Danny Wallace wanted to write about a place so special and so crucial to our existence that it had never before been tackled: the Centre of the Universe. But then, he realised that getting there might be a problem, and when he did, there'd probably be nothing much to write about. Until, he heard about a manhole cover, on a small street, in a small town, tucked away in a remote part of Idaho. The manhole cover had been declared the Centre of the Universe. The mayor had the science to back it up. The town rejoiced. And the name of the town? Wallace. It was a cosmic coincidence Danny couldn't resist...
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"'The funniest writer of his generation. Apart from me' - Dom Joly 'Comedy writing doesn't get any better than this - unless you go round Danny's flat and make him add a bit in pen' - Ross Noble Praise for Join Me: 'Join Me is the kind of book I love: effortlessly funny, painfully accurate and entertaining to the very end. Brilliant' - Mike Gayle 'Extremely enjoyable. once cannot help wondering whether he has stumbled upon the future shape of spirituality' - Daily Telegraph 'One of the funniest stories you will ever read' - Daily Mail"
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Award-winning journalist and comedy producer Danny has written and produced comedy for TV, radio and the stage, and contributed to dozens of publications, including The Independent and The Guardian. His own six-part BBC2 series begins in summer 2005, and he's also presented for Channel 4, Sky One, Radio 1, and Radio 4. His profile continues to grow at home and abroad, and he's currently working on the film adaptation of his last book, Join Me. He's 27, and lives in an old match factory in the East End of London.
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A Magazine Article Turned into A Book,
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I am a huge fan of Danny Wallace. Every book of his is an adventure. Unfortunately Danny Wallace and the Centre of the Universe is really more a magazine article expanded into a novella than anything else. I realize that it was written as a "quick read", but it's journal-esque style feels a lot less polished and refined as Wallace's other work. The book is 128 pages using VERY large type and large spacing and photographs. Honestly it would have better been condensed into a feature article for Rolling Stone or as a free online e-book. The book itself is fun and does have its high points, but it just doesn't have the punch or steam of Wallace's other work. Join Me and Yes Man have moments of brilliance and unfortunately Centere of the Universe just doesn't.
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Another Great Adventure for Danny and the Best of the Quick Read Books,
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Recently I read the sensational book Join Me by Danny Wallace and immediately went out and grabbed a copy of Yes Man which was also a sensational read. Eager for more fun Danny Wallace adventures I came across this short story length tale and decided to check it out. This is another great adventure and those who have become fans of Danny through his other lengthy diary style life adventure books will be thoroughly entertained as Danny explores the Idaho town of Wallace and learns just what the centre of the universe means to everyone, and accumulates a few fair few coins along the way. The only difference other than the obvious one of length is that being short this book doesn't have the self evaluation, motivational aspect to anywhere near the extent that Join Me and Yes Man did. However if time wise his adventure to Idaho had occurred during his Yes Man year it could easily have been one or two chapters in that book and is similar sort reading to his Singapore adventure and other chapters like that.
If you haven't experienced Danny's adventures it would be probably a better idea to read Join Me and Yes Man first (in that order) so that you fully appreciate his personality but like with those books they are all stand alone adventures and don't really give away anything substantial from the other books. Of the Quick Reads books out there this is easily the best. As someone who works in a library I fully support the Quick Reads experiment (short story books as standalone purchases as an alternative to newspapers and magazines for daily public transport commuters, plane/train travellers etc and also an effort to encourage those who haven't read novels for years or never have, to get into fiction and non fiction books). Unfortunately most other Quick Read books have been pretty average and not representatives of their authors' talent. Danny Wallace and the Centre of the Universe maintains the high quality of literature that he produced with his week long read length books. Good on him for firstly supporting this new initiative and secondly for not just submitting something that has been sitting inside the computer that couldn't get published before. Can't wait for other Danny Wallace adventures, either in the Quick Reads format or lengthy non fiction novels. If you haven't taken a chance on this great author check him out now!
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This little book was a pure delight. Danny Wallace is funny, sensitive and just such a pleasure to read. The city, Wallace, Idaho, is where my husband grew up, so it held a special interest for us. It's such a neat little town, and Danny's descriptions are right on. Hope Danny continues to visit Wallace, now and then.
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