Jerramy's review
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
by Toby Young
Jerramy's review
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People by Toby Young
Jerramy's review
rating:
I used to hate Toby Young. In fact, his London newspaper articles used to upset me so much that I actually wrote a letter to the editor to express how much I detested Mr Young and all of his ludicrous, sexist views. Then a friend of mine lent me his book and insisted I read it. Of course, I didn't want to, but one day I picked it up and then I couldn't put it down. And by the time I had finished, my views had made a 180-degree turn. Instead of hating Toby, I wanted to be his apprentice. This book is sold as celebrity fluff, but it is actually quite a deep and quite a cerebral commentary on our modern, transatlantic society - and I think in the end, when we're all dead, it will be recognised as such. Sure, Toby's a selfish, bumbling idiot - but most men are. The difference is that most men can't write about it so beautifully and with such sharp humour.
