Or Is That Just Me?

I read this book a few months back and just now realized I hadn't posted a review. And I'd meant to. But I'm much too lazy to remember what I wanted to say now, so I went back and found something I'd said on my blog about it and I'll just copy and paste that here, shall I? "So I’m reading this book c......more

Richard Hammond is approaching his fortieth birthday and this is the book that retells the events of that year. The book is actually quite witty - even occasionally laugh out loud funny – and told in a very conversational style. You can almost picture Hammond sitting in the saloon bar with his mates......more

This book is witty and quite funny, written in a casual, conversational tone. While it feels disjointed at times, it's best enjoyed as a series of short stories about one man's humorous denial of turning forty, rather than a traditional autobiography. The blend of almost childlike humor and midlife......more

If you're a TOP GEAR fan, then you know Richard Hammond as one of the presenters of the British hit show about cars and related challenges. This book doesn't really include just TOP GEAR stories, but also covers other aspects of his career and some of his health issues. In fact, I've never read a bo......more

Regular viewers of Top Gear will find most chapters this book familiar but disappointing. The anecdotes are very disjointed and Richard's writing style of stuffing an entire story into a single sentence tends to wear on you after a while. May does the same thing in his books, albeit a bit more fluen......more