Don't Stop Me Now

Összefoglaló

I'm quite a big fan of Jeremy Clarkson. Primarily because of his role as presenter on that most amusing of car shows Top Gear, of course. But also because of his writings. He is a regular columnist for a couple of English newspapers (newspapers that I normally wouldn't come near) and writes in his usual style, full of hyperbole and wit, about all kinds of subjects. Most of his other books are collections of these columns. As is this, as a matter of fact. Only, in this volume the pieces are all car reviews.
Which is all perfectly fine. His literary style is still the same, his reviews are of the same kind as always, yet, there seems to be something awry. The reviews in the book are quite old, which when talking about cars, is not that good. Some of the cars he reviews have already been replaced by newer models, and the reviews in themselves are not funny enough to arrest your attention for long stretches of time. Let's face it, smartly written or not, they are still product reviews. If you are a fan of Top Gear, which I suppose you are, looking at this book, you'll have seen most of the cars on the show anyway (definitely the more interesting ones at least), thus making the experience of reading about them less than exhilirating.