The Timewaster Letters (vuoden 2005 painos)

I'll admit that I did get to the end of this. It's not the book's fault, but I just found the letters to be a bit too cringeworthy for my liking. Despite that, it's good, clean fun. I'm a fan of this sort of humour, even if I can't quite bring myself to read it. ( )

IN SHORT: Bizarre, pointless & hilarious letters to strangers.   WHO FOR?: Anyone with a sense of humour.   THOUGHTS: I laughed out loud a number of times to this one. Genuinely hilarious. Whoever wrote the synopsis on this website needs to check their pulse because I'm worried about them. It is very very silly but will distract you nicely if you need some cheering up.   : They get a little samey as it goes on, but that's not a major problem since the format is great.   : How polite these letters are!  This could have been an abusive book, but the tone is so upbeat throughout.  Much of the comedy comes from just how keen he is to get in contact with those wonderful folks at the National Federation Of Fish Fryers. ( )

Ridiculous, and ridiculously funny. ( )

Robin Cooper in ‘The Timewaster Letters’ sends a collection of silly, childish, or plain weird letters to various organiastions (usually obscure, although one or two well known corporations are made to suffer as well) to wind up those who receive them and hopefully illicit a response.

At odd times while reading this book I was throughly amused, however for the most part, the best I could say is that some of the letters were mildly amusing, some not even that.

Read my full review at:
http://www.bartsbookshelf.co.uk/2008/02/02/the-timewaster-letters/ ( )

Robin Cooper prevents boredom by writing letters to various organisations. Some are quite funny. ( )