- Hardcover: 356 pages
- Publisher: Sphere (5 July 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1847440428
- ISBN-13: 978-1847440426
- Product Dimensions: 21.8 x 14 x 3.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 394,654 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'A marvellous fantasy trip' Frank Herbert 'If Harry Potter has given you a thirst for fantasy and you have not discovered the magic of Terry Brooks, you are in for a treat' ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS 'Confirms Terry's place at the head of the fantasy world' Philip Pullman
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'The serial timewaster catalogues his completely absurd and
amusing life in his debut novel' ****
amusing life in his debut novel' ****
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Very, very funny,
By Mrs. K. A. Wheatley "katywheatley" (Leicester, UK) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (VINE VOICE) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: The Timewaster Diaries: A Year in the Life of Robin Cooper (Hardcover)
I bought this book because I had already read The Timewaster Letters and Return of the Timewaster Letters, both of which are hilarious. I also had the great good fortune to catch some of the Radio Four serialisation of this book with Paul Whitehouse as Robin Cooper, and it had me in stitches.The book is a lovely thing. It starts where the Timewaster Letters finishes, with Robin being sacked from his job for writing letters on company time. It follows his trials and tribulations through the year, attempting to get a new job, exchanging visits with his Swiss German pen friend Gunther, and dealing with his mother's fling with an explorer called Gerald. I thought it was a little weaker than the letters books, mainly because it was the serious replies in the letters books that made them so sublimely funny and you don't really get any of that counterpoint here. It is however, well worth reading and in places had me absolutely crying with laughter. The episodes with Smithie the wood pigeon were particularly wonderful and turn into one of the key themes of the book, along with Gunther and his mysterious 'house handles'. I also loved that we got to meet more of the other characters in Robin's surreal world, his wife, Rita, his friend Tony and Millie the tramp to name but a few. I hope there are more diaries to come, and this was well worth the investment.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Hilarious, Inventive, Sweet and Warm,
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This review is from: The Timewaster Diaries: A Year in the Life of Robin Cooper (Hardcover)
In this book we get inside the head of Robin Cooper for one year in his life- a Man with strange ideas and obsessions. A Man who makes lists of the contents of his shed. A Man who counts the greenfly in his bin at work (some dead some alive) and then puts them in an envelope to take home to feed the bird he keeps secretly in his loft.I found this book special because even though many of the hilarious inventive comic ideas in it are quite eccentric, odd and unusual (I've successfully resisted the word 'quirky' here), it maintained reality and remained truthful to the character throughout. For me this made it even funnier and gave it depth and I found myself growing fonder of Robin as the book progressed. The book cleverly weaves in and out of many different story threads, each leaving the reader wanting to find out more. As well as being hilarious it is also a warm and very sweet book which I heartily recommend for you to buy. Then buy another copy for each room of the house.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Brilliantly Funny,
By Bookbot (London) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Timewaster Diaries: A Year in the Life of Robin Cooper (Hardcover)
Deserving of six stars out of five if not seven, The Timewaster Diaries is a wonderfully funny, sweet and likable story of failed inventions, broken ankles and very cheap beer. Like the best of the comic diary genre countless jokes are laid out and pay off wonderfully over the twelve months. Would make a great present for anyone with a shed or anyone who enjoys laughing.
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