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Robin Cooper
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  • Paperback: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books Ltd (20 Sep 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1843171082
  • ISBN-13: 978-1843171089
  • Product Dimensions: 21.2 x 12.8 x 1.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (108 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 193,263 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Ricky Gervais

'Cooper's letters are absurd, pointless, and very, very funny'

Matt Lucas

'This is the funniest book I have ever read'

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5.0 out of 5 stars I bet you'll laugh, 24 Oct 2004
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As an ardent letter writer, I wanted this book as soon as I saw it was released. I wasn't disappointed. I'd not got past the second letter and my other half asked me to leave the room with my book because my laughter stopped him hearing the TV.

I'm not sure how Robin Cooper gets his ideas for potential products but his proposals were brilliant - a book for children on the bedtime activities of William Stanley Jr, a venus fly trap for birds - how these companies didn't send someone around to have this guy locked up is beyond me. Their replies are all very measured and calm, but you just know the recipient was slightly concerned about Robin. Robin pulls every stunt off with style.

I challenge you to buy this book and not laugh, especially if you've written a letter to a big company, been fobbed off and wanted to get your own back.

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23 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Hilarious, 25 Sep 2005
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This is by far one the funniest books I've ever read! It is a brilliant compilation of outrageous spoof letters and the amazing responses they get. I couldn't believe that people actually took the time to write back to some of his crazy off-the-wall requests. The fact that these people took him seriously just made me laugh even more. Some of the scenarios and mad requests he comes up with are sheer genius.

It rarely happens that you read a book that makes you laugh out loud again and again but each time I read these letters they get funnier and funnier. It is the small quirky details he puts into them that are the best parts. I have already purchased several books for family members and friends. If you like laugh-out-loud humour I would definitely recommend this book!

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23 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars You'll need a box of tissues when you read this book, 2 Jan 2005
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I am not normally one to laugh out loud when reading a book. The Timewaster Letters, however, had me in fits of uncontrolable laughter when I started it late one night in bed over the Christmas hols. My wife, already soundly asleep next to me, soon woke as I started to roar and cry with laughter. If you want 2 hours of childish fun, I cannot recommend this wonderful piece of nonsense enough.
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