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Clarkson on Cars
Clarkson on Cars

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Author: Jeremy Clarkson
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Category: Book

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Avg. Customer Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars 4 reviews
Sales Rank: 11033

Media: Paperback
Edition: New ed
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 368
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5 x 0.9

ISBN: 0141017880
Dewey Decimal Number: 910
EAN: 9780141017884
ASIN: 0141017880

Publication Date: May 27, 2004
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Also Available In:

  • Paperback - Clarkson on Cars: The Collected Writings of the BBC's Top Motoring Correspondent

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  • Motorworld
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Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars Come on Mr Clarkson - stop being so lazy!   April 20, 2008
Was half way through this book when a mate pointed out to me how frightfully lazy Clarkson was in his writing having only written one proper book. I would have liked to dispute this but, given how this book is basically Clarkson newspaper columns, without dates or any re-editing, I was inclined to agree.

Of course, there are some genuinely amusing pieces in this collection. However, though there are some diamonds amongst the dirt, the majority of these articles are about old cars and is tediously glib yet unmemorable.

Like all newspaper articles, one ends up feeling it is merely 'eye candy', which briefly entertains but then leaves no feeling of time well spent.

Stick to the TV shows he has done, for this book is like so many low grade magazine articles; journalistic trash!



3 out of 5 stars Some Funny Pieces...   December 3, 2007
 2 out of 2 found this review helpful

It has some funny articles, though it could do with having the dates the articles were originally published (one of his later books has the publication dates).


2 out of 5 stars Not as good as other Clarkson books   July 6, 2007
 3 out of 3 found this review helpful

I was really disappointed with this book. The main reason is that these columns are set in the mid 80's / early 90's. It's not up to date and you really need to put yourself back to the timeframe in the UK. Because I'm not born here and not that old, I often don't see the fun of the columns here. I started reading this book a couple of months ago, but I'm still not half way.

I just stick to the recent books of Jeremy Clarkson.



5 out of 5 stars Extraordinary   October 14, 2006
 15 out of 18 found this review helpful

This book is in my opnion great. It's basucally a compilation of classic Clarkson articles starting in the mid-80s and through the 90s. I think it's great reading articles from when he was a beginner in motoring journalism. It's a compulsive page-turner and it's as funny as Clarkson can be. His particular sense of humour is refected through the articles about motorworld that criticise everything, from Vauxhall drivers to vans. Strongly recommended.



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