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by Tim Moore (Author)
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  • Paperback: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Vintage; New edition edition (2 Oct 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0099433869
  • ISBN-13: 978-0099433866
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 13 x 2.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (44 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 55,142 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Do Not Pass Go is the fourth comedy travelogue from Tim Moore--previous books have, respectively, chronicled his experiences trekking across Iceland in the footsteps of the Victorian Lord Dufferin (Frost on My Moustache), recreating Coryate's Grand Tour in a Rolls Royce (Continental Drifter) and cycling the route of the Tour de France (French Revolutions). Here, Moore, abandoning his customary modus operandi of inept Englishman abroad, opts to explore his native city by, as his children put it, "going round the Monopoly board but, like, in real life."

Monopoly was, at least officially, invented during the 1930s by Charles Darrow, an unemployed boiler salesman from Germantown, Pennsylvania. (Darrow went to his grave, Moore notes, "stubbornly refusing to recall any contact with The Landlord Game, patented in 1904."). The original, and subsequent American versions, featured the streets of Atlantic City. The English, London edition first appeared in 1936, the same year as television and, apparently, the phrase "body odour". Produced by Waddingtons, a firm of Leeds printers, the actual streets and stations were haphazardly chosen by Victor Watson, the managing director, and his secretary, Marjorie Phillips, after a weekend jolly in the capital.

Armed with board, dice and a 1933 London directory, Moore soon finds himself beaten by a Brazilian transsexual at Kings Cross (where else?); searching for the "Ampersand of Death" on Oxford Street; discovering how Coventry Street made the grade; tracing the decline of proto-Starbucks Lyons in Piccadilly and, of course, eating jellied eels in the "poo brown" east end of Whitechapel. Moore places himself firmly in the centre of his yarn and, like Bill Bryson, displays a remarkable eye for the incongruous comic detail. Sometimes the quips and jokes come at expense of real interaction with those he meets, but the result is a hilarious paean to game and city, that will have you ferreting about in a cupboard to retrieve a long neglected set. (I know I did.) --Travis Elborough --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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'Moore is a talented and very funny writer' Daily Telegraph 'Hailed as the new Bill Bryson, he is in fact a writer of considerably more substance and the jokes come thick and fast' Irish Times --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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64 of 66 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Witty , Worldly and Wonderful, 25 Oct 2003
By Janet Potsch (Australia) - See all my reviews
I just love this book and totally agree with a prior review which stated that you should not read this book in public.
In fact, I have been "ordered" not to read it within my own lounge room, as I distract the rest of the family from whatever it is, they are doing. They cannot concentrate with the titters,giggles and raving rounds of laughter, the deeper I get into the book.
Having just returned from this fantastic City of London, where I too played live "MONOPOLY" ,I have found though, that a most necessary accessory for reading Tim's master piece, if you are not a Londoner oneself, is a decent map of the city. I find I need to check out exactly where he is, in certain chapters so that I can get a true picture in my mind of where he is enjoying those truly special experiences. By finding my bearings on the map, I am able to relive my wonderful vacation to this remarkable city, which unfortunatly is so so far away from me now.
His facts and figures about specific issues amaze me and not only do I find myself laughing throughout the book but I also feel a strong urge to share these unknown facts to my whole family or in fact whoever is around at the time. It seems to me whilst reading, that Tim has written these strangely amazing bits and pieces of history, culture and trivea as if to to enlighten everyone and so I feel as if it is my duty as the reader,to be the delivery medium for the information. If I'm enjoying it then, so should others. His tongue in cheek humour just breaks me up and I feel as if I am lost within the huge expanse of those city streets myself as I delve into his interpretation of London via the Monoply Board.

Very very funny, very well written and truly entertaining. Thank you Tim for the memories.

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35 of 36 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Another hilarious Moore expedition, 6 Oct 2003
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I have read all of Moore's books to date and this is definitely one of the best. I hacked through most of DO NOT PASS GO on two 3 hour flights. Be warned. Do not read alone in public spaces unless you are immune to the embarrasment of being considered deranged for laughing out loud.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Trivia, anyone?, 21 Dec 2003
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Not a big Monopoly fan, but certainly a big fan of this book. Tim Moore does his research before going to a place, so he knows the kinds of things to look out for as well as the questions to ask: which makes this book really very enjoyable. I've learnt a lot of trivia from this book too - did you know that, for example, more people shop at Selfridge's every year than live in Australia? His writing is amusing and clever; his observations all the more valid for the research he does; and he comes across as a very human writer. If you live in London, or visit regularly, you'll get a lot out of this book - probably why I read most of it on holiday in the USA.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A romp around old London town
Moore has a very easy style of writing that leads you effortlessly though the streets featured on the Monopoly board. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Hayles

2.0 out of 5 stars Do not collect £200
I arrived at Kings Cross Station, my first time working in London, and took a taxi along Euston Road and Pentonville Road to my temporary digs near the Angel, Islington. Read more
Published 8 months ago by C. Young

5.0 out of 5 stars Love it
I love trhis book, I must have read it four or five times, it is an interesting and light hearted ramble around London. Perfect for a holiday book or for a long flight. Read more
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i love Moore books, the quite dry, well written witty humour keeps you entertained and he keeps throwing in facts and stories about mighty London. Read more
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As I am a huge Bill Bryson fan I approach any other book of the genre with a little nervousness. I was however pleasantly surprised by this effort. Read more
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I found this hilarious book a perfect balance of travel, anecdote and dry wit with so many comic ideas I was bowled over. Read more
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3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting, well-researched, original, yet tedious and pointless all at the same time
This is the second Tim Moore book I have read, having previously read French Revolutions which details Moore's efforts to cycle the Tour de France. Read more
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