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I Blame the Scapegoats (Paperback)

by John O'Farrell (Author)
3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 304 pages
  • Publisher: Doubleday & Co Inc. (1 Oct 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0385606745
  • ISBN-13: 978-0385606745
  • Product Dimensions: 23 x 15.2 x 2.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 566,108 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Following on from the "Global Village Idiot", this is another collection of satirical essays on 100 21st century subjects reproduced from John O'Farrell's popular Guardian column.


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A doctor in America has just invented a 'sperm sorting machine'. At least that's what he claimed when his receptionist burst into the office to find him doing something peculiar with the Hoover attachment. Apparently the system used for separating the male and female sperm is remarkably simple. A sample is placed in the petri dish with a microscopic pile of household items on a tiny staircase. All the sperm that go straight past without picking anything up are obviously boys.

John O'Farrell's first collection of columns GLOBAL VILLAGE IDIOT was a huge success prompting fulsome praise from such major public figures as the Queen Mother, Roy Jenkins and Cardinal Hume. Sadly, since their deaths, their glowing endorsements cannot be officially verified. So here instead is another collection of funny, satirical essays on a hundred and one 21st century subjects. Read how the government plans to introduce 'Santa loans' that will leave school children o10,000 in debt for all the presents that used to be free from Father Christmas. Learn how the EU is being expanded to include Narnia. And did you know that American war planes now have a little sticker on the back saying 'How's my bombing?' with an 0800 number to call if they blow up any Muslim country in a discourteous of aggressive manner . . .

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4.0 out of 5 stars A very fun read., 10 Mar 2005
By filthmonkey (UK) - See all my reviews
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The previous reviewer's claim that O'Farrell regurgitates the same joke over and over is false. I have no idea what book he was reading. I Blame The Scapegoats is a compilation of O'Farrells Guardian columns. Mainly tackling current news and political issues, the book is clever, funny and stimulating. It isn't sublime, so it won't get 5 stars, but it has made me laugh on many occassions. I'll concede that the style is similar throughout, so you can learn to see what's coming. However, I think if you read this book every now-and-again, as you can given that the articles are each self-contained 3 or 4 pages of satire, you'll enjoy this. Note that you need a broad idea of what's been happening in current events in the UK for the last 2 or 3 years to maximise your enjoyment.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Witty and entertaining, 21 April 2004
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This is a wonderful collection of John O'Farrell's columns from TheGuardian newspaper. His alternative look on life, and various radicalsolutions for life's everyday problems are most entertaining. I wouldthoroughly reccommend this book to anyone, and the short chapters makethis book an ideal companion for the traveller.
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4 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars what a load of tosh, 23 Feb 2005
This review is from: I Blame the Scapegoats (Paperback)
Having read John O'Farrell's novels and loved them (especially the best a man can get - read it if you haven't already, it's very very funny)I was excited when a friend gave me I Blame the Scapegoats but I have to say it is one of the worst books I have EVER read. There are about three jokes in his columns which he just regurgitates time after time after time and they don't get any funnier!
I have never read his stuff in the paper and now I know why. The thing I have problems with is why they ever paid him for this twoddle in the first place and why did someone pay him more to put it in a book form?
The message is clear - don't waste your money, don't bother with the walk to the library and I wouldn't even borrow it from a friend.... your time will be much better spent watching grass grow. In my ase I will be recycling the paper - I will not even inflict it on the charity shop....
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5.0 out of 5 stars Blaming the Scapegoats
I blame The Scapegoats is a collection of past articles written for a newspaper a few years ago so they are not commentaries on current topics but the subject matter is still... Read more
Published 23 days ago by David Nicholson

5.0 out of 5 stars A Very Funny Collection
For pure gags per page there is no one to beat John O'Farrell. This is a great book to dip in and out of - each column is about three pages long, some on news stories we... Read more
Published 23 months ago by Suzanne

1.0 out of 5 stars Unbelievably unfunny
These pieces of writing may have worked as newspaper columns - although I doubt it - but they certainly die a death collected together in this book. Read more
Published on 28 Jun 2005 by Rhona hotchkiss

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