Books
by Dave Gorman
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Are you Dave Gorman? |
Normally these 'extraordinary adventures for a bet' sort of books feel a bit contrived but this one does have a feeling of authenticity about it. Who wouldn't be tempted to track down and meet 54 other individuals with the same name as yourself? The fact that they managed a book, television series and a whole stand-up routine out of it is probably down to telling a simple tale with charm and humour - but without malice.
(Clive Yelf - bwl 52 July 2009) |
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Googlewhack! Adventure |
Tales of a comic's adventures following a crazy bet (another one!). A googlewhack consists of two words entered into Google that only produce one hit and Dave Gorman's self-imposed task is to construct a chain of ten whacks by meeting the page author and persuading them to find the next whack in the process. Good-natured, contrived but saved by the genuine reactions of the people he meets. Sadly I remain whackless after weeks of trying . . .
(Clive Yelf - bwl 41 August 2007) |
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