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The Hippopotamus | Stephen Fry

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"Ted Wallace is an old, sour, womanising, cantankerous, whisky-sodden beast of a failed poet and drama critic, but he has his faults too. Fired from his newspaper, months behind on his alimony payments and disgusted with a world that undervalues him, Ted seeks a few months repose and free drink at Swafford Hall, the country mansion of his old friend Lord Logan. But strange things have been going on at Swafford. Miracles. Healings. Phenomena beyond the comprehension of a mud-caked hippopotamus like Ted. With this funny and deliciously readable novel, Stephen Fry takes his place as one of the most talented comic novelists of his generation."

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The Hippopotamus | Stephen Fry

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I would not recommend this to anyone. This book feels like it is written as one long metaphor for Fry's personal purposes. Like the reader doesn't ever get to actually be part of the real idea behind the book. There are also some icky parts. This was relatively easy read just not a very pleasant one.

Megabooks 👎🏻👎🏻 7y

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Martta

The Hippopotamus | Stephen Fry

"If one would write an job add for being a mother the best suited sentence would be "the applicant is required to be concerned around the clock" ... If a mother stops being concerned even for ten minutes she starts to get concerned about that and ends up being doubly concerned in the end."

Sounds like my mother...

julesG Sounds like all the mothers I know, including myself, of course 7y

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