The book is pokes fun at all and sundry - British, American, New Zealander, estate agent, Aberdonian, Rich's "family", Neil Diamond, Bill Gates, crypic crossword fanatics... no one is safe. Perhaps the only drawback is you can't escape the feeling that even you the reader are being made fun of while reading it. I guess life is funny, it just takes someone like Rich Hall to point it out sometimes.

I think David Letterman's quote on the back sums it up:

"We say a lot of people are funny. He's the real thing."

Genius. Buy this book and never use a stepladder again!

Once on his wavelength, this is a comedy book. His observation that you can buy a gun anytime in America, but can't get a beer unless you join the local members club, really makes him dislike certain parts of his own country.

Read in bits, read in one sitting, just make sure you read it.

Oh, and his review of Aberdeen is spot on. Like.