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Wilt in Nowhere (Paperback)

by Tom Sharpe (Author)
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  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd; Export ed edition (7 April 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0099474131
  • ISBN-13: 978-0099474135
  • Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 13 x 2.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 113,149 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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One of the most impressive things about Wilt in Nowhere is that Tom Sharpe manages to go on being outrageous and funny after such a long career--after all, what does a satirist do when real world lifestyles and events exceed his wildest earlier inventions? The answer is, of course, that he just goes on making wonderful things up--this is the first novel about his quietly stroppy, lazy-as-hell college lecturer hero Wilt for 20 years, and Wilt is as funny in an era of e-mail and NHS cuts as he was back then.

There is also a gentle nostalgia in some of the writing here. Wilt's hike through the English countryside in early chapters has pastoral charm in patches as well as a sarcastic sense of rural dereliction. Sharpe's sense of rural American life is rather more broad-brush, but the damage inflicted on an obnoxious millionaire by Wilt's four terrifying daughters shows a sense of just how power works.

This is a gentler book than some of Sharpe's satires, but he still has all of his bitter irony intact; this is not the book of someone who has mellowed in later life. --Roz Kaveney --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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"The funniest novelist writing today."
--"The Times

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Spark nearly dead, 17 May 2005
By John R. (Dublin) - See all my reviews
I normally do my reading in bad late at night. Some 20 years ago the bed shook regularly with laughter and giggles and my eyes frequently went out of focus through tears of mirth. As another reader says one dared not read Tom Sharpe on public transport for fear of uncontrollable fits of giggles. How I looked forward to the recent book after such a lengthy gap in time. But, such disappointment in the end. No uncontrollable giggles, no bursting guffaws, only a slight wimper of enjoyment and an occasional smile. Alas, all good things come to an end and history cannot be repeated. Wilt is dead, long live...... no, Wilt is dead.
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3.0 out of 5 stars RIP Wilt - alive but concussed, 11 May 2005
By Andy Millward (Broxbourne, Herts, UK) - See all my reviews
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In a South Bank Show special about Tom Sharpe a couple of years ago, the great man was asked about his very slow output in recent years. Two problems were at the root: a serious heart condition and equally serious writer's block. Sharpe told Melvyn Bragg that he'd used his barbecue to burn about 1500 pages of text on the grounds that it didn't make him laugh. He also described his humour as "juvenile." Be that as it may, at his best Sharpe has been truly inspired, creating edgy mayhem and scream-out-loud laughter that few if any writer could match - consume and discard humourous literature par excellence.

So it's with heavy heart that I can confirm Sharpe's waning powers, based on the evidence presented by Wilt in Nowhere. The plotting devices and characterisations are as vivid as ever - Sharpe's instinct for farce is still as strong as ever. But the laughter is but a pale shadow of his finest achievements. The 1500 discarded pages must have made grim reading indeed if the final volume of Wilt's adventures is anything to go by.

The two separate plotlines - Eva and quads in the USA, Wilt on a walking tour and for much of the book in deep concussion, fails to add up to a coherent whole, and lacks much of the edge and sense of orchestrated debate displayed in earlier Wilt epics. If the moral of the tale is anywhere, Wilt in Nowhere says that taking an unambitious family holiday prevents chaos! Sharpe appears to said everything worth saying.

Furthermore, Wilt's arch adversary Inspector Flint has a comparatively minor role to play, though readers will be gratified to know his understanding of the Wilts is no greater now than ever before, albeit infinitely more advanced than his over-promoted peer, Hodge.

It's disappointing to see a once great writer well below his peak powers, and I wish Tom Sharpe a happy retirement. But I'd sooner remember him by earlier books, those that had me helpless with laughter.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Wilt wilting................., 7 Nov 2005
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As a fan of Tom Sharpe, and the Wilt books in particular, I looked foward to this book. It raised a few smiles, but it is no where near the level of previous Wilt novels. Really it was like wandering down memory lane with an old friend, talking about the good old days.

I'd really only recommended it it if you've already read the previous books, and the original 'Wilt' in particular.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Very funny
After I read the rather indifferent reviews here, I nearly didn't buy this. But I did, and I' very glad I did. Read more
Published 4 months ago by J. Hosier

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing
Having read Tom Sharpe over a number of years, I have always thoroughly enjoyed his writing and ascerbic wit. Unfortunately, this one falls far short of what has gone before. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Wezzy

2.0 out of 5 stars Wilt is Nowhere
I was disappointed with this latest excursion by Tom Sharpe into the land of Henry Wilt. Previous instalments, especially "Wilt" and "Wilt on High" have seen our misfortunate Tech... Read more
Published 19 months ago by Christopher Slade

1.0 out of 5 stars Wilt In Nowhere
Blot on the Landscape, was original witty, funny. This Tom Sharpe offering failed to live up to the reviews offered on the sleeve. Read more
Published on 20 Jan 2007 by A. Wallington

1.0 out of 5 stars DISSAPOINTED
Having read all Tom's novels over the past 26 yrs, and a great fan,i was dissapointed in his latest,i just raised the odd smile,whereas before i would laugh out loud on public... Read more
Published on 14 Aug 2006 by Kenneth Nutt

2.0 out of 5 stars Wilted
'Wilt In Nowhere' finds our hero searching for the 'real England', but losing his way in spectacular fashion. Read more
Published on 14 Jul 2006 by Alastair Meiklejohn

1.0 out of 5 stars What a shame
I just wish I had read some of these reviews before I bought the book. Having found Porterhouse Blue so funny and finding a book that makes me laugh out loud a rarity, I went... Read more
Published on 27 Nov 2005 by Vicky Banham

1.0 out of 5 stars Bland, dull and certainly not funny
My wife is a big Tom Sharpe fan and recommended I read some of his books. Wilt In Nowhere was my first and last Tom Sharpe book! Read more
Published on 20 Jul 2005

4.0 out of 5 stars Timeless
Can it really be 30 years since the first Wilt book? And isn't it about 10 years since the last Tom Sharpe book? Read more
Published on 17 May 2005 by A. Skudder

3.0 out of 5 stars Looked forward to this new Wilt but.........................
Having read all of Tom Sharpe I looked forward to the new Wilt with much anticipation. I'm afraid to say that some of the plot went awol to the point of being confusing. Read more
Published on 5 May 2005 by Baggie Blog

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