Reviews

The Luckiest Guy Alive by John Cooper Clarke

cathyjane's review against another edition

funny lighthearted reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

ir85's review

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

livmccaughey's review against another edition

adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced

4.5

renske's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

5.0

whatkatyreadnext's review against another edition

Works well as an audiobook!

fern17's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

2.5

behindthecritic's review against another edition

5.0

I love John Cooper Clarke and this collection did not disappoint. His poetry still has the tongue-in-cheek, punk vibe of his early work but his work has become very more self-conscious about ageing and changing times. I would love to do an essay on this poetry collection in comparison to Ten Years in an Open-Necked shirt.

bookwomble's review against another edition

3.0

Somewhat disappointing, I'm afraid. Would certainly be better as an audiobook, or better yet a live performance, however, on the page, the Bard of Salford failed to maintain interest. There were a couple of verbal flourishes which hit the mark, but also, if I'm not mistaken, there was a whiff of both homophobia ("Your Metrosexual Ex") and transphobia ("Crossing the Floor"). I'd hope to be mistaken about Clarke's intent in those poems, but the others didn't take away the bad taste of those two.

ameliaxohunter's review against another edition

5.0

Hilarious and heartbreaking-love letters to the highs and low of modern life.

'Get Back On The Drugs You Fat Fuck', the haiku 'To freeze the moment / in seventeen syllables / is very diffic-' and 'I've fallen in love with my wife' were my personal favourites.