It follows the journey of Dave Gorman as he attempts to get a sequence of ten googlewhacks (two real words that get one and only one hit from the search engine Google). For each Googlewhack he attempts to find and meet the author of the web-site and then persuade the author to find him two more Googlewhacks.

What could have been a rather dull story is brought to life by Gorman's wit, sense of humour and evident good nature and the respect with which he treats everybody he meets (even when they do not really deserve it). In his travels he meets a slightly off-centre cast of characters starting with a man who runs the Women & Dogs web site (surprisingly not pornographic) and ending with a man who wants to be a Minogue.

Very, very funny


So wierd, you have to like it!   November 18, 2004
 2 out of 7 found this review helpful

This book follows one of the strangest 'bets' that has even been made. Gorman, having been told that his website contained a Googlewhack (two words that feature on that page and no others as indexed by Google) then starts searching for similar websites himself. This leads to him meeting the owner of one of the sites and from there, to a quest to create a strange chain of ten googlewhack site owners in a row.

It really is too strange to explain in any concise way. The long and the short of it is that this is a book about the travels of Gorman as he goes around the world on his quest, detailing the people he meets and in some cases, talking about the places he visits.

It is an enjoyable and funny read and I enjoyed it a great deal. He struggles to keep the material flowing midway through the book, but it picks up towards the end and leaves you thinking it was a worthwhile read.

Not the best travel/bet book I have ever read (Tony Hawkes does this sort of thing a great deal better) but it's fun in it's own way.


public health warning   October 21, 2004
 0 out of 4 found this review helpful

It'll make you snigger, be prepared for stange looks if you read this in public.


If you are tempted try 'Are you Dave Gorman instead...'   September 1, 2004
 0 out of 1 found this review helpful

In true Gorman style this story is funny and well-observed, and entertaining, but it lacks the spark of originality which has made all his other endeavours stand out from the crowd. The 'take a ridiculous bet and see how far you can push it with hilarious consequences' formula may have been tried and tested by Gorman, and others before and since, but he is still the best at telling a seemingly ridiculous yarn, while at the same time making you care enough about him suceeding to read on to the end.

It is easy to read, funny, and he can gallop along at breakneck speed introducing more and more new people without you ever feeling lost about where he is or who he is with.

However it also has to be said that it is not a patch on 'Are You Dave Gorman' - if you haven't read that yet then you are missing a real treat!!!


Googlewhacktastic!   August 4, 2004
 1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I bought this book to take with me on holiday to Prague. It's the perfect holiday read - warm, funny, absorbing and utterly daft. It'll make you smile, I urge you to buy it!