You Are Awful (But I Like You) by Tim Moore
In You are Awful, Tim Moore drives his Austin Maestro round all the places on our beloved island that nobody wants to go to our most miserable towns, shonkiest hotels, scariest pubs, and silliest sea zoos...
Funny and squirmingly vivid * Daily Telegraph *
There aren’t many travel writers funnier than Tim Moore * Independent on Sunday *
A fine piece of comic writing..by the end of the book he is, unlike his Maestro, firing on all cylinders -- Nick Lezard * Guardian *
A pilgrimage to the most derelict, unlovable and forlorn parts of Britain * Independent *
Hilarious * Sun *
There's a true affection in the descriptions of bypasses, roundabouts and rainy caravan parks -- Tom Cox * Daily Mail *
Moore is...a likeable guide and a witty turner of phrases, and his plunges into local history as he tootles around in his decrepit Austin Maestro demonstrate a gift for bathos and an eye for the poetry of dereliction -- Euan Ferguson * Time Out *
Moore has a nice line in description...and is able to describe the many absurdities encountered on his travels with admirable detachment * Choice Magazine *
Hilarious... This book will have you in stitches... What emerges is a nostalgic celebration of just how mad Britain can be (5 stars) -- Hannah Britt * Daily Express *
Tim Moore's wry portraits of unfashionable British towns nicely combine knockabout humour, witty one-liners and an undertow of sadness -- Sally Cousins * Sunday Telegraph *
There aren’t many travel writers funnier than Tim Moore * Independent on Sunday *
A fine piece of comic writing..by the end of the book he is, unlike his Maestro, firing on all cylinders -- Nick Lezard * Guardian *
A pilgrimage to the most derelict, unlovable and forlorn parts of Britain * Independent *
Hilarious * Sun *
There's a true affection in the descriptions of bypasses, roundabouts and rainy caravan parks -- Tom Cox * Daily Mail *
Moore is...a likeable guide and a witty turner of phrases, and his plunges into local history as he tootles around in his decrepit Austin Maestro demonstrate a gift for bathos and an eye for the poetry of dereliction -- Euan Ferguson * Time Out *
Moore has a nice line in description...and is able to describe the many absurdities encountered on his travels with admirable detachment * Choice Magazine *
Hilarious... This book will have you in stitches... What emerges is a nostalgic celebration of just how mad Britain can be (5 stars) -- Hannah Britt * Daily Express *
Tim Moore's wry portraits of unfashionable British towns nicely combine knockabout humour, witty one-liners and an undertow of sadness -- Sally Cousins * Sunday Telegraph *
Tim Moore’s writing has appeared in the Daily Telegraph, the Observer, the Sunday Times and Esquire. He is the author of Gironimo!, French Revolutions, Do Not Pass Go, Spanish Steps, Nul Points, I Believe In Yesterday and You Are Awful (But I Like You). He lives in London.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780099546931 |
| ISBN 10 | 0099546930 |
| Title | You Are Awful (But I Like You) |
| Author | Tim Moore |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2013-01-31 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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