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They Call Me Naughty Lola: The London Review of Books Personal Ads: A Reader Hardcover – 2 Nov. 2006

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'They call me naughty Lola. Run-of-the-mill beardy physicist (M, 46).' 'My ideal woman is a man. Sorry, mother.' "Disaffiliated flaneur, jacked-up on Viagra and on the look-out for a contortionist trumpeter" ran the first personal ad submitted to the London Review of Books. The quality has remained the same ever since, and it is now the world's funniest - and most erudite - lonely hearts column. Expectations of finding a suitable mate remain low, but it has produced a handful of marriages, many friendships and at least one divorce. Here the fruitiest of the ads are brought together for the first time. 'List your ten favourite albums...I just want to know if there's anything worth keeping when we finally break up. Practical, forward thinking man, 35.'

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176 pages
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English
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Profile Books
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2 Nov. 2006
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12 x 1.9 x 18.4 cm
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1861978294
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978-1861978295
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The funniest thing I've read in months. -- Stuart Jeffries ― Guardian

a delicious read, stuffed with comically self-deprecating and very British encapsulations of personality. -- Victoria Coren ― Observer

The most hilariously honest lonely hearts ads...cringeingly embarrassing. ― Daily Mail

A foolproof guide to attracting the right kind of attention ― Independent

Winning, charming, laugh-out-loud ― Times

A quirky, erudite and addictively readable collection of lonely hearts ads - you'll love [it]. ― Elle Magazine

The sauciest stocking-filler and best loo book I've ever read...Everybody's got to buy it. -- Rachael Stirling ― Loose Ends

About the Author

David Rose is the advertising director of the London Review of Books; the personal ads were his brainchild, and were first published in 1998. He has never been tempted to respond to any of the ads. He is married, and lives in Liverpool.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Profile Books; Main edition (2 Nov. 2006)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 176 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1861978294
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1861978295
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12 x 1.9 x 18.4 cm

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David Rose works at the New York office of the LRB and divides his time between New York, Liverpool and California.

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BananaTricky

Funnily enough I think the sequel is funnier

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 7 February 2013

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The London Review of Books attracts a rather eclectic group of readers and their personal ads range from the odd to the seriously disturbed - the title is lifted from one ad which (like many) unesaily straddles the fence between screamingly funny and slightly concerning.

I received the second book (Sexually I'm More of a Switzerland) as a Christmas present a few years ago and I have been searching for this book ever since - many thanks to the Amazon seller! I have to say I think the second book is funnier, perhaps because the writers were aware they could be published?

Anyway, if you want to see the neuroses of the English of a certain age and intellectual leaning look no further!

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ammi

I m more of a Switzerland' I guess I knew what to expect and was not disappointed. I found both books achingly funny

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 8 April 2016

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Having previously read 'Sexually, I m more of a Switzerland' I guess I knew what to expect and was not disappointed. I found both books achingly funny, as did anyone I lent them to - one was returned to me with obvious 'spat out laughing stains' so I have demanded a replacement copy from him !! But beware - before long, you'll find yourself writing in the style of a personal ad!! <Female, 54, prefers pristine copies> See what I mean???? :) happy reading :)

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Genuinely Hilarious.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 15 June 2008

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This book takes pride of place as my favourite toilet read, next to Letterbox by Viz. A quintessential selection of British humour, intelligence and wit, combined with quiet desperation and understated sexual frenzy, you just know that more than half these submissions are written to entertain instead of attract a mate. Let's face it, if you were as half as funny as these personal ads are, you wouldn't be crying yourself to sleep every night in your lonely bedsit or mansion. Buy it, and find your heart warmed by the human condition.

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Sarah Tipper

Funny and educational

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 23 June 2015

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I read this book in its entirety in a couple of hours. Just when you think you’ve found the oddest fish another one comes along to create a huge weird shoal of singletons. Frankly, if anyone got a shag from any of these adverts I’d be very surprised indeed. This book was an education. I learnt what the Kate Bush song “Babooshka” was about, what the squiggles used in place of swearing in comic books are called and also the chronology of Evel Knievel’s career.

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Richard Newbold

Good Fun - Though the Joke Gets a Bit Repetitive

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 23 April 2014

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A collection of extracts from the small ads, personal and lonely hearts columns of the London Review of Books. You may feel a bit guilty laughing at some of the desperately inventive ways [what I assume are] short, fat, bald, ugly men and women use to entice their one true love, but after a time you start to question the levels of irony and spoofing going on. Perfect for the loo, I suppose

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 17 April 2020

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This is a MUST for all singletons thinking of delving into online dating!

Belly Laughing and Real Life Ads! Hilarious

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J. Goddard

Wonderfully Entertaining

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 9 February 2010

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Prepare to laugh your socks off. These ads are a balm to sooth the sores of even the most depressed singleton. They make being sad and lonely seem far more fun than being part of a couple. Buy it and share it. If you know of anyone who reads the ads and doesn't find them fabulous, avoid that person forever.

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From the desperate to the depraved - fantastic stuff...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 13 March 2015

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This is a book that I come back to time and time again. It's the perfect bedtime read, as you can just dip in and read a couple before lights out. A highly entertaining tour of the love lives - or lack of them - of Britain's tortured intellectuals.

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