- Hardcover: 176 pages
- Publisher: Scribner; 1 edition (Nov 28 2006)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1416540296
- ISBN-13: 978-1416540298
- Product Dimensions: 18.5 x 13 x 2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 272 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #300,971 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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David Rose works at the New York office of the LRB and divides his time between New York, Liverpool and California.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Perfect Antidote to Valentine's Day Schmaltz,
By Alison Millar (Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: They Call Me Naughty Lola: The "London Review of Books" Personal Ads - A Reader (Paperback)
I have to admit despite my headline that I did receive this as a Valentine's Day present, and found it utterly hilarious. Anyone who's ever trawled the personals column knows that they're mostly devoid of correct spelling, and not usually that funny - not surprising I suppose, as this is everyone's tender emotional underbelly on display, and most people find that hard to be flip about. Not the people in this book. They're acid-tongued, often hysterically funny, and self-deprecating, and proudly advertise the fact that they're halt, blind, lame or in some way emotionally incapacitated. They list obscure and anti-social hobbies, acknowledge that they're way too close to their mothers, or cheerfully admit to being gold-digging tramps. And because this is the personals column of the London Review of Books, after all, they also are incredibly well-read; the references alone make entertaining reading. I'd recommend this book for a good laugh any time of the year.
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4.4 out of 5 stars (20 customer reviews) 34 of 37 people found the following review helpful
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Intellectual Humor with a Touch of the Loo,
By W. Heron, Jr. "wjheron" - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: They Call Me Naughty Lola: Personal Ads from the London Review of Books (Hardcover)
The book is a gem and my title describing it as intellectual humor with a touch of the loo is apt...The English are wonderfully fastidious with the use of language. When combined with a sense of modesty, a wry British sense of humor and a penchant for understatement, one has a delightfully funny collection of snippets from the "London Review of Books" personals. The Brits who contribute to these personals go out of their way to make themselves seem both interesting and unattractive at the same time. Nothing here is close to "likes long romantic walks on the beach" that one finds in U.S. personals... these individuals all have warts ...real or imagined!It is a wonderful holiday gift sure to evoke peals of laughter from any adult with a pulse. 18 of 20 people found the following review helpful
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"Flatulent British gnome, toothless, does not seek romantic sunsets.",
By Bart King - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: They Call Me Naughty Lola: Personal Ads from the London Review of Books (Hardcover)
The personal ad in this review's title is from the LRB, but is not among this book's selections. Nonetheless, it provides one with the flavor of the treasures to be found herein. Actual paraphrased examples from the book include:-- "Writing this ad has given the biggest sense of accomplishment I've felt since successfully ironing my pants for the first time (on June 14th, 1998.)" -- "Blah, blah, whatever. Indifferent woman. Go ahead and write. See if I care." -- "I used to have the sharpest mind in the land; now I can't even find my pen. Wait-- here it is!" -- "Some chances are once in a lifetime. Not this one; I've been in the last 12 issues." -- "I am not an accountant." -- "Ppfffttttt, ssshhhhhhhhwwwwt, peeffwt, pffpt. Man, 36. Bad at whistling." The only other thing that needs to be said is that editor David Rose provides some quite helpful annotations for the cultural references that might elude those of us on this side of The Pond. 11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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Hilarious!,
By Anna A. Stanford - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: They Call Me Naughty Lola: Personal Ads from the London Review of Books (Hardcover)
Heard about this on NPR and it was worth buying. Wonderful as a present, it was a great icebreaker at a party and had us all rolling on the floor.
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