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Three Cheers for Me is the opening salvo of Donald Jack's Bandy Papers, a series of light, silly satires on military life starring a hapless Ontario lad who enlists to battle the Boche for King and Country and, defying both the odds and the social stratification of the British Empire, not only survives but prospers in his new life. The sometime hero of Three Cheers for Me (winner of the Stephen Leacock Award for Humour) is Bartholomew Bandy, a staid minister's son from the Ottawa Valley who's blessed with an unforgettably large, bland, equine face and a world view that excludes such devilish temptations as liquor, women, cursing, and culture. Bandy is initially sent to the trenches, but he acquits himself with such wrongheaded valour that he is not only promoted but also recommended as a prospective pilot for the Royal Flying Corps--anything to get him away from his old commanding officer.
Jack writes broad, shambling farce, a chaotic form of comedy that is well suited to the daily disorder of warfare but less effective when the story returns to the home front and Bandy finds himself amidst the carefully structured madness of the British upper classes. Still, the novel holds together, and even its most unfocused passages break into flights of random, hysterical humour. --Jack Illingworth
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“A comical tour de force.”
–Montreal Gazette
“Outrageously funny.”
–Hamilton Spectator
“To write good comedy is hard, and yet, when it is of such a high standard as in these two volumes, it does not appear in the least difficult.”
–Quill & Quire
–Montreal Gazette
“Outrageously funny.”
–Hamilton Spectator
“To write good comedy is hard, and yet, when it is of such a high standard as in these two volumes, it does not appear in the least difficult.”
–Quill & Quire
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Terrorising,
By Chris Ringwood (Pittsburg, California USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Three Cheers for Me: Volume One of the Bandy Papers (Paperback)
Ah! "Bandy Bandyensis"! A nightmare to his superiors, parents and other riff and beloved by his totally bemused compadres - male and female. All while cruising through life with an obliviousnous to his effect upon others that is positively breathtaking. Until that is, he meets his match: a monstrosity of English Plumbing which leaves him a complete wreck after one of the most side-splitting description's of the aformentioned device's operational facilities - or lack thereof - I've ever read that left me in tears of laughter and my ribs aching viciously - quite viciously!. Not to be outdone however, our hero despatches most of his superiors to the padded cell blubbering for mercy or a much needed avenue of escape - generally from Bandy's voice. Something guaranteed to eviscerate anyone's aural facilities at 100 paces with no little difficulty! Then there's "backsliding"......Get the entire Bandy series and plenty of rib-strapping tape. You're going to need it!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Bandying with Bandy,
By A Customer
This review is from: Three Cheers for Me: Volume One of the Bandy Papers (Paperback)
I first read this book nearly 25 years ago. I recently re-read it after discovering it in my attic, and found that not only had it lost non of its charm in the intervening years, but in fact had matured into something that I could savour with pleasure over a glass of wine. If Biggles was crossed with Blackadders Baldrick, then this would be the result. A sensitive yet humourous rendering of life in the trenches and in the pioneering days of aerial warfare that isn't too heavy going. This is a classic waiting in the wings.
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4.7 out of 5 stars (3 customer reviews) 4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Hysterical, cynical and thoughtful.,
By Mr. Christopher Moore - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Three Cheers for Me: Volume One of the Bandy Papers (Paperback)
The Bandy papers are a well constructed, well researched and thouroughly enjoyably series of books, which highlight not only the folly of war in general, but the absolute insanity of the first world war. While the books leave you chortling and giggling, they also fill you with a sense of horror that such things could take place in the name of western civilization, and if history is written by the victors, General Haig was damn lucky the allies won, because these books alone prove a case for war crimes of an immense scale. The whole ridiculous nature of upper class British society is lampooned mercilessly, and the motives, morals and values of the allies is questioned and found wanting. I would recommend these books to anyone - they are timeless and should be read over and over again.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Terrorising,
By Chris Ringwood - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Three Cheers for Me: Volume One of the Bandy Papers (Paperback)
Ah! "Bandy Bandyensis"! A nightmare to his superiors, parents and other riff and beloved by his totally bemused compadres - male and female. All while cruising through life with an obliviousnous to his effect upon others that is positively breathtaking. Until that is, he meets his match: a monstrosity of English Plumbing which leaves him a complete wreck after one of the most side-splitting description's of the aformentioned device's operational facilities - or lack thereof - I've ever read that left me in tears of laughter and my ribs aching viciously - quite viciously!. Not to be outdone however, our hero despatches most of his superiors to the padded cell blubbering for mercy or a much needed avenue of escape - generally from Bandy's voice. Something guaranteed to eviscerate anyone's aural facilities at 100 paces with no little difficulty! Then there's "backsliding"......Get the entire Bandy series and plenty of rib-strapping tape. You're going to need it!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Bandying with Bandy,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Three Cheers for Me: Volume One of the Bandy Papers (Paperback)
I first read this book nearly 25 years ago. I recently re-read it after discovering it in my attic, and found that not only had it lost non of its charm in the intervening years, but in fact had matured into something that I could savour with pleasure over a glass of wine. If Biggles was crossed with Blackadders Baldrick, then this would be the result. A sensitive yet humourous rendering of life in the trenches and in the pioneering days of aerial warfare that isn't too heavy going. This is a classic waiting in the wings.
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