The World According to Clarkson (2004)

Clarkson rants collected in one place can be funny, but sometimes they are just a little out of context when living in a part of the world distant from the local events of England. ( )

I read this book about 8 years after the columns by Jeremy Clarkson had been originally published, and that detracted a bit from my comprehension. I didn't recognize many of the people he wrote about, and my memory of the current events of 2003 was also fuzzy. In addition, he's writing for a British audience, which I am not. So some of the columns were interesting, and some were funny, but many were just cranky and/or incomprehensible. ( )

As a collection of humorous newspaper columns from 'The Sunday Times', there really isn't that much to say in terms of a review. What I CAN say is that this book is very, very good. Clarkson has a brilliant wit and a no-nonsense approach to life that mix effortlessly in his columns, never failing to make me smile. That's why I have all three of the World According to Clarkson books, and why ol' Jeremy has joined the likes of Bill Bryson and Nick Hornby on my list of fall-back favourites for when I'm tired or just need a bit of cheering up.

Covering subjects as diverse as travelling in Europe and Christmas office parties, pub food and modern music, there isn't one column here that made me stop and think, "well, that was a dud week." Not only that, but there are some great pieces on Clarkson's pet subject - transport - that are more accessible than some of his other work for a novice like me. For example, there are a couple of marvellous musings on the Concorde, filled with an affection and reverence that shine through in his writing.

All in all, a brilliant collection - my copy is looking rather tattered now, which is always a good sign - and I'm looking forward to picking up Volume 2 (And Another Thing...) next time I need another pick-me-up! ( )

Like On Cars, this book is a collection of Clarkson's newspaper articles. These articles are relatively recent though (post 2001), and cover a much smaller span. This book focuses on things other than cars, and Clarkson's opinions range from sensible and thoughtful to outright weird. I read this book during a series of take offs and landings of flights when they wouldn't let me use my e-book reader, and that worked well. I wouldn't want to sit down to read this entire book front to back.

http://www.stillhq.com/book/Jeremy_Clarkson/The_World_According_to_Jeremy_Clarks... ( )

It's a collection of Jeremy Clarksons Column. It's funny. But you have to actually like Jezza to like it. If you've even watched Top Gear once, it helps, loads. Because you can actually hear/picture him saying these things.
Spontanious outbursts, witty thoughts, whining about basically anything and just pure Jeremy-humor. What's not to like really? ( )