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The Cricklewood Diet
160 pages, Hardcover
First published September 30, 1982
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April 27, 2012
Love, love LOVE this book. Have laughed so much reading this out loud to people I have been doubled up and in tears. Very British and the book is made up of articles inspired by newspaper clippings. It is in fact a blog from before the time blogs were invented! If you are British and over 30 you will probably love this as much as I did. The Adam and Eve skit completely disarmed me as did the James Bond desperately trying to get somewhere in a tatty hire car, and the origins of the rage and hunchback of Richard the Third - well as far as I'm concerned that is the true story and always will be from the day I first read Alan Coren's explanation.
August 4, 2021
Superb. End of story.
It has been said that enjoyment of this book demands a knowledge of English society (and usages I suppose) but I imagine that could be said of most humorous books written by a Brit, unless the humour is very broad, which Coren's is not. The sharpness of his wit was not restricted to the written word, as evidenced by his many appearances on radio panel shows.
His Hemingway spoofs stay in my memory, especially 'The Young Man and the Sea.' Since reading that, I simply can't take Papa Hemingway seriously.
It has been said that enjoyment of this book demands a knowledge of English society (and usages I suppose) but I imagine that could be said of most humorous books written by a Brit, unless the humour is very broad, which Coren's is not. The sharpness of his wit was not restricted to the written word, as evidenced by his many appearances on radio panel shows.
His Hemingway spoofs stay in my memory, especially 'The Young Man and the Sea.' Since reading that, I simply can't take Papa Hemingway seriously.
September 24, 2009
While I enjoyed this collection of English humorist Coren, I would not recommend it to everyone. A really good knowledge of English society is needed, or many punch lines will be missed. If you watch a lot of BBC and read a lot of British novels, you may enjoy this.
March 30, 2013
Superbly written by a master of satire. Laugh-out-loud funny in places.
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