by Tony Hawks
A stand up comic takes his fridge
hitch hiking around Ireland for a bet.
Reviewed by: Alan McClymont
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Have you ever made a drunken bet with your friends in
a pub? What's the worst thing that happened when you
did? Did you regret it in the morning? Well I am
almost certain that I would be right if I said that by
accepting the bet you have never had to carry a small
kitchen appliance whilst hitch-hiking around a
country.
Whether I'm right or wrong the weirdness of the idea
and the comic genius of the writer make this book a
wonderful read. The basic premise of the story is
just as I have said. The writer makes a bet and sets
off on his journey around Ireland with a small fridge.
The book basically tells of the people that he meets,
the places that he visits and the almost surreal
events which take place along the way. Throughout the
book I was laughing almost continuously (although I
was pushed towards tears once or twice) and when I
eventually finished I immediately started thinking up
ways in which I could carry out such a ridiculous
stunt. The best compliment I can ever give to an
author is that when I finish reading about their
adventure, I want to do it myself.
Tony Hawks is a very good stand up comedian in his own
right but this book seems to take his comedy to a
whole new level. The main reason which anyone would
have for reading this would surely be to give them a
good laugh at the sheer wackiness or at the way in
which Hawks describes the world which he sees around
him. It is also, however an interesting tour around
rural Ireland and also a pretty good sociological
study at the same time (i.e. how many people would
pick up a hitch-hiker carrying a small fridge?)
Click here to buy this book, or read more about it at Amazon.com: Round Ireland with a fridge
Copyright © by Alan McClymont, 2003
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