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 The Lawnmower Celebrity - Ben Hatch
Newest Review: ... book is full of the home numbers of the rich and famous. So who can blame young Jay for calling celebs at all hours to insult ... more  ... them or ask increasingly daft questions. He calls Paul Daniels pretending to be a South African reporter investigating claims of cruelty to the rabbits who're pulled out of hats by their ears. When poor Daniels protests that he always supports their bottoms, the 'reporter' is even more shocked. Written in diary form, this book is easy to read and yet very revealing. Jay, his father and younger brother are struggling to get over the loss of their mother who died from cancer the previous year. So in...more |
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The Lawnmower Celebrity - Ben Hatch: Funny, touching - the best book I've read all year! (258 words)
by - written on 17/11/00 (Useful, 65 readings)
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Poor Paul Daniels... I've never felt any sympathy for this unfunny magician before. But as the victim of one of numerous hysterical and silly pranks played by the hero of this brilliant novel, he deserves an honourable mention. Jay is 18 and his father is a senior executive in the BBC, so his address book is full of the home numbers of the rich and famous. So who can blame young Jay for calling celebs at all hours to insult them or ask increasingly daft questions. He calls Paul Daniels pretending to be a South African reporter investigating claims of cruelty to the rabbits who're pulled out of hats by their ears. When poor Daniels ... Read the complete review
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