Reviews

The Hell of It All by Charlie Brooker

doctor_fru's review

funny fast-paced

3.75

jakegh_'s review

3.0

It is what it is, so to speak. It's a collection of Guardian articles by Brooker.

kate_in_a_book's review

funny fast-paced

3.25

ladyofthelake's review

funny lighthearted medium-paced

4.0

beccakatie's review

2.0

I think a key problem for me reading this book was the fact that all the columns were over 10 years old, and I was too young at the time to have been aware of half of the tv shows, and some of the current events, he was talking about. As a result, I just couldn’t ‘get’ a lot of this book.
I also found the rage and dismay a little much - I do enjoy Charlie Brooker’s recent TV shows, but overall this book, apart from a few individual highlights, just didn’t interest me at all.

puhnner's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

halftimelord's review

funny fast-paced

3.5

goldiefan's review

5.0

Very funny read, enjoyable. Definitely would recommend to anyone who likes television or the news, or just comedy.

elilhrairah's review

funny informative slow-paced

3.0

brittaniethekid's review

4.0

This is a collection from 2008-2009 of articles Brooker wrote for The Guardian, a British newspaper and website.
Brooker has a very dry, sarcastic, very British humour that I absolutely love - he's definitely one of my favourite British comedians/personalities. If you don't appreciate sardonic mocking of current (at the time) events, media and celebrity, then his work isn't for you. I found myself constantly laughing out loud and I can't wait to read the rest of his books, as well as his weekly articles still featured in The Guardian.