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| Danny Wallace and the Centre of the Universe (Quick Reads) | 
 enlarge | Author: Danny Wallace
Publisher: Ebury Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 5006
Media: Paperback
Pages: 128
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Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5 x 0.5
ISBN: 0091908949
EAN: 9780091908942
ASIN: 0091908949
Publication Date: May 18, 2006
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 A little too short, but very sweet May 21, 2006
12 out of 17 found this review helpful
After starting his own country, his own collective/cult and saying 'Yes' to everything, it really seemed that there was nothing else more for Danny Wallace to do... except travel to the Centre Of The Universe.
From the title itself, you can tell this is going to be the usual bizzare affair. The story this time is that Danny, after going to the centre of the Earth at Greenwich, decided that that wasn't good enough for him and decided to head for the centre of the Universe instead (like I said, bizarre). After a little research, he discovers that the Centre of the Universe is, in fact, in Idaho, in a town called Wallace. Following up on this strange coincidence, Danny heads to Idaho to see the famous manhole cover which has been labelled by the mayor of the town 'The Centre Of The Universe'
Unlike Yes Man, which felt a little premeditated (although that in no way detracted from the humour of it) this is totally believeable. Honestly, who WOULDN'T follow up an coincidence like that? Along the way, Danny of course gives us his trademark wit, humour and warmth. He is, by all accounts, a shining optimist and it really shows here, as he ponders on small town mentality among other things.
In 'Are You Dave Gorman', his girlfriend Hanne coined the term 'stupid boy project'. That's not the case here, and that's what sets this apart from his previous works. Whereas they focussed more on an abstract idea taken to the extreme ('Start a cult!', 'Say "yes" to everything!') this time it's more like a stupid boy quest. And that's my main problem with this book-it's too short.
That may sound whiney and I'm aware of 'quality over quantity' but sometimes, the two compliment each other. In Danny's other books, the best part wasn't the target he had to hit, but the wild things which happened along the way. This time round it is, pretty much, about the target, making this a very short book. That's not to say it's not funny and there are lots of laugh out loud moments but, after growing used to becoming entirely engrossed in his previous adventures, it was a little dissapointing to set this one down after only one sitting. Of course, I understand why this is the case, and I think it's a good cause but still, I couldn't help but feel there was a lot more story to tell here.
But that's more of a problem with the format and that doesn't stop this from being one of the funniest and most heartwarming books I've read this year. If you are a fan of Danny's buy it, but don't expect to become as lost and as drawn in as you were with his previous works.
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