Yes Man - by Danny Wallace

[puppylover]

Anyone read this book?

Its like a self help book with a twist.....

Ginge lent it to me on Fri when I was in Leeds - finished it Sunday morning - quality book - havent read a book thats laugh out funny since reading Wilt by Tom Sharpe about 20 years ago.....

If you havent read it - get for a holiday read.....8) 8)

 

[Barbie]

I didn't even realise he had a new book out, I love his and Dave Gormon's minxy adventures, will buy at lunchtime, cheers for the recommendation PL

 

[puppylover]

I didn't even realise he had a new book out, I love his and Dave Gormon's minxy adventures, will buy at lunchtime, cheers for the recommendation PL

Beware of strangers thinking you are mental laughing away to yourself on public transport - tres embarrassing but you cant help it....

I dont think its particularly new - maybe a year or so old, but I have to buy his book "Come and Join Me" about him starting off a cult - it sounds fab.... The one he wrote with Dave Gorman is a fine book also...... 8) 8)

 

[Barbie]

Beware of strangers thinking you are mental laughing away to yourself on public transport - tres embarrassing but you cant help it....

I dont think its particularly new - maybe a year or so old, but I have to buy his book "Come and Join Me" about him starting off a cult - it sounds fab.... The one he wrote with Dave Gorman is a fine book also...... 8) 8)

I've read Join Me and Are you Dave Gormon. I wasn't overly impressed with his Googlewhack Adventures but I've just read review of Yes Man and looks very funny and perfect holiday reading

 

[silvia]

Babs,
I just ended a book that it's perfect for beach reading:
"The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon.
It's book supposdely wrotten by a 15 yo boy with light autism. The book itself it's not a master piece in literacy but it's very original and every page you read you want more and more to kidnap Christopher (the 15 yo autist) and take him home
http://mostlyfiction.com/contemp/haddon.htm

 

[Barbie]

Babs,
I just ended a book that it's perfect for beach reading:
"The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon.
It's book supposdely wrotten by a 15 yo boy with light autism. The book itself it's not a master piece in literacy but it's very original and every page you read you want more and more to kidnap Christopher (the 15 yo autist) and take him home
http://mostlyfiction.com/contemp/haddon.htm

That looks excellent Sil, thanks

 

[silvia]

That looks excellent Sil, thanks

The only come-down with this book is that 15 yo Christopher is much much clever than me, specially in Maths

 

[Scoobie]

The only come-down with this book is that 15 yo Christopher is much much clever than me, specially in Maths

I spent hours trying to figure out the maths bit in that book, and I gave up with a huge headache!

 

[zarbtron]

Babs,
I just ended a book that it's perfect for beach reading:
"The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon.
It's book supposdely wrotten by a 15 yo boy with light autism. The book itself it's not a master piece in literacy but it's very original and every page you read you want more and more to kidnap Christopher (the 15 yo autist) and take him home
http://mostlyfiction.com/contemp/haddon.htm

oh yes, this is really good. Brilliantly written, I think the guy studied autism for ages and ages so he could get into their mindset.

 

[silvia]

I spent hours trying to figure out the maths bit in that book, and I gave up with a huge headache!

Every time there was a math thing I thought by myself: if Christopher says so then it's true

 

[Beckiboo]

Babs,
I just ended a book that it's perfect for beach reading:
"The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon.
It's book supposdely wrotten by a 15 yo boy with light autism. The book itself it's not a master piece in literacy but it's very original and every page you read you want more and more to kidnap Christopher (the 15 yo autist) and take him home
http://mostlyfiction.com/contemp/haddon.htm

I thought this story was very good, but very basic, it's very light reading isnt it? You dont have to really think about the story much. I liked it though, you can borrow it off me if you want Babs

 

[mikkak]

I read it, it is nice to read in the beach.

 

[Barbie]

I thought this story was very good, but very basic, it's very light reading isnt it? You dont have to really think about the story much. I liked it though, you can borrow it off me if you want Babs

Ok missy, it can be part of our book reading group

 

[jjinit]

Babs,
I just ended a book that it's perfect for beach reading:
"The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon.
It's book supposdely wrotten by a 15 yo boy with light autism. The book itself it's not a master piece in literacy but it's very original and every page you read you want more and more to kidnap Christopher (the 15 yo autist) and take him home
http://mostlyfiction.com/contemp/haddon.htm

am approx halfway through this at the minute, it's brilliant!!

 

[Paddy Eeziglow]

Babs,
I just ended a book that it's perfect for beach reading:
"The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon.
It's book supposdely wrotten by a 15 yo boy with light autism. The book itself it's not a master piece in literacy but it's very original and every page you read you want more and more to kidnap Christopher (the 15 yo autist) and take him home
http://mostlyfiction.com/contemp/haddon.htm

It's a very good book BUT (puts work head on) the boy actually suffers from Asperger's Syndrome which is easily confused with Autistic Spectrum Disorder, but is in fact quite different (in much the same way as Parkinson's Disease and Parkinson's Syndrome are often confused).

The book I'm reading at the moment which is much lighter than it sounds is Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah by Richard Bach (who also wrote Johnathon Livington Seagull). Read the reviews:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0099427869/qid=1149606535/sr=8-2/ref=pd_ka_2/202-1423433-4674214

 

[NITEFLY]