- Paperback: 448 pages
- Publisher: Ebury Press; First Edition edition (6 Feb 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0091888077
- ISBN-13: 978-0091888077
- Product Dimensions: 21.2 x 13.2 x 3.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,616,815 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"The wittiest writer in Britain today" Stephen Fry; "Brilliant" Julie Birchill; "I doubt there is a better parodist alive" Matthew Pariss
Julie Birchill
‘Brilliant’
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Craig Brown writes humorous articles for many papers and magazines in Britain, and this collections presents the best of his work over the last few years. Nobody in the public eye avoids becoming a victim of his satirical wit, and it is only when reading this collection you realise quite how broad is Brown's range of targets. For me, the highlights are Brown's debunking of the art establishment, which continually bombards us with exhibitions of pickled cows and unmade beds. Brown is a master of identifying the "Emperor has no clothes" syndrome and his writing brings clarity to so many half formed thoughts of one's own.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
As other reviews have made clear, at its best, this book is comic writing at the very highest level. For me some of it doesn't quite hit the target but when it does, and it does frequently, it is a joy and some of the descriptions and paraody will stay with me for a long time. However, I would highly recommend this more as a book as one to dip into rather than read right through at one go.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Intelligent old fashioned comic writing is a rarity these days. If you just know Brown from the Private Eye spoofs, you've been missing half the fun. Fans of the Rory Bremner / Brown radio show will love this book.
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This is Craig Brown
Disappointing and strangely dated. Some gems but not as many as I was expecting. Quiet smiles rather than guffaws throughout.
Published 7 months ago by alz
Incomparable Parody
I can't believe it takes a mawkish scribbler on an island off Seattle to be the *first* to pay homage to this unbeatable collection of wit, satire, and hilarious razor jobs by this... Read more
Published on 13 Jun 2003 by Chris Holmes
Marmite for the soul: incomparable parodist
My preferred care package from the UK used to be Marmite and decently chunky marmalade; lately it's been fresh supplies of this very funny collection of articles by one of the... Read more
Published on 14 May 2003 by Chris Holmes
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As for readings aloud, keep the book well away from dinner soirées at least til the port and nuts. Read more
Published on 6 May 2003 by Chris Holmes
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