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The Cricklewood Tapestry - Alan Coren

Description: ISBN 1861054335 / Genre: Humour / Alan Coren's witty shorts in one book.

Newest Review: ... to Mr Coren’s musings on his garden, neighbours, art and Cricklewood. If you are wondering where Cricklewood comes ... more

... from Alan Coren lives there and writes from his attic. These articles have previously been featured in the Times newspaper, although they are rather nice in just the one volume and if you are interested Mr Coren is currently writing amusing shorts in the diary section of the Times. So are they good, you may wonder? Yes, some of them are some of the most amusing writing that I have ever read. For instance, pondering the fact that the Queen does not need to wear a rear seatbelt, Coren goes on to say, that ther...more

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The Cricklewood Tapestry - Alan Coren: Pertinent humour (419 words)
by - written on 13/02/01 (Very useful, 66 readings)
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This is not a book on the face of it that I would ever have bought myself, it was bought for me as a present, and I am glad it was. The Cricklewood Tapestry is a book full of short humorous articles written by Alan Coren, somebody that I did no realise could write so well or amusingly, especially as he is a team captain on that cutting edge programme "Call my Bluff" The articles range from those on current affairs, (i.e. sellers packs for houses, the right to roam, changes to the driving test and the going on in the Royal Household) to Mr Coren’s musings on his garden, neighbours, art and Cricklewood. If you are wondering where ... Read the complete review