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John Hegley in general

 
Description: Author: John Hegley

Newest Review: ... we first see. Hats Off to Luton combines imaginary parental conversation with the regular Hegley concern of the town in which he grew up, and also forces football in. This comes up again in the next work, which again is more of a tiny snippet of life, being an amusing anecdote in blank verse. These anecdotes only continue, and while six pages of childhood snapshots are amusing, light and ... more

 ... breezy, they again consort to make the pages look very empty, sparse, and poor value. Howev er this is to have ignored page two, and to ignore the next pair, which contain ...more

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theediscerning
Premium Review John Hegley in general: The Sound of Paint Drying (1051 words)
by - written on 08/05/04 (Very useful, 90 readings)
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Having been a John Hegley fan for many years, ever since his first tentative steps onto television, followed by a little slot at an anti~whaling rally in Trafalgar Square (of all things), theediscerning is ever keen on seeing new books by him in the library. The Sound of Paint Drying is the latest, and is roughly number eight~and~a~bit in the list (the bit being a short privately published thing, added to The Family Pack compendium for us completists). However, with the second half of the list branching out into short stories, playlets, and extended sequences of light frippery that lost the Hegley edge, the books have long since lost any potential five~star ...  Read the complete review

cheesemonster
Premium Review Dogs, glasses and funky music (699 words)
by - written on 29/10/01 (Very useful, 364 readings)
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I’m so excited. I’ve got tickets to see John Hegley on his Autumn/Winter tour. I discovered John Hegley a few years ago now, whilst I was at university. He did a gig at City Hall in Sheffield, and I went to see him with a mate. I haven’t laughed so much in ages. For those of you uninitiated into the world of this strange phenomenon, I’ll give you a brief introduction. John Hegley was born in 1953 in Newington Green, and moved to Luton at an early age. After leaving school he worked as a bus conductor and social security clerk, until he went to Bradford University, where he supplemented his grant by working as a nurse in ...  Read the complete review

 

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