- Paperback: 432 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins; illustrated edition edition (4 Jun 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0007106130
- ISBN-13: 978-0007106134
- Product Dimensions: 17.3 x 11.2 x 3.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 322,270 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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‘I admire Littlejohn, love his writing and am amazed that 1990s Britain has only produced one such satirist.’
Matthew Parris, The Times
‘The only serious competitor P.J. O’Rourke has.’ Independent
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Richard Littlejohn exposes the madness of modern Britain in this thrill-packed rollercoaster ride of a novel, bursting with all the humour and irreverence that have made him Britain’s No 1 newspaper columnist.
What right do you have to protect your family and property from violent criminals? Richard Littlejohn has explored this and other burning social issues in his work as a journalist. Now he takes it even further in a fast-paced powerhouse of a novel, part polemic, part comedy, part tragedy.
Mickey French is just an ordinary bloke, an ex-cop struggling to look after his family as self-righteous do-gooders and bungling bureaucrats bring the country to its knees. But Mickey’s life is turned upside down when he is attacked in his own home and forced to defend himself. His arrest for murder is front-page news, and soon the whole nation is watching as he battles for justice, lost in a maze of dodgy lawyers, politically correct police officers, bogus asylum-seekers, self-publicising politicians, shameless journalists and rabble-rousing shock-jocks.
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
First of all, let me make the much needed point that just because Littlejohn is a pompous, bigoted lowlife who constantly recycles old (and often misleading, fictional or even libellous) material in his Daily Mail column does not automatically make him a terrible writer of fiction. Having said that, he is a terrible writer of fiction; possibly the worst writer of fiction I have ever has the misfortune to come across in my many years of reading. He is, however, a better fiction writer than he is a columnist.
Will Self and David Aaronovitch referred to this book as a "400 page BNP recruitment pamphlet". The BNP, I suspect, would have sacked their pamphlet writer when they learned of the comparison.
The characters in this book are flat, to say the least. The police are all over the top homosexuals, much to the protagonist's disgust, the "illegal asylum seekers" as the Product description puts it, are all scumbags, much to the protagonist's disgust, and the lawyers, councillors....well, you get the point.
Of course, this is all a work of satire, so we can forgive a little bit of stereotyping. The subject of the satire is the dishevelled society of modern Britain. Richard Littlejohn is well placed to comment on the terrible direction of Britain's society and polity as a resident of Florida. Yes, that's right. He lives in Florida. In essence, he is a British tax dodger, who earns his money from a British newspaper, from British readers, whilst residing in Florida, and commenting on how terrible Britain is.
If you have never heard of Richard Littlejohn, then I don't recommend that you read this book.
If, however, you have heard of him, then please, read this and you will get a further insight to the way this idiot's feeble one-track brain works. But, for heaven's sake, buy it second hand, and don't let him earn a penny of your money in royalties.
Will Self and David Aaronovitch referred to this book as a "400 page BNP recruitment pamphlet". The BNP, I suspect, would have sacked their pamphlet writer when they learned of the comparison.
The characters in this book are flat, to say the least. The police are all over the top homosexuals, much to the protagonist's disgust, the "illegal asylum seekers" as the Product description puts it, are all scumbags, much to the protagonist's disgust, and the lawyers, councillors....well, you get the point.
Of course, this is all a work of satire, so we can forgive a little bit of stereotyping. The subject of the satire is the dishevelled society of modern Britain. Richard Littlejohn is well placed to comment on the terrible direction of Britain's society and polity as a resident of Florida. Yes, that's right. He lives in Florida. In essence, he is a British tax dodger, who earns his money from a British newspaper, from British readers, whilst residing in Florida, and commenting on how terrible Britain is.
If you have never heard of Richard Littlejohn, then I don't recommend that you read this book.
If, however, you have heard of him, then please, read this and you will get a further insight to the way this idiot's feeble one-track brain works. But, for heaven's sake, buy it second hand, and don't let him earn a penny of your money in royalties.
63 of 72 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Richard Littlejohnson has to be one of the greatest minds of our generation. The breadth of his knowledge of UK politics is immense. His devastatingly witty and repetitious use of comic stereotypes has catapulted him to his rightful place as Islington's favourite comedian.
There are many folk who have knocked Littlejohnson, saying there is no place for his pro-gay, bleeding-heart liberal opinions in the journal of truth that is the Daily Mail. Some would say he's a friend of Dorothy. Others would say he's just an overpaid hack, who will write any old nonsense to make a quick buck.
I say Littlejohnson's knockers are all wrong.
Buy this book. Alternatively, smash yourself over the head with a brick. The effect is quite similar.
There are many folk who have knocked Littlejohnson, saying there is no place for his pro-gay, bleeding-heart liberal opinions in the journal of truth that is the Daily Mail. Some would say he's a friend of Dorothy. Others would say he's just an overpaid hack, who will write any old nonsense to make a quick buck.
I say Littlejohnson's knockers are all wrong.
Buy this book. Alternatively, smash yourself over the head with a brick. The effect is quite similar.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Much like his newspaper columns, To Hell in a Handcart is hilarious when viewed as a parody of the sort of work that might be produced by a reactionary, ignorant bigot.
His devices, most notably simple, clunky writing (I believe the word "GerisoddingHalliwell" is the only time he ventures beyond 4 syllables) and thinly veiled sociopolitical statements, are wielded like maces throughout, clubbing the reader into a hilarious sense of bewilderment and unfocused anger.
If, indeed, it transpires that his carefully cultivated 'Richard Littlejohn' persona is real, then the laughter will remain, but the focus of it will definitely shift.
His devices, most notably simple, clunky writing (I believe the word "GerisoddingHalliwell" is the only time he ventures beyond 4 syllables) and thinly veiled sociopolitical statements, are wielded like maces throughout, clubbing the reader into a hilarious sense of bewilderment and unfocused anger.
If, indeed, it transpires that his carefully cultivated 'Richard Littlejohn' persona is real, then the laughter will remain, but the focus of it will definitely shift.
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Published on 8 Oct 2009 by I. Mcintosh
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Published on 26 May 2009 by Welsh Dragon
Littlejohn should be Prime Minister.
I enjoy reading everything Littlejohn puts to paper. Its about time someone had the courage to speak out against all that this rotten Left-Wing Liberal/Labour Goverment have... Read more
Published on 8 April 2009 by SAM TORRENS
Littlejohns thoughts, OUR FUTURE?
A frighteningly funny book, as does life in reality, it shows just how damaged our society is becoming by allowing ultra Liberal views that everybody else is worse off than... Read more
Published on 9 July 2006 by Stanley Triumph
A different perspective
Richard Littlejohn gives a different perspective here and produces a book which is one the eye for the PC brigade and little Napoleons in local councils and government who try to... Read more
Published on 13 Aug 2005 by David
Distasteful
I'm not a serious political person, I'm not really a front line marcher but reading this book made me unhappy about some of the narrow-minded opinions that Richard Littlejohn seems... Read more
Published on 5 Feb 2004 by Mr. Pr Merrett
Superb Read
The best Novel I have ever read. Littlejohn lives up to his brilliant reputation by delivering a rollercoater ride of a book with so many twists and turns. Read more
Published on 29 Mar 2003 by Russell Cox
Funny, smart Brilliant
Richard LittleJohn is contraversal, no doubt about it but reading "To hell in a handcart" one has to question, is there anything in the book that isn`t true? Read more
Published on 20 Oct 2002 by Kimmy Haynes
Funny and frightening
I think the minority liberal opinion on this book shows that Littlejohn got it exactly right. Of COURSE the book is over the top - it's set a (very! Read more
Published on 1 Aug 2001 by Fergus W. Mason
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