Yorkshire Post
‘Abominably funny’
Auberon Waugh, Evening Standard
‘His best novel yet...Mr Sharpe has taken a great stride towards being considered a major craftsman in the art of farce’
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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I first read this book some twenty years ago on a train to London about to embark on my career in Higher Education. For the first time in my life I laughed out loud at a book. I sat on the train in public and could not help laughing at nearly every page, until tears streamed down my face. Tom Sharpes sartorial humour had not been surpassed since. Plumbers four, blow up dolls and further educationalists have never been the same since. Hugely funny.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Readers of Wilt today will be amazed at just how "unknowing" the seventies Briton actually was. Wilt's mundane technical college existence (teaching day release gas fitters the joys of Lord of the Flies), is severely shaken when he stands accused of murdering his wife, an action which has dominated his fantasies for a number of years. Complete with a rogue's gallery of grotesque comic creations, this book will make even the most sober-sided of readers laugh out load. Enjoy, and pay attention to the wisdom of Dr. Board.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition
I love farce and stories that send-up the police, this has both. A very funny novel and only the second book to have me laughing out loud in a public place (the other book is The Dealer by Tony Royden - which I would also recommend). It does have a few moments where the pace drops, but all in all, Wilt has a good plot, with good characters and comedy that will have you splitting your sides!
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Wilt
I had read this book 20years ago, still laughted out loud at Tom Sharp's great character Wilt
If you have not encounterd Wilt before, I strongly advise you to treat yourself... Read more
If you have not encounterd Wilt before, I strongly advise you to treat yourself... Read more
Published 3 days ago by Fred
Extremely Funny Book
This book is typical Tom Sharpe.
You start of quite qietly and slowly the main character getts into more and more bother and the reader thinks there is no way out. Read more
You start of quite qietly and slowly the main character getts into more and more bother and the reader thinks there is no way out. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Rhondda Lad
a bit slow in places but very funny when it wanted to be
I found this a bit slow in places but when the funny bits came they were worth the wait! Read all his books now and looking for something new!
Published 3 months ago by jensmith987
'Hilarious' prediction faltered
This book was recommended to me as likely to be the most hilarious book I'll ever read ! And That was my problem... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Mr. R. E. Mason
Seriously Funny
One of the funniest books I've ever read. An innocent remark made in frustration and long forgotten sparks a series of comic scenarios that just keep escalating. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Sammy Birch
One of his best
It's always good to read a story where the police are taken for a ride particularly if the guy leading them round is circles is an unfortunate fellow to whom some of us can relate. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Censuwine
Larf'd from start to finish
Read this 20 years ago and wet myself laughing, read it again now and did the same, so funny from start to finish
Published 10 months ago by Gordon
Has it dated?
When I read this in my late teens I roared with laughter. So I when I bought it for my early teens - advanced reader, son I though I was on to a sure fire winner. Read more
Published 13 months ago by D. Netherwood
Wilt
All Tom Sharp's books are very readable and 'Wilt' is no exception.
The book and the service in providing it were exemplary.
Rob Hall
The book and the service in providing it were exemplary.
Rob Hall
Published 13 months ago by Rob Hall
One of the best books ever written
It starts with a smirk, then a gentle chuckle. Next comes the overwhelming need to laugh out loud, and sometimes so hard as to make you call your Doctor because you are in severe... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Mr. Michael Smith
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I fart in bed, Dr Pittman. I like to fart in bed. It is the trumpet call of the anthropoid ape in me asserting its territorial imperative in the only way possible.
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