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Thinking About It Only Makes It Worse: And Other Lessons from Modern Life
David Mitchell
3.34 AVERAGE
200 reviews for:
Thinking About It Only Makes It Worse: And Other Lessons from Modern Life
David Mitchell
3.34 AVERAGE
Hmm, where to begin. I perhaps should have done a little more research on this one.
I thoroughly enjoyed Mitchell's memoir Back Story. It was witty, insightful and touching, though rarely all at once.
This, and here is where the 'buy it now' button hurts hardest, is a collection of his newspaper columns. Great. Old stuff, represented. Sure, there are some laughs and pertinent observations but they are all of their time.
I don't often read columnists, although I have read his in the past when I have bought The Observer. And there is the nub of the problem, it's not you David, it's me. I don't like newspaper columns when they are fresh therefore a book full of old, on-the-turn columns is likely to appeal to me as much as a CD of Nigel Farage's political speeches.
Many will enjoy this book, but not me. Sorry.
I thoroughly enjoyed Mitchell's memoir Back Story. It was witty, insightful and touching, though rarely all at once.
This, and here is where the 'buy it now' button hurts hardest, is a collection of his newspaper columns. Great. Old stuff, represented. Sure, there are some laughs and pertinent observations but they are all of their time.
I don't often read columnists, although I have read his in the past when I have bought The Observer. And there is the nub of the problem, it's not you David, it's me. I don't like newspaper columns when they are fresh therefore a book full of old, on-the-turn columns is likely to appeal to me as much as a CD of Nigel Farage's political speeches.
Many will enjoy this book, but not me. Sorry.
I came to this book not realising that it had been published a few years earlier (it was an Audible recommendation), so was disappointed to find that some of the content had not aged well. On the whole though, the tone of the writing and the sentiments expressed were entertaining (if, at times, a little controversial) and this made for an enjoyable enough listen on my way to and from work for a few days.
From what I have seen of David I like him and I think he is funny so I was pretty sure I would like this. I don’t read any newspapers so I wasn’t surprised or disappointed that this book is comprised of David’s newspaper columns. If you can make money that way then go for it. I wasn’t dazzled although I did chuckle a couple of times.
I’m so disappointed by this. I like David Mitchell and I also used to like his columns when I was younger so was excited for this. I also love reading collections of columns such as Charlie Brooker and Stewart Lee’s outputs. However unfortunately to me it had little humour and it came across as a very privileged centre Lib Dem bore fest ; I had to give up 2/3rds in at his views on the monarchy. I don’t mind reading people who don’t agree with me but when it’s someone who ‘semi maybe agrees with me but not really because why don’t we all just calm down and have a cup of tea and ignore any injustice’ then it’s not interesting , it’s just dull. Peep Show is still great though isn’t it
Interesting in the way it’s like a little throwback time capsule. Also bit depressing to see how things have turned out in some ways.
I love David Mitchell and usually find him hilarious, but was disappointed with this book. It took me a long time to read (over a week, rather than the usual one sitting I read books in) because I just couldn't get into it and didn't find the chapters that engaging or thrilling. It also was no where near as funny as I was expecting and whilst there certainly was a few funny bits, it was certainly not on the level I was hoping for. He talks about a variety of subjects from Politics to TV but I just didn't find them very interesting and a lot of the things were already topics/jokes he has spoken about before so it was nothing new. Quite disappointed, but still a fan of his in everything else he does.
Very enjoyable, as I expected. I probably shouldn't have read it while I had bronchitis, though.
I enjoyed him on shows, but I absolutely hated this book.
A hit or miss collection of columns. Some had me laughing out loud, such as the indignity of teaming up with the French on national defense or the wretchedness of Banks, but just as many times my illiteracy with the books' very specific Britishness left me lost. I mean, I know it's prime ministers, but as soon as we're left with zingers aimed at shadow secretaries, I'm a goner. Still, good insights are peppered throughout.