Mr Commitment , published by Hodder and Stoughton is about a 28 year old man called Ben Duffy , but people just call him Duffy. He is Mr Commitment , or at the moment , Mr Irresponsible . He is our main character and one which you grow to adore.
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"But you wouldn't ever give up trying?" Me: "Nah. Some things you can't give up on, can you?"Mike Gayle became the popular prince of romantic comedy overnight with...
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"But you wouldn't ever give up trying?" Me: "Nah. Some things you can't give up on, can you?" Mike Gayle became the popular prince of romantic comedy overnight wi...
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"But you wouldn't ever give up trying?" Me: "Nah. Some things you can't give up on, can you?" Mike Gayle became the popular prince of romantic comedy overnight with his first bestselling novel My Legendary Girlfriend. With Mr Commitment he's back with a tale of the modern male that delivers its punchlines directly to the heart. The world of aspiring stand-up comic Benjamin Dominic Duffy is shaken to its uncertain foundations when his adored girlfriend Mel revokes her previously held opinion of marriage as "an outmoded concept created by a patriarchal society to keep women in their place" and, on bent knee, proposes to him. Mel, "a living, breathing, moving version of Chrissie Hynde singing "Brass in Pocket"," is the girl of his dreams--but Duffy's dilemma is that marriage is still his worst nightmare. Dan, his best friend, flatmate and fellow bath-dodger counsels him to retain The Ways of the Bachelor, while Mel's best friend Julie--known as Nosferatu due to her bloodless dislike of all things Duffy--urges her to rebuff his increasingly desperate attempts to regain her affections. When a blissful reunion is sabotaged by domestic rites of passage through IKEA, Duffy resolves to "become a bachelor boy like Dan--a superstud of seduction, a he-who-will-never-again-come- off-worse-with-the-chicks, a righteous dude committed to anything but commitment." But when even TV's Hottest Totty media-babe Alexa Wells cannot help him become a success as a stand- up--in more ways than one--Duffy begins to wonder if he's given up all for nothing. Gayle has an eye for the soulful romance and wry comedy in the utterly ordinary, and Mr Commitment marries heartfulness and hilarity with a yearning that stops comfortably short of the sentimental. --Rachel Holmes
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Advantages: Great storyline, good author, brill characters Disadvantages: None , book doesn't last long enough
Mr Commitment , published by Hodder and Stoughton is about a 28 year old man called Ben Duffy , but people just call him Duffy. He is Mr Commitment , or at the moment , Mr Irresponsible . He is our main character and one which you grow to adore.
His girlfriend Mel is wanting commitment after four years of "dating" , she wants them to move in together and get engaged.
He is low paid in his temping job while he is waiting for ... ...knows he loves Mel, but doesn't want the big commitment , after a trip to IKEA , where all trouble must begin !! They break up.
Mel thinks he doesn't want to marry her , he is just plodding along , but she know deep inside he doesn't want to do it. Whereas she has been waiting for this all her life . It's not until Duffy sees Mel with ROB1 ( it's not a typo, read it and you will see!) , that he begins to realise how much he does love ... more
Mr Commitment , published by Hodder and Stoughton is about a 28 year old man called Ben Duffy , but people just call him Duffy. He is Mr Commitment , or at the moment , Mr Irresponsible . He is our main character and one which you grow to adore. His girlfriend Mel is wanting commitment after four years of "dating" , she wants them to move in together and get engaged. He is low paid in his temping job while he is waiting for his big break on the comedy circuit. Duffy knows he loves Mel, but doesn't want the big commitment , after a trip to IKEA , where all trouble must begin !! They break up.
Mel thinks he doesn't want to marry her , he is just plodding along , but she know deep inside he doesn't want to do it. Whereas she has been waiting for this all her life . It's not until Duffy sees Mel with ROB1 ( it's not a typo, read it and you will see!) , that he begins to realise how much he does love her and how much he wants to be with her .
His brief experience with Alexa , "TV's Hottest Totty" , which didn't make him happy , told him that he loved Mel . Mel has just received some news that will change both their lives forever , but will they get back together ? They both know they love each other , but is it too late for Duffy , has he ruined the chance of being with "The One " ?
This book is brilliant , Mike Gayle has all the ingredients of a book aimed at women . It's very strange to find a male writer working in this genre ,especially doing it so well ! This book is exactly showing what is "wrong" with the twentysomething male in a great easy to follow style. This is better told than ever before , anything you need to know about men is in this book, you will be pleasantly suprised. They are not all bad !
Mike Gayle used to be an agony uncle , and writes freelance for among others FHM and Cosmopolitan. Previous to this his first book was the chart topping "My Legendary Girlfriend" .
Advantages: Laugh out loud funny Disadvantages: Some of the characterisation feels a little contrived.
If you've ever paused to take a good look around in Ikea, you can see it. Couples looking tense and irritable, gesticulating towards whichever bit of furniture has come to symbolise whatever problem their relationship might face. I've been there too, and while for Duffy and Mel it's a wardrobe the fulfills this role, I can remember getting equally et up about a small desk.
So, Duffy and Mel realise that they have commitment problems, or at least ... ...leap, but Duffy, still temping and waiting for his big break into the world of comedy, is still happier at home with flatmate Dan, and obsessing about toast. This leads to a classic will they - won't they situation, with a fair few surprises along the way.
This is a funny book, and captures well the ups and downs of that point in a relationship where it's been too long to walk away, but equally you're not sure where to go from here. We grow to vare ...
miche_mc 16.09.2005
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Advantages: Funny, easy to read, true to life, page turner, written from character's perspective Disadvantages: None, I love this book!
It been a while since I read this book, and it is the first of Mike Gayle's books that I read, I have to say though, it really stuck in my mind and I remember thinking that it was one of the best books I had ever read, mainly because at the time the situation was very close to my heart!
It's about a 28 year old guy called Duffy who know's that Mel ( his girlfriend) is the one for him, but things like trips to IKEA and dinner parties, baby talk and ... ...down begin to scare him. Is he able to get over his fears and become Mr Commitment? You will have to read it and find out.
This is a really funny book, and it is written from the perspective of Duffy and not in a third person tense which I always love, as you can really get into the character more if they are telling the story. It is easy to read, light hearted, and so true to life on so many levels. It actually made me laugh out loud on several ...
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Advantages: Funny - Bridget Jones for boys - Not as camp as that sounds Disadvantages: You may end up proposing to a long-term girlfriend! Be warned!!!
Okay, first things first. This book is pretty much Bridget Jones for the boys. Its about growing up, realising you can't stay in the pub forever, and that eventually you'll have to take some repsonsibility in your life one day.
On the other hand, the light at the end of this magnificent tunnel of a book, is that all this could be possible and acheived without having to give up your best mate, or the pub, or the ambition to do something different, ... ...to IKEA and be good at DIY!
I like this book. It is written in an easy style - as many of this authors work are. It lets you smile and laugh at situations that you casn identify with rather than trying to batter you with witty one-liners. And its less than 400 pages i.e. good holiday read!
I could identify with all the major characters and found them likeable and was able to empathise with them. In fairness it does help that I'm a similar age to ...
simon_hinds 02.08.2005
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Advantages: A brilliant book, with a lovable min character Disadvantages: None
Mr Commitment, when I first started reading this, it reminded me alot of my partner, its been 8 yrs and he is still on the road to non commitment too . . . I think that is probably what got me hooked in the first place, the similarities to my own relationship problems and the fact that Ben Duffy (the main character of the book) was so "real" I could believe he was an actual person.
Right storyline, we start off with Ben Duffy (known to all as Duffy) ... ...job whilst he tries to break into the world of comedy. He lives in a flat with his mate Dan, while his long suffering girlfriend Mel waits for him to finally get around to proposing. Finally Mel takes matters into her own hands and preposes to Duffy, who reacts in a typical bloke affraid of commitment way and tries to find any alternative to "Death do us part". They argue and Duffy spends the next nine days trying to get Mel to talk to him whilst ...
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Advantages: An hilarious piece of writing!!! Disadvantages:
Once into this book, you will be committed to finish reading it! The book detailing Duffy's love for Mel vs. his fear of commitment is a hilarious piece of literature on romance. It is definitely one of the best pieces of modern fiction to see the light of day!
The character's feelings and emotions are superbly displayed in their interactions with the other characters and their own personal behaviour.
The whole story is highly believable and could ...
fkeay 24.09.2000
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