laughter
I too entered this world of British eco-activists as a bit of a participant observer. Pete May's descriptions make me laugh and laugh and laugh. Read more
Published on 5 Feb 2009 by mark twain
Hippo is brilliant
What a hoot this book turned out to be. It's a love story but polar opposite to Wife in the North (which I also loved). Read more
Published on 19 Oct 2008 by Eco bunny
Drawstrings and duck-fat
My husband had bought the book for me, and I found him squirreled away chortling to himself, refusing to share what he was reading until he had finished. Read more
Published on 12 Oct 2008 by P. H. Higgins
Eco bunny meets lager lout footie fan!
I loved this book - it's funny about serious issues - but that doesn't belittle the issues rather it make the messages hit home all the more. Read more
Published on 25 Sep 2008 by Carolez
Just couldn't put it down
Pete has a great skill at story telling and moving easily from one subject to another in a way that made me sit up at night, eyes almost closing but saying to myself, 'just one... Read more
Published on 20 Jun 2008 by Ms. L. Krzan
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