Danny Wallace and the Centre of the Universe - Danny Wallace

I was lent this book by my brother as a quick read. Quick was right! I got through it in just over an hour! The book itself is well written, being a story of Wallace's trip to a small place in America that claims to be the centre of the universe, there is a brief explanation of how they come to this conclusion and the remainder of the book follows Wallace on his trip describing the people he meets, the places he visits and the gifts he receives. Now I like Danny Wallace, Yes Man is a piece of genius. I had high expectations for this book and at times it delivered, however all too often it really didn't. Some of the storyline gets repeated, in other ...  Read the complete review

-The Book- Wallace is sat at his computer one day, procrastinating, when he sees The Royal Observatory Tower at Greenwich through his window. He takes a trip there and learns that Greenwich is the centre of the earth. This leads him to thinking, as you do, about where exactly the centre of the universe is. A perusal of the internet leads him to a blog, where he discovers that the centre of the universe is, allegedly, a man-hole cover in Idaho, with the mayor of the town claiming that he has solid proof of the fact. When he discovers that the town is called Wallace, he decides it is a cosmic coincidence and adventure ensues when he decides to pay ...  Read the complete review