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Love All the People: Letters, Lyrics, Routines [Illustrated] (Paperback)

by Bill Hicks (Author)
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  • Paperback: 308 pages
  • Publisher: Constable; illustrated edition edition (19 Feb 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1841198781
  • ISBN-13: 978-1841198781
  • Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 15.2 x 2.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 300,086 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'Savage, brilliant, funny, tremendously intelligent' John Cleese 'He was hilarious, brilliant, brave and right about everything.' Henry Rollins 'Being a genius is a heavy burden, and he's the only one I'm ever likely to meet' Sean Hughes 'He was what only a great comedian can be for any age: an enemy of boundaries, a disturber of the peace, a bringer of insight and of joy, a comic distillation of his own rampaging spirit'. - John Lahr, from the foreword.


John Cleese

'Savage, brilliant,funny, tremendously intelligent.'

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27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars rebuttal, 12 Mar 2004
Ok, so this is a pretty good book. Its not supposed to be an edited text of Bills work. It does exactly what it says on the tin. It's a collection of his letters lyrics and routines. Including all his recorded material. If you have his CD's then you will also notice that he tends to repeat himself, albeit with slightly different takes and slants from gig to gig. This is what happens when you perform stand-up and is not a 'cynical attempt to pad out the book'. Its also interesting to fans like myself to pick up on subtle nuances and how stuff evolved. It's meant to be a book for the Bill freaks of which I am one. It's so we can have his words in written form to quote at our friends and nemeses to make ourselves look clever and look cool. It's also for those who want some extra Bill stuff never seen before. Like letters and scripts. So get off yer high horse Welsh bloke, American Scream was a Bio not a comprehensive collection of routines. How the hell does this capitalise on that? In the same way the CD's do I suppose..Love all the people is a welcome addition to the body of work on Hicks. The bloke was a genius comedian and a social commentator the likes of which could have a made a difference in todays paranoid, cartoon world had he not been cruelly taken. Anything which helps spread the word can only be a good thing.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Love All The People, 7 Oct 2007
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This is a great collection of Bill Hicks writing in one place. It has essays, scripts and a whole host of other material. You will find his usual caustic wit and intelligent humour, and it is so good to have it in one volume to enjoy alongside his videos and Cd's. His insight and humour is sorely missed, but this book goes some small way to alleviating that. Highly recommended for die-hard fans.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Finally, Someone who spoke the truth, 5 Mar 2006
This review is from: Love All the People (Paperback)
This book will really change the way you think about everything political and beyond. You may not agree with what Hicks says but you have to have respect for a man who dare to get up on stage and say it.

He is a genius and I only wish he was here, still doing his routines. It would have been great to know what he thought of the world today. I found his ideas refreshing and I promise that you will find yourself laughing at the most awful things. His quotes are inspiring and his routines are truly his own.

This book has really got me thinking. I never understood the idea of reading a book that changed your life...until now.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Lessons in script developement
Fun to read though the repetition can get a tad tedious.Gives you a sense of the development of his act. Read more
Published 2 months ago by nicholas hargreaves

4.0 out of 5 stars Great material, but an editorial failure
It's always a pleasure to go back over Hicks' material, as it's always funny, intelligent and incisive. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Goddess Emily

5.0 out of 5 stars He was hilarious, brilliant, brave and right about everything'
The quote from Henry Rollins on the back of this book says it all, "He was hilarious, brilliant, brave and right about everything'

So sad that he died in his prime,... Read more
Published 24 months ago by Cyber Vigilantes

5.0 out of 5 stars We'll never see his equal, let alone superior
If you already know of Bill Hicks, you already know what to expect. He was possibly the brightest, funniest, most insightful man ever allowed to speak publicly. Read more
Published on 7 Jun 2006 by Anna

2.0 out of 5 stars Repetitive, and just not as funny as on video
The 'reader from Liverpool' has a point in her/his review. I too had been seduced into buying this by the mythology of the man, the compelling endorsements on the book... Read more
Published on 8 Mar 2006 by G. Dietz

3.0 out of 5 stars Contemporary philosophy at its best !
I have to say that while I really enjoyed reading this book, and I think Bills message still needs to be heard by the ignorant - I found the constant repeating of the material... Read more
Published on 1 Mar 2006

4.0 out of 5 stars Thought Provoking Stuff
I confess to knowing little of Bill Hick's material before reading this book. The comic material is original and intelligent but this aside we are given an insight into the true,... Read more
Published on 20 Oct 2005 by Andrew

4.0 out of 5 stars Go to sleep, America! Shut up and watch this!
As radical and as contraversial as Bill Hicks was during his comedic career, his humour still has much contemporary value, and it's great to see a book that not only condenses... Read more
Published on 27 Jun 2005 by Trelloskilos

5.0 out of 5 stars Waiting for the world to catch up
Bill Hicks was one of the last true comic geniuses we had. This may be a bit repetitive for old fans who already know most of the stand-up material in the first two thirds of the... Read more
Published on 30 Mar 2005 by Mr. C. V. Giordano

4.0 out of 5 stars Insightful but poor...
I agree with the other reviewer. This IS the master, so it will come high in the ratings, but, the book repeats routines, has poor quality and too few pictures, and could, of... Read more
Published on 21 Feb 2005 by Kyle Mole

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