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Not Dark Yet: A Very Funny Book About a Very Serious Game
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Reviews
Disappointing
Review date: 2010-04-07 Rating: 4 out of 10
I really wanted to like this book as I loved Rain Men, Zimmer Men, Penguins Stopped Play etc; I also grew up near where the book is set in Oxfordshire so I'm familiar with the pubs and ground mentioned in the text.
Unfortunately, Not Dark Yet isn't in the same league as the books mentioned above, it reads more like an extended article and is pretty uninspiring throughout. The political comments seem very out of place and add nothing to the tale.
Probably just about worth buying second hand for a couple of quid but otherwise I'd be inclined to give it a miss.
Very Disappointing
Review date: 2010-04-05 Rating: 2 out of 10
Sadly this was a real disappointment. Despite being well written it doesn't capture the imagination in any way and really isn't that funny. One audiable laugh for the whole book doesn't befit the claim on the cover.
There are a number of similar books of this ilk that are a delight - Rain Men has a genuine charm and Penguins Stopped Play has a tremendously mischievous spirit... not to mention a surpising capacity to make grown men cry before it's finished.
Not Dark Yet lacks the essential charm that these sorts of books require to hold a reader - and frankly was a waste of money. Its regular political commentary felt turgid, and it recycles many well-known facts about cricket in a way that makes you realise you've heard most of them before.
This book unfortunately joins Shane Warne's extraordinarily dull autobiography and Graham Thorpe's painfully bitter account of his career as the worst cricket books I've ever read.
One to avoid, I'm afraid.
tickled my dad
Review date: 2010-01-28 Rating: 8 out of 10
Bought this as an extra for dad's christmas, so he had something to do over the holiday. Said he was got into it and had nearly read it by boxing day - tickled him.
I like this book.
Review date: 2009-12-18 Rating: 10 out of 10
I like this book. Bumble likes it too - but it's not just about cricket (although there is plenty of that between the covers). It's a witty, pithy book about friendship, obsession and that pecullar gift the English have for eccentric behaviour. A perfect gift for the cricketing buff or for those who hanker after an insight into The English (with a dash of Dylan for good measure).
Product Details/Specifications
Authors:
Mike Harfield
Creators:
David Lloyd (Foreword)
Recording label: Loose Chippings Books
Manufacturer: Loose Chippings Books
EAN: 9780955421716
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 0955421713
Number of pages: 152
Publication date: 2008-03-17
Language: English (Unknown)
Language: English (Original Language)
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