Saturday, June 04, 2005

Embarrassing orange jackets

Is this a good review or a bad review? (Page down to bottom - where I belong.) Personally I love it. "Bloke lit gone bananas" - nice alliteration there. Shame it's not really bloke lit. (Or is it?) (Who cares?) Anyway, it was enough to make my day.

4 comments:

Ray Banks said...

I didn't think that was a particularly good or accurate review. Alfred (if indeed that is his real name) has obviously taken time out of his busy butling schedule to cast an eye over a book he deems below his station. What with this and MacBride's recent review, I'm kinda longing for Maxim to come back.

Charlie Williams said...

You're right, Ray - it's on a par with the Sun's "one for the boys". But I'm not complaining. Coverage is coverage. And hey, I've had worse.

Jenny Davidson said...

Well, let's put it this way, any review is a good review, and it's definitely not a bad one (sloppy copy-editing, 400 packets of cigarettes is equivalent to what number of UNITS of lager, 400 tins?). The last sentence is kind of weird. (I like books with orange covers.) Charlie, I can't WAIT to read FAGS AND LAGER! Lisa G. put a copy in the mail to me last week & I am going to read it the instant it arrives...

Charlie Williams said...

Cheers Jen. And I hope you like the book. Just don't expect subtle, sensual evocation (according to Mr Hickling).