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Here We Go Again...

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This was laugh out loud funny! If you have had a bad day or having a catch up with friends read this book! I will definitely be reading it multiple times

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This book is amusing and a fun way to remember all that happened in the past year the good and the bad. It also gave me more of an insight on everything that has happened in the UK and how people felt as someone living in the US. It's good as a book you can pick up for quick read of some of the letters.

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From Putin and the war in Ukraine to Boris Johnson and Partygate to Liz Truss and the cost of living crisis, no one escapes their hilariously whimsical and sometimes risqué musings.

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Sorry not really my cup of tea, I skim read most of them. The occasional one was funny. Never mind we cant all like the same thing

Thanks for the advance copy.

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I have read two previous collections - liked the first, and the second was not bad, but for some reason, I wanted to give this a try as well.
Like any collection of short pieces, there are some funnier than others. I found this set to be more interesting than the earlier one. I knew more about what people were talking about. I am unsure where on the political line the newspaper lies since I do not live in the country, but as an actually unbiased reader (since I have no stake in any of the mentioned events), I found the ordinary people's thoughts quite entertaining.
The letters are divided by category, making it easy to stop, skip and return if necessary.
There is not much I can say as part of a review except that this is not something that will appeal to everybody, but for people who are okay with picking up a couple of pages of text at a time, it will be funny.
I actually find it funny to imagine the people working on these thoughts and ensuring they note them before they send them in!
It is slightly less heavy emotionally than the previous collections on this side of the pandemic, an that might have helped me like it more.
I received this book as an ARC thanks to NetGalley and the publishers but the review is entirely based on my own reading experience of this and the previous collections.

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Another round of letters to the Telegraph editor. Wide ranging subjects, different approaches to letter writing, different parts of the country but all (or mostly all) with a deep dissatisfaction of modern day living. And some are hilarious.

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A hugely entertaining read that had me laughing throughout, just the type of book that I love. Thank you and highly recommended!

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Sometimes you just need a book that you can pick up and put down again, something to make you laugh that doesn't take up a lot of time. Life can be so busy and "Here we go again" was just what I needed. Sure, not everything was hysterically funny - but that is to be expected. However, funny enough for me to enjoy going through the book - and maybe re-read it in the future. Makes a nice present too.

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I'm going to be crass... THIS IS THE PERFECT BATHROOM BOOK. I won't lie some of the quips about English government went over my head but it was highly entertaining besides. Thank you for the opportunity to read this.

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Very funny, a great book that you can pick up and put down anytime, very enjoyable. Very interesting to see everyone's opinion on current issues.

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Sometimes, you just need a book that will make you laugh and just feel good. This is that book. Easy read and entertaining. Thanks to Netgalley, the author and the publisher for the ARC of this book. Reading this book in this manner had no bearing on this review.

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It's another in this series of books. What else do you need to know? It's about the year 2022, when uber-woke lefty nutjobs forced pronoun-specifying name badges on bank staff, and the same might have applied to GPs but nobody could ever see one in situ to know for sure. It's the year the Queen had a Jubilee, appointed Paddington Bear as an honorary consort (or something), and died – the latter too recently to be included on these pages, by the look of it. English cricketers were out almost as fast as Tory Prime Ministers, and equally useless were the Navy staffers not able to sail on the pride of fleet aircraft carriers, due to the ships being crap, merely sat stroking their semi-automatic weapons and wondering what could stop those Albanian drug runners crossing the channel in rubber inflated boats. And someone mistakenly caught something out the corner of their eye and mistook it for Starmer having a policy about something.

This shows the quirks of the letter-writers of Britain – except it doesn't, for the vast majority are from the Home Counties. I think there was more content from expats in Australia than from Scotland. It reminds you, as do all these books, that the country is definitely close to posting a classified ad reading "Handcart for sale, one use (in the direction of Hell) only. £50 ONO." It delights in the quick, perky riposte to the shiteness of the world, and if not that then her grammar. It is an institution. It's another in this series of books.

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A good and sometimes hilarious read. Huge entertainment. I enjoyed reading the book and discussing the topics with my friends. More books like that!

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I loved reading this collection of super smart and witty letters to the editor of the Daily Telegraph, a London newspaper of quality. Although most of the subject matter is UK-based, so many of these submissions had me laughing out loud it wasn't easy to decide on a favourite! Nevertheless, from reader Martyn Thomas of Monmouthshire:

SIR - It must be time for M16 to recall Agent Putin before he is assassinated. He has unified Ukraine and filled it with national pride, restored NATO solidarity, trashed the Russian economy, humiliated the Red Army and closed Russia down. No politician would do this to his country unless...

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This is a great collection of letters which covers all aspects of British life, from the pandemic to Brexit. It is just the thing to lift your spirits! Many of these smart letters are also hilarious, and some are fantastic one-liners. I especially liked the one by the lady who longs for a 'precedented' life!

I received this free ebook from NetGalley in return for an honest review.

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Mildly amusing, but not the laugh out loud I was expecting. Although very apt and some good points made.

Thank you NetGalley for my complimentary copy in return for my honest review.

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A witty and at times acerbic read.
The format makes it a quick read , which doesn’t need to be finished in one sitting, although I did!
The book contains unpublished letters to The Daily Telegraph and it takes the reader through the year of current affairs in its own entertaining and unique way .
Highly recommended!
Thanks to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group - White Lion.

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I love these books, and always drop heavy hints before Christmas. They're an amusing reminder of the previous year and I keep them all as easy-to-refer-to social histories. I was delighted to be allowed a sneak peek at this year's offering. It didn't disappoint. No doubt I'll get a hard copy in my stocking, so that will go onto the self with the others in the series and will be dipped into when I have a spare minute or two.

As you would expect of The Telegraph, the political leaning is to the right, but you can enjoy these whatever your politics (speaking from my own left leaning outlook).

Thank you to NetGalley and to the publisher for allowing me an early look at this delightful book.

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Thank you for the EArc NetGaley. I really think this is a niche book for a certain reader and I happen to not be that reader. As an American I didn’t get many of the references and felt lost with detracted from my reading. The format didn’t grab me either as it is choppy although I understand why. Not my thing but definitely a book for someone.

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Thank you for advanced copy. I am a massive fan of this series and loved this.

Light hearted and will make a great present

Highly recommended

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