No Other Blue - Craig Charles

Lovely and poignant. I sometimes feel that the word "lovely" is tossed about haphazardly but this book is one of few instances that actually warrants the monicker. Each poem was inspired by events that made Craig Charles who he is. As each poem relayed his existence, I found that in many ways it defined human existence. Trials of coping with loneliness, feelings of inadequacy, love and lust, hate and being hated, injustice, sorrow and happiness. For the true lover of poetry, "No Other Blue" is ...  Read the complete review

Let theediscerning start by saying he has never been a fan of Craig Charles. He is poor on Robot Wars, never made him laugh once on that Red Dwarf thing, and as we may well remember, seemingly poor with women - though he got let off that time. So it is with trepidation, but a mature lack of bias, that theediscerning decides to grab the bull by the horns and give the world the low-down on No Other Blue, by said person. (And, haven't you always been suspicious of people with two first names and no real surname? I know I have). The cover first. A blurry pic of Mr CC smirking, fingertips on chin. How thoughtful. Otherwise, just bands of blue, a ...  Read the complete review