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A review by frattonlad
Thinking About It Only Makes It Worse: And Other Lessons from Modern Life by David Mitchell
2.0
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.