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Books : Clarkson on Cars

by: Jeremy Clarkson


Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 910 EAN: 9780141017884 ISBN: 0141017880 Label: Penguin Manufacturer: Penguin Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 368 Publication Date: August 31, 2006 Publisher: Penguin Sales Rank: 5704 Studio: Penguin	Average Rating: List Price: £7.99 Amazon.co.uk's Price: £5.84 You Save: £2.15 (27%) Prices subject to change.
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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

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- Not a proper book
Ok, so its obvious, but its about the most important point. This book is a collection of very short articles from JC. That means you can enjoy a few and not be so into some others, they contain a few good lines, a few amusing points of view and at no point are they actually rubbish.

The problem for me is the fact its a set of distinctly individual pieces, its not a proper book, its a scrapbook of JC's lifetime in his chosen profession. If you worship him and have been around for the ... Read More

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- Come on Mr Clarkson - stop being so lazy!
Was half way through this book when a mate pointed out to me how frightfully lazy Clarkson was in his writing having only written one proper book. I would have liked to dispute this but, given how this book is basically Clarkson newspaper columns, without dates or any re-editing, I was inclined to agree.

Of course, there are some genuinely amusing pieces in this collection. However, though there are some diamonds amongst the dirt, the majority of these articles are about old cars and ... Read More

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- Some Funny Pieces...
It has some funny articles, though it could do with having the dates the articles were originally published (one of his later books has the publication dates).

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- Not as good as other Clarkson books
I was really disappointed with this book. The main reason is that these columns are set in the mid 80's / early 90's. It's not up to date and you really need to put yourself back to the timeframe in the UK. Because I'm not born here and not that old, I often don't see the fun of the columns here. I started reading this book a couple of months ago, but I'm still not half way.

I just stick to the recent books of Jeremy Clarkson.

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- Extraordinary
This book is in my opnion great. It's basucally a compilation of classic Clarkson articles starting in the mid-80s and through the 90s. I think it's great reading articles from when he was a beginner in motoring journalism. It's a compulsive page-turner and it's as funny as Clarkson can be. His particular sense of humour is refected through the articles about motorworld that criticise everything, from Vauxhall drivers to vans. Strongly recommended.

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