- Sharpe, Tom.
Wilt in Nowhere.
London: Hutchinson, 2004. ISBN 0-09-179965-1.
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Tom Sharpe is, in my opinion, the the greatest living master of
English farce. Combining Wodehouse's sense of the absurd and Waugh's
acid-penned black humour, his novels make you almost grateful for the
worst day you've ever had, as it's guaranteed to be a sunny stroll
through the park compared to what his characters endure. I
read most of Sharpe's novels to date in the 1980s, and was delighted
to discover he's still going strong, bringing the misadventures of
Henry Wilt up to date in this side-splitting book. The “release the
hounds” episode in chapter 13 makes me laugh out loud every time I
read it. A
U.S. edition is scheduled for
publication in June 2005. There are numerous references to
earlier episodes in the Wilt saga, but this book can be enjoyed
without having read them. If you'd like to enjoy them in order,
they're
Wilt,
The Wilt Alternative,
Wilt on High, and then the present
volume.
December 2004 