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Gaisford, Sue (27 October 1994). "Leader of a tiny, respectable gang: 'Richard Ingrams Lord of the Gnomes' – Harry Thompson". The Independent. Archived from the original on 9 May 2022 . Retrieved 17 September 2012. This is one of the funniest books that I have ever read; but it also has some parts that raise other emotions. If you're not sure if you'll enjoy this book, consider the following extract from the opening chapter:

Coren, Victoria (12 June 2005). "Having cancer is like a big hard bastard has invited me outside the pub, and when I get there he's brought two of his mates". The Observer . Retrieved 17 September 2012. It is part sports commentary, part humour and part travelogue as you slowly warm up to the rag-tag team, then get angry with them and then cheer them on with a fair degree of exasperation. Forgotten the title or the author of a book? Our BookSleuth is specially designed for you. Visit BookSleuth

I'd more likely recommend the unabridged book as this book doesn't fully make sense and you don't get to know so much about the characters in it.

Thompson, Harry (1991). Tintin: Hergé and his Creation. London: Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN 978-0-340-52393-3. a b Bennun, David (5 September 2008). "Censorship? How I mourn for Monkey Dust". The Guardian . Retrieved 18 September 2012. It was sad to read what happened to the author of the book as he seemed very full of life and never took no for an answer or shied away from a challenge. Thompson's last broadcast work was the Channel 5 sitcom Respectable, on which he finished work the week before he died. [7] Co-written with Shaun Pye, the programme was set in a suburban brothel and aired in 2006. The Guardian criticised the programme's "woefully old-fashioned, juvenile outlook" and called it "drearily unsophisticated". [8] The programme was also criticised in some quarters on the grounds that it made light of prostitution. [9] Other work [ edit ]Great book, heart renching ending - even though it's the second time I have read this I laughed heartily and cried miserably once again.