Tom Sharpe
Birth date: March 30, 1928
Died: June 06, 2013
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I´ve lost count of the number of times I´ve read "Porterhouse Blue". What memorable characters - Scullion, the reactionary porter who hates change and fondly recalls the good old feudal days when he used to get kicked by the aristocratic students. Sir Godber Evans, the wet former cabinet minister ex...
A chronicle of Porterhouse College, Cambridge, the acidly-Sharpe humour served up by the author is as sumptuous as a fellows feast. Dripping with hysterical characters, the book plots the chaotic attempts to spare the ancient institution from financial ruin, led by a coterie of dysfunctional men mar...
Far, far away, in a distant magical land where only Sharpe’s books existed.... Manuel and Ana were entering the room. "Hay Ana" said Manuel Ana was looking unhappy though. "Bad news Manuel. We are broke" "Hu? But after our last adventure we were rich" "Yes, but after paying the taxes we are br...
Blimey!Fast-paced absurdity multiplied to the nth power. Another winner from Tom Sharpe. The entire book is a rollercoaster ride through a bunch of well organised sub-plots and what makes it even better is that all of it makes sense in the end. Satire is the true essence of the novel.Along with Jose...
Very dark humour, sometimes laugh out loud funny
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