Pads Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 Just read Dawn French's A tiny bit marvellous ...sadley it wasnt at all......I really looked forward to reading it after reading how funny it was ....It didnt even raise one smile From such a funny woman who I have enjoyed watching on the telly over the years this was a massive let down.Any one else read it ? What do you think ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idun Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 I don't find Dawn French very funny to start with, so would have no expectations from anything she wrote. Thanks for posting that though, as sometimes people have books they pass on to me, and I'll definiately give it a miss, if ever offered it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judith Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 I too don't find Dawn French very funny, though sometimes books can be better then their "persona". However, I have come to distrust such critics' words as: "brilliant, humorous, best ever ..... you know the sort I mean, meant to make you think you must read it. I have lost count of the ones which were supposed to be "laugh out loud" when I didn't even smile! Fortunately I buy few books now, we have a superb book exchange locally I can use it as my "library" and thus if I don't like it - it goes back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idun Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 The only book where I have laughed and laughed until I was crying and could no longer read the page was Tom Sharpe's 'Wilt'. In fact I made my stomach ache with laughing so much. It is a good old fashioned farce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemonimo Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 I didn't enjoy it at all. God help us, she's writing another one[:-))] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chancer Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 I have loved all the Tom Sharpe books with the exception of the last one (cant recall name) that he wrote after a very long break, I concur with a review I read on amazon, it is not worthy of the great man, save your money and re-read one of your existing Tom Sharpe novels.I read loads of books, good, bad and indifferent, for the first time in many years I recently gave up on a book after reading perhaps 50 pages as it was in my opinion utter Kr@p which was a real surprise as the author was Stephen Fry someone who I find to be really intelligent and witty.The book is called "The stars' tennis balls" should you ever find yourself short of toilet paper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoddy Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Absolutely agree Pads. I'm not that keen on her in the first place and only read it because a guest left it here.I don't like Stephen Fry very much in the first place so I won't be reading his book either.I was also disappointed in Howard Jacobson's The Finkler Question.I think I may be heading for a second childhood because I'm hooked on the Septimus Heap books by Angie Sage.Hoddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frecossais Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 One of the funniest books I have read is "French Revolutions" by Tim Moore (I think I've got the name right.)He's a Tour de France enthusiast and the book is about him cycling the route of one of the Tours and all the daft things that happen to him during his ride. It's quite an informative read, and I'm definitely not a cycling fan, but he has a great sense of the absurd and writes really well. That made me giggle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 I was also disappointed in Howard Jacobson's The Finkler QuestionI was so looking forward to that as I had seen Howard Jacobson on 'Breakfast' and he seemed such a nice man and made the book sound interesting so I ordered it and read it before it won the Booker Prize - I thought it was dire....the year before I'd read Wolf Hall - which I thought was pretty average....so now I have just decided to steer away from Booker Prize winners - I have more luck with 'The Orange Prize' or Costa Coffee Prize or books friends send me - a book I have recently enjoyed was A Gathering Light .....not new but a good story.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5-element Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 Like RH, I enjoyed "A Gathering Light". Nothing earth-shattering, but a really good story, well-written, good plot, and enough of a mix of genres. I think the title was different when published elsewhere, it was "A Golden Light". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilyA Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 Did you read "The Hare with Amber Eyes" RH? Definitely my favourite book of the last couple of years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 Haven't read it yet, maybe I'll download it for holiday reading..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilyA Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 Haven't seen it on Kindle, but I don't know if you would get the full effect of the illustrations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 I'll have a look, I hadn't thought of that ....thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joanna Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 [quote user="Frecossais"]One of the funniest books I have read is "French Revolutions" by Tim Moore (I think I've got the name right.)[/quote] Have you read Spanish Steps by Tim Moore? It about him doing the pilgrimage to St James de Compostella and is both very funny and rather makes you feel like doing part of it yourself. Not that I will of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fandango Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 Have read all of Tom Sharpe's books and always laughed out loud. The Throwback is my favourite, really vulgar( lovely word) but very funny. Now reading lots of freebies on my Kindle, some good, some dire but, hey, they are free! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frecossais Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 Haven't read Spanish Steps, Joanna. If I ever find my Kindle, I'll put it on there because I like his writing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frecossais Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 Haven't read Spanish Steps, Joanna. I do like his writing, so if I ever find my Kindle, I'll put it on that.I wonder if Sweet17 might like that. Think I've read somewhere on here that she walked some of Pilgrim's path in Spain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thibault Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Written humour is difficult to quantify - what is side-splittingly funny to one is average to another - I can remember crying with laughter, years ago, when reading one of the James Herriot books where he describes driving a car with no brakes and having to go round and round a farmhouse because he couldn't stop. The OH didn't think it was that funny at all[8-)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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