Advantages: Great prose, funny and warm hearted - like your archetypal northerner Disadvantages: A little smug in places
Stuart Maconie is well known these days as a DJ on Radio 2 and a "talking head" on many TV shows which involve lists, such as the 100 best love songs or whatever idea Channel 4 has to fill the schedule cheaply on a Saturday night. He used to write for the ...
Advantages: A veritable page-turner of a travelogue Disadvantages: Nothing major
One does wonder if Stuart Maconie dreams up the titles for his books before he even knows what they'll be about. In his follow up to the my-life-with-music-cum-autobiography "Cider With Roadies" our erstwhile doyen of BBC Radio and music journalism ponder ...
Advantages: Amusing, well researched Disadvantages: Skant on the North East, heavy on musical history
I should open this review by admitting a bias. I love the North of England, and I ordered this book to learn a little more about the history of the settlements and the culture. The writer clearly also loves the North, although I did find myself chuckling ...
Advantages: Witty writing, interesting to find out more about Moldova Disadvantages: Over the top at times
INTRODUCTION Having read all of Danny Wallace's books and been amused if slightly appalled at his childish challenges, I was recommended the works of Tony Hawks by Ms Larsbaby. It seems that Mr Hawks is also famed for his silly challenges and co ...
Advantages: Well written and heartwarming Disadvantages: Quite a slow pace
Tony Hawks is a funny guy. After all, he is a comedian, and comedians tend to have to be funny. But in recent years, he’s progressed from being “funny ha-ha” to being possibly a little bit strange. It’s not his fault, I guess. He just can’t resist a c ...
