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rolyatkcinmai's review against another edition
4.0
It's witty. It's clever. It's what you would expect from David Mitchell. It's perhaps *overly* British, which is certainly his right (it's a collection of columns), but then the book was published here as well. I am significantly more aware of the goings on and politics of the UK than the average American and even I was slightly rolling my eyes by the third chapter about weird candies or BBC personalities.
Fundamentally, a funny book by a clever person who is only occasionally incorrect, politically speaking. Some odd asides about the fake Corbyn anti-semitism thing, and some vague Churchill apologia are to be expected when a person has made millions. It's a good laugh if you like the man.
Fundamentally, a funny book by a clever person who is only occasionally incorrect, politically speaking. Some odd asides about the fake Corbyn anti-semitism thing, and some vague Churchill apologia are to be expected when a person has made millions. It's a good laugh if you like the man.
bohoteacher's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
informative
reflective
tense
medium-paced
4.0
melancholy_books's review against another edition
3.0
Felt a little a bit copy and pasted from his work on times. I wondered why I payed 8.99 for something i could find on the internet.
seclement's review against another edition
5.0
As with all of these collections, if you like David Mitchell, then you will like this. If you read his columns regularly, then this is a bit superfluous, unless you just like having the whole collection together. I have fallen into a pattern where I wait for the books rather than religiously reading his columns, and then saving the book for when I need some cheering up. Yes, David Mitchell's wry, grumpy humour cheers me.
petercounter's review against another edition
funny
informative
reflective
medium-paced
kingarooski's review against another edition
4.0
A collection of David Mitchell’s columns from The Observer, which summarise in a often funny and always perceptive way the rage and Weltschmerz I’ve felt over the last 4 years. Brilliant, amusing and, in many places, depressing.