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derconnor's review against another edition
5.0
I love Giles Coren. Not because he's one of my favourite journalists, not because I'm a little suck-up who writes overambitious and untrue reviews about writers' books (who I find interesting) just to make their day with my wonderful words, not because I'm deluded, but instead because what Coren writes is scripture. Now I'm not saying I agree with everything he writes (I'm lactose intolerant and it gives me absolute hell that I can't eat ice cream without ejecting barbs from my face like a porcupine), but do Christians agree with everything in the Bible? No, because they would all be even more deluded than they are already by succumbing to the evil of creationism. I don't get up every morning, kissing the photo I have of Giles by my bed, under a pile of used socks, touching his chiseled face with my gloved-hand full of vaseline, singing my praises to ye gods: 'will today be the day I meet my arsehole hero?' Because let's be honest, Giles Coren is a massive arsehole. But that is what makes him so amazing.
His sarcasm and dry-dark humour is so relatable. He finds a way to express our truest, rawest versions of emotions and provocative thoughts on paper. And makes it sound clever. Which, when you've visited Twitter at least once in your life, or 90% of the blogs on the internet, you will find out that such a circumstance is rare in these modern times.
This book I will dub 'The Rant Bible', and although it is basically just a collection of columns, they're Giles' columns, which is what makes the book so successful. There were many laugh out loud (that's LOL for you sophisticated fellows from Eton) moments, where I found myself clutching my groin profusely to try and prevent the life process of urination all over the saucepan I was currently having my mid-morning bath in. The fact that they are columns allows the reader to dip in and out of the book; this is an ideal process for reading on public transport, when you're out and about and have a spare 5-hour shit break and have already wiped your arse with this morning's paper, or even if you're plunging into the luxury of a mid-morning bath in a saucepan.
Whether you're a neek, or a geek, this book is guaranteed to make you laugh at yourself, stick your middle finger up at Giles with grinning complacency, and possibly send an angry email in complaint to whoever you think will actually care. And if you're Polish you may be joining the following Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/82085710304/
It's still so worth it though, yeah??? Right???
His sarcasm and dry-dark humour is so relatable. He finds a way to express our truest, rawest versions of emotions and provocative thoughts on paper. And makes it sound clever. Which, when you've visited Twitter at least once in your life, or 90% of the blogs on the internet, you will find out that such a circumstance is rare in these modern times.
This book I will dub 'The Rant Bible', and although it is basically just a collection of columns, they're Giles' columns, which is what makes the book so successful. There were many laugh out loud (that's LOL for you sophisticated fellows from Eton) moments, where I found myself clutching my groin profusely to try and prevent the life process of urination all over the saucepan I was currently having my mid-morning bath in. The fact that they are columns allows the reader to dip in and out of the book; this is an ideal process for reading on public transport, when you're out and about and have a spare 5-hour shit break and have already wiped your arse with this morning's paper, or even if you're plunging into the luxury of a mid-morning bath in a saucepan.
Whether you're a neek, or a geek, this book is guaranteed to make you laugh at yourself, stick your middle finger up at Giles with grinning complacency, and possibly send an angry email in complaint to whoever you think will actually care. And if you're Polish you may be joining the following Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/82085710304/
It's still so worth it though, yeah??? Right???
debumere's review against another edition
4.0
The chapter on Feet was so hilarious. I was laughing aloud on the bus reading it and I seriously recommend this book to all. 'Peep toe shoes look like they're vomiting toes.' Best description ever.
derconnor's review against another edition
5.0
I love Giles Coren. Not because he's one of my favourite journalists, not because I'm a little suck-up who writes overambitious and untrue reviews about writers' books (who I find interesting) just to make their day with my wonderful words, not because I'm deluded, but instead because what Coren writes is scripture. Now I'm not saying I agree with everything he writes (I'm lactose intolerant and it gives me absolute hell that I can't eat ice cream without ejecting barbs from my face like a porcupine), but do Christians agree with everything in the Bible? No, because they would all be even more deluded than they are already by succumbing to the evil of creationism. I don't get up every morning, kissing the photo I have of Giles by my bed, under a pile of used socks, touching his chiseled face with my gloved-hand full of vaseline, singing my praises to ye gods: 'will today be the day I meet my arsehole hero?' Because let's be honest, Giles Coren is a massive arsehole. But that is what makes him so amazing.
His sarcasm and dry-dark humour is so relatable. He finds a way to express our truest, rawest versions of emotions and provocative thoughts on paper. And makes it sound clever. Which, when you've visited Twitter at least once in your life, or 90% of the blogs on the internet, you will find out that such a circumstance is rare in these modern times.
This book I will dub 'The Rant Bible', and although it is basically just a collection of columns, they're Giles' columns, which is what makes the book so successful. There were many laugh out loud (that's LOL for you sophisticated fellows from Eton) moments, where I found myself clutching my groin profusely to try and prevent the life process of urination all over the saucepan I was currently having my mid-morning bath in. The fact that they are columns allows the reader to dip in and out of the book; this is an ideal process for reading on public transport, when you're out and about and have a spare 5-hour shit break and have already wiped your arse with this morning's paper, or even if you're plunging into the luxury of a mid-morning bath in a saucepan.
Whether you're a neek, or a geek, this book is guaranteed to make you laugh at yourself, stick your middle finger up at Giles with grinning complacency, and possibly send an angry email in complaint to whoever you think will actually care. And if you're Polish you may be joining the following Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/82085710304/
It's still so worth it though, yeah??? Right???
His sarcasm and dry-dark humour is so relatable. He finds a way to express our truest, rawest versions of emotions and provocative thoughts on paper. And makes it sound clever. Which, when you've visited Twitter at least once in your life, or 90% of the blogs on the internet, you will find out that such a circumstance is rare in these modern times.
This book I will dub 'The Rant Bible', and although it is basically just a collection of columns, they're Giles' columns, which is what makes the book so successful. There were many laugh out loud (that's LOL for you sophisticated fellows from Eton) moments, where I found myself clutching my groin profusely to try and prevent the life process of urination all over the saucepan I was currently having my mid-morning bath in. The fact that they are columns allows the reader to dip in and out of the book; this is an ideal process for reading on public transport, when you're out and about and have a spare 5-hour shit break and have already wiped your arse with this morning's paper, or even if you're plunging into the luxury of a mid-morning bath in a saucepan.
Whether you're a neek, or a geek, this book is guaranteed to make you laugh at yourself, stick your middle finger up at Giles with grinning complacency, and possibly send an angry email in complaint to whoever you think will actually care. And if you're Polish you may be joining the following Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/82085710304/
It's still so worth it though, yeah??? Right???
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