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Review of ‘The Theory of Everything Else’ by Dan Schreiber

28/11/2022 nsford 2 Comments

This book is packed full of so much weird stuff. I loved it! It’s about strange theories and the people…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, Dan Schreiber, humans, humour, non-fiction, reviews, science

Review of ‘Hex Appeal’ by Kate Johnson

17/10/2022 nsford 2 Comments

An entertaining witchy rom-com, ideal lighter reading for the spooky season. There is also an author’s note which gives some…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, fantasy, fiction, humour, Kate Johnson, reviews

Review of ‘The Toyminator’ by Robert Rankin

29/09/2022 nsford Leave a comment

The outrageously silly sequel to The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse. This was my third time reading the book…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, fiction, humour, reviews, Robert Rankin

Review of ‘The Teleporter’ by Lee Hall

20/02/2022 nsford Leave a comment

I enjoyed this fun, wacky short novel. It’s a mixture of satire, slapstick humour, superhero sci-fi and American noir. The…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, humour, Lee Hall, reviews, science fiction

No Buttons On My Cardigan – a poem

18/11/2021 nsford 11 Comments

Can somebody listen, please? My cardi’s flapping in the breeze. The fabric’s cosy, the length is long, But without buttons…

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Posted in: Poetry, Writing Filed under: humour, poetry, trends, writing

Review of ‘Watching Neighbours Twice A Day’ by Josh Widdicombe

01/11/2021 nsford 4 Comments

A very amusing memoir from comedian Josh Widdicombe about growing up in a tiny Devon village, where he spent much…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, humour, Josh Widdecombe, memoir, non-fiction, reviews, TV

Review of ‘Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years’ by Sue Townsend

10/09/2021 nsford 2 Comments

What were you up to in 1997-8? The Cappuccino Years is the first Adrian Mole diary which covers an era…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, fiction, humour, reviews, Sue Townsend

Review of ‘Re-run the Fun: My Life as Pat Sharp’ by Pat Sharp, Darren Richman and Luke Catterson

29/08/2021 nsford 7 Comments

“Wacky! Fun! Crazy! It’s outrageous!” So began the theme tune of Fun House, a kids’ game show which anyone who…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, humour, memoir, non-fiction, Pat Sharp, reviews

Review of ‘The True Confessions of Adrian Albert Mole’ by Sue Townsend

17/06/2021 nsford Leave a comment

This slim volume is a sequel to The Secret Diary and The Growing Pains, but is a collection of shorter…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, fiction, humour, reading, reviews, Sue Townsend

Review of ‘The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole’ by Sue Townsend

17/05/2021 nsford 6 Comments

The events in this book are set in 1982-3, following immediately on from The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, fiction, humour, reviews, Sue Townsend

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