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The Groundwater Diaries: Trials, Tributaries and Tall Stories from Beneath the Streets of London [Illustrated] (Paperback)

by Tim Bradford (Author)
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  • Paperback: 470 pages
  • Publisher: Flamingo; illustrated edition edition (2 Jun 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0007130848
  • ISBN-13: 978-0007130849
  • Product Dimensions: 20.6 x 14.8 x 3.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
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'Bradford can see the serious in the inconsequential and vice versa. He comes across as the kind of guy you'd love to have a drink or three with.' Glasgow Herald praise for Tim's first book: 'This is an absolute must for anyone who's ever indulged even a moment of romantic yearning for all things Hibernian. Like some latter day Kerouac, Tim Bradford drives around the Emerald Isle in search of captivating wild women, poetry, folk songs and of course, the odd pint or two. He meets Europe's spottiest hitcher and drives along Ireland's worst road; he gives a bluffer's guide to being Irish for those who aren't and provides an essential map of the land showing the distribution of conversational topics including house prices, moving statues and condom availability. Hilarious.' Scotsman

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'An endearing eccentric's humane look on life, delivered with a rapier wit.' --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Erudite pub chat spiced with narrative wit, 3 Jul 2003
Tim Bradford seems the sort of bloke you'd sit down with in the pub for a quiet pint, but end up having a mammoth beer session with instead, and a good laugh too. Although this is a hugely informative book about London's hidden rivers, it thankfully shuns the customary po-faced format of history texts and laces it instead with tales of lost Danish punk bands, elusive hardline feminist river walkers, water-hexed football stadia and much (maybe too much judging by some of the author's off-theme theories) extra strength lager as a dowsing tool.
But its real strength, on top of the excellent cartoons and etchings that break up the words, lies in its depiction of latter-day London. As Bradford wanders the streets on rainy days looking for glimpses of long forgotten ditches, he bumps into all kinds of bums, dropouts and drinkers that are as much a part of the capital's hidden fabric as the streams of yore he professes to be seeking.
For me, this book combined the perfect reading experience - laughter and learning.
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4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Not as expected but good all the same., 27 Aug 2003
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When I ordered this book I fully expected a slightly left wing approach to the subject. It was more left wing than I had expected though. It is interesting and informative but leaves some of the detail out ie specific locations and cold hard facts. There is too much personal opinion and guess work. It is still very interesting and for lovers of London and primarily an interest in the lost rivers still a very enjoyable read. The author does write with affection of the subject, and the personalities and buildings within. Plenty of humour and observations of life but a little too many drug and drink references for my liking.
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5 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars This book is not what it seems, 12 May 2004
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This review is from: The Groundwater Diaries: Trials, Tributaries and Tall Stories from Beneath the Streets of London (Paperback)
If you come to this book hoping to learn about the underground rivers in London, you will be disappointed. The facts are spread very thin. If you were hoping for puerile -- often lavatory -- humour, then you may like it. The writer clearly thinks he is funny, but he has neither the wry humour of Bill Bryson nor his human insight -- into others, or himself. The digressions are of a scale with Tristram Shandy, but this is no Sterne, alas. Not informative, not funny, not recommended (by me, at least).
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3.0 out of 5 stars Too blokey jokey
Bradford tries to do a Hornby crossed with Bryson, but his personality, sense of humour and record collection just aren't in the same league. He can draw, though. Read more
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