QI: Advanced Banter

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Authors: John Lloyd, John Mitchinson
Creator: Stephen Fry
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Category: Book

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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars

5 reviews
Sales Rank: 31

Media: Hardcover
Pages: 448
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 6.1 x 1.7

ISBN: 0571233724
EAN: 9780571233724
ASIN: 0571233724

Publication Date: October 2, 2008
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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars

brilliant! December 15, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful

this collection is wonderful - there is not one boring or unintelligble quote in it

5 out of 5 stars

Quite the best book of quotations! November 3, 2008
8 out of 11 found this review helpful

What a great book - packed with gems of wit and wisdom. Only the interesting-facts QI team could deliver such a great collection and do it so well. Clearly a real labour of love for those who put it together.
A veritable treasure trove. An ideal present for almost anyone on almost any occasion.

5 out of 5 stars

Just as good as the TV show... October 23, 2008
42 out of 46 found this review helpful

I absolutely love this book. I have hundreds of quotation books, but they almost all lack the editorial style of Messrs Lloyd and Mitchinson. The big difference is that quotation books are normally only really reference books, this one flows so that you find yourself absorbed and taken along by it.

Other reviewers suggest it's nothing to do with the TV show QI. I don't agree. John Lloyd and John Mitchinson dreamed up and produce the QI TV show, and you can tell the humour and approach is from the same place. The great thing about the TV show is nothing is off limits. If it is interesting and it is funny, it is in. From Greek philosophy to the profane and odd, anything goes. The same applies to this excellent book, and that, along with the Johns' comedy and editorial talent is why this is different from the others.

3 out of 5 stars

Interesting. Amusing. Ideal for dipping into. October 12, 2008
39 out of 46 found this review helpful

This book is simply a collection of amusing quotations from the famous - and the not so famous. It doesn't really appear to have anything more to do with QI than having the series name on the cover. It's a great book for dipping into but hardly something you'll want to tirelessly read from cover to cover. Ideal as a bathroom reader or to amuse others with.

3 out of 5 stars

And I quote... October 10, 2008
71 out of 79 found this review helpful

Ever stumbled a cross a quote or saying that rang so true, you've decided to write it down and tuck in a pocket for future reference? Well, this book's full of them.
Quotes are powerful things. They can make us happy, sad, laugh, cry, can comfort us, annoy us...the list goes on. As such, this book is a rollercoaster of opinions and witticisms, some of which are infamous, some of which are lesser known.
It's difficult to review such a book because...well...it's a bit of a nothingness. It is, quite simply, a collection of quotes from famous people, A-Z by subject. That's it. The overall product feels rushed, too - on my first thumb through, I noticed 3 spelling errors! - and I don't appreciate having the QI brand slapped on it. A foreword by Fry it may have, but it has very little to do with the show.
That said, is does what it's meant to do, and it does it well - it's a big volume, the kind that warrants dipping into, despite perhaps not seeming to be great value at first, I can imagine this book lasting years, always worth opening up to find a quote to inspire (or infuriate) you.

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