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by Mike Gayle (Author) "Mr. Kelly, which football team do you support? ..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 368 pages
  • Publisher: Flame; New edition edition (4 Feb 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0340718161
  • ISBN-13: 978-0340718162
  • Product Dimensions: 17.9 x 11.1 x 2.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (104 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 87,149 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Ever been dumped? No? You're lying. Mike Gayle, previously a contributor to FHM and Just Seventeen magazines has dipped his pen in the inkpot of universal experience and written a comic novel underpinned by rejection and the ripples (or tidal waves) it continues to produce for years afterwards. For exactly three years afterwards in the case of Will Kelly, assigned to the "history" drawer on his 23rd birthday by Aggi, (she of the titular moniker) and who is now undergoing his 26th "celebration" alone in his bedsit in Archway, North London.

English teacher, serial smoker and serious list-maker--Will is a Numnul, to quote Gayle; a "New Nineties New Man New Lad", living an existence that screams "Single!". Can you fall in love over the telephone with someone you've never met? Should your best friend sleep with your girlfriend? And just how many presents should a platonic friend send you on your birthday? In real time the novel takes place over a weekend, but in effect it traces a journey that has led to this tumultuous birthday, when Will considers marriage, death, fatherhood and Pot Noodles (but not in that order).

Helen Fielding and Nick Hornby are two names that will understandably haunt Mike Gayle, whose prescriptive hero has been dubbed the "male Bridget Jones", but Gayle's book probably owes more to early Martin Amis, soaked as it is in a fever of male self-pity redolent of The Rachel Papers or Success, though without the literary flourishes or darkness. Ultimately My Legendary Girlfriend is pulp fiction for the Pulp generation, an old-fashioned morality tale dressed up as an enjoyable romp that should appeal to lovers of Men Behaving Badly and anyone who has suffered the ignominy of having a Sting song quoted at them to justify a break-up.--David Vincent

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‘Comic...fizzy. Here comes the male Bridget Jones’

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Great first novel, 7 Jan 2006
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Firstly I must commend Mr Gayle for writing a romantic novel from the male perpective. No doubt there must male writers of this genre in the market place, but they don't spring to mind.Having read some of the reviews for this book, I can understand that the main protanganist,Will, can get a little bit irksome. But, I didn't find that to be the case. I enjoyed the various characters that amble into Wills life. I also loved the ending that caught me by surprise. A great first novel.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Appalling Drivel, 16 Jul 2001
This book is uniformly, unflinchingly, and stubbornly bad. Boring, pretentious, banal, self-indulgent, predictable, trite, and cliched. Will is a protagonist of bewildering superficiality, with whom Gayle makes laughable attempts to comment on the state of the male psyche. It was only when I had finished this excrescence that I discovered that the author had previously been a columnist for such luminary publications as "More" and "Sugar". This doesn't surprise me in the slightest; the writing is as poor and the subject-matter as hackneyed. I find it depressing that this kind of tripe ever gets published.
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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Hard work, 1 Jun 2006
I dont like to be negative but unfortunatley I feel I have to be after reading this book. There are some parts that managed to keep me interested but I felt that the book was a constant whinge from start to finish. The constant self pity/loathing became tedious early on but I did read on to the end. I would not be able to recommend this book as, quite frankly, I did not enjoy it. Mike Gayle has shown his talent in his other books which I have read, but this book fails to show this talent. I would recommend "Turning Thirty" as an introduction to Gayle's work. It is written better than MLG and is highly entertaining.
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2.0 out of 5 stars On and on and on
There are very few books that I have not finished - i see it as similarly impolite to walking out of a play. But I'm afraid that I did not finish this book. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Literary Lunatic

4.0 out of 5 stars A great piece of light reading to enjoy
Mike Gayle debut novel "My Legendary Girlfriend" is a light piece of reading to really enjoy. The principal theme underlying this novel is about relationships related to life of... Read more
Published 20 months ago by P. DATTA

1.0 out of 5 stars 'Hard work' review (below) was right...
Agree totally with 'manwithnoname's review below - I don't like to be negative either but I read this book a few years ago on holiday and because it was my first Mike Gayle, I've... Read more
Published on 29 May 2007 by pixie

3.0 out of 5 stars I was about 6 yrs too old for this book
I was reading this book when i was travelling aroung Europe alone in 2005 and for that it was ok, but the main character i just want'ed to punch... Read more
Published on 3 Jan 2007 by SL Malmstrom

1.0 out of 5 stars Utter tosh & prattle
I read recently that Gayle wasn't happy that this had been compared to Bridget Jones, in fact he sees it more on par with The Diary of Adrian mole, or Catcher in the Rye. Read more
Published on 10 Oct 2006 by KG Lloyd

5.0 out of 5 stars Insightful
I first read this book when I was about 16 I think, and since then I read it again and again. Also since then I've seen 'Bridget Jones' Diary'. Read more
Published on 12 April 2006 by P. M. Chandler

5.0 out of 5 stars Life with all its quirks
Mike Gayle is a bloke who gets women ... in a blokish sort of way! We've all obsessed over someone - whether they deserve it or not. Read more
Published on 23 Sep 2005

2.0 out of 5 stars Utterly unrealistic
I can't imagine anyone ever behaving or feeling the way these people did, which made the whole book a slog to read. Worst of all was the main character. Read more
Published on 24 Jul 2005 by K. Hickman

5.0 out of 5 stars awwww so relatable
Mike Gayle books are all fantastic so easy to read and so enjoyable everytime i read one i cannot put it down this has to be my favourite though beause both females and males can... Read more
Published on 25 Jun 2005 by Fi

2.0 out of 5 stars Average
This is a really average lad lit book that most people would probably struggle to finish unless they are incredibly bored. Read more
Published on 25 Nov 2004

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