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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.
annaisjoyful's review against another edition
2.0
Clever and insightful, I agree with a lot of what David Mitchell says (except on brexit) and some of his observations have shown themselves to be very true throughout covid. Could have some with more funny and less big topics in my opinion as that’s why I enjoy watching him on tv. He’s quick and intelligent and it was probably worth the hours of listening.
starkva's review against another edition
4.0
This book is not original writing; rather it is a compilation of articles the author has written for his newspaper column. As such, the non-continuity makes this very easy to pick up for a few minutes and be briefly entertained without committing too much time to reading. The irreverent opinions and rants are very funny - well worth it if you like Mitchell's humour.
solanpolarn's review against another edition
4.0
Getting to listen to David Mitchell read his own work is quite a treat. This book is a collection of short reflections on various subjects, loosely tied together by themes into chapters.