The Crystal Bucket: Television Criticism from the "Observer", 1976-79 [Hardcover]

Clive James (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 240 pages
• Publisher: Jonathan Cape Ltd; First Edition edition (February 1981)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0224018906
• ISBN-13: 978-0224018906
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,716,642 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant, July 26, 2007

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S J Buck (Kent, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Crystal Bucket: Television Criticism from the "Observer", 1976-79 (Hardcover)

Forget Clive James the TV presenter (in the UK). This is what he is best at doing. A fabulous volume of TV criticisms from the British Newspaper The Observer in the 70's.
There is stuff in here that will make you cry with laughter, its so funny. One moment he's ripping apart the original Superstars TV series, and then its Grandstand or Ski Sunday (both sports programs on British TV).
Its not all funny stuff there are serious subjects as well and James writes well about these.
However, its the funny stuff that sticks with you, and you can go back and re-read these again and again and they are still laugh out-loud funny.

5.0 out of 5 stars Exceptional, July 16, 2007

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Dancer (Oklahoma USA) - See all my reviews

When visiting the UK in summer 1982, almost everywhere we went, someone was reading The Crystal Bucket. Store clerks, at ticket windows, passengers on trains, everyone everywhere. So I bought a copy, and it was worth it. Witty, intellectual, observant, all that stuff, and fun to read too.