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An Utterly Impartial History of Britain: (or 2000 Years of Upper Class Idiots in Charge)
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Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9780552773966
ISBN: 0552773964
Label: Black Swan
Manufacturer: Black Swan
Number Of Pages: 592
Publication Date: May 05, 2008
Publisher: Black Swan
Studio: Black Swan
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The book is a concise history of Britain written in an amusing way. It makes you think.
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From the moment the Utterly Impartial History of Britain arrives at your door, you realise that this isn't going to be an extensive and dull journey. What it is is a condensed and humerous history of our wonderful island, right from the start, to the end of the second world war. He takes you on the highs and lows, and reminds you just what a significant part Great Britain played in the world we live in today.
O'Farrell uses his trademark humour in the right places to reinforce certain ... Read More
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I had given this book to my mother for Christmas last year and she loved it so much that she decided that I should read it.
Well I might not always agree with my mother but this time it is an exception. It is really a great book to read.
Well it would seem quite daunting to read 2000 years of British History but O'Farrell does it brilliantly. 552 pages and I never for a moment felt those school time episodes when you would like to disappear rather to stick out another single word from that ... Read More
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An Utterly Impartial History of Britain: (or 2000 Years of Upper Class Idiots in Charge)
I wish this book had been around during my school years, I'm sure it would have helped my History teacher to find a sense of humour. There are no dreary lists of dates, battles and monarchs here - From 55BC to 1945 O'Farrell takes us through the ages on a witty, laugh-out loud romp and makes our history fun as well as interesting with "all that stuff you've vaguely heard about but never quite understood..." ... Read More
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If you really do subscribe to the Marxist view of history, as O'Farrell does, then I'm sure you'll find this desperately funny, with gags about Thatcher (ooh, so evil). If you wanted something to laugh at and don't come from that particular perspective, then you may find yourself wondering what the other reviewers were on about. I certainly did. O'Farrell has wit, certainly, but it's wit of the kind we can get plenty of elsewhere from the likes of Marcus Brigstocke and practically any Radio 4 comedian.
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