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The Way Things are (Paperback)

by Roger McGough (Author)

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Paperback: 96 pages
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd; New edition edition (14 Aug 2000)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0140286322
ISBN-13: 978-0140286328
Product Dimensions: 21.4 x 13.2 x 1 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 328,571 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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In his first new book since "Defying Gravity" in 1993, Roger McGough mixes surreal nonsense with gentle humour.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Clever, funny and heartbreaking., 27 Mar 2001

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This book is full of clever ideas executed brillantly. They include things like the apologetic host of a poetry evening in 'An ordinary Poetry Reading. There are parodies too, like the take on Auden's famous poem,'Stop all the Clocks'. The subject changes to the demise of the Metro car. At once, these poems not only grab you, they make you laugh out loud. There also some which poignant and stop you in your tracks. In short, there is something for everyone in this collection. If you any soul, you will buy this book and revel in its genius.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic, satirical, witty, intelligent and realistic poems, 23 May 2001

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What else is there to say? This book varies between brutally realistic, ruefully anxious and laugh-out-loud wit. Definitely worth the read, even for the most dubious reader.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Roger is slimmer but has not lost weight, 30 April 2001

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Another collection of spot-on poems. Shame the book is a little thinner than some of his others. Very intuitive and as usual well observed. I will read these again and again.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Can he be serious ?
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5.0 out of 5 stars McGough at his vocal dilema best
Quite simply, McGough is the master of today's dilemas, responses, and chants to a fickle world we all accept as norm. Read more

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