QI: The Book of General Ignorance | 
| Authors: John Lloyd, John Mitchinson
Creator: Stephen Fry
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Category: Book
List Price: £12.99
Buy New: £4.76
You Save: £8.23 (63%)
New (40) Used (29) Collectible (3) from £1.68
Avg. Customer Rating:  50 reviews
Sales Rank: 186
Media: Hardcover
Edition: TV Tie in Ed
Pages: 304
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 0571233686
EAN: 9780571233687
ASIN: 0571233686
Publication Date: October 5, 2006
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
|
| Customer Reviews: Read 45 more reviews...
 fun but tedious at times July 31, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a fun book to pick up and put down at leisure but it loses something for not being delivered by the dry tones of Stephen Fry. If you are an avid watcher of the series you will have heard most of these entries before but there are still some gems among them. Some of the explanations do go on and there seems to be a fascintaion with space that just doesn't excite me but there were a few chuckles along the way. At the end there is a disclaimer inviting readers to send in alternative answers or explanations which does dilute the whole thing a bit. Good for picking up trivia to delight your mates at the pub.
 Not entirely fact... June 26, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
It's a good book, easy to read, informative and amusing. In fact, it's so informative that one is tempted to learn parts of it as ammunition for showing off how impressively clever you are to your friends; dismissing common knowledge as fiction is a satisfying thing to do. That is, until you come across something that the book claims to be true which you know in fact to be false (or more likely, not the entire truth). And by "know" I mean parts that cross over with my degree and which I have studied actual research journals on. Once I realised that the book takes liberties for the sake of sounding a bit impressive and sensational, I lost faith in pretty much everything else it claimed to be true. I'm sure alot of it is genuine, but how do you know which bits? And if it's not necessarily true, where's the fun in knowing it?
Intrestingly fastinating June 26, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Having never seen an episode of QI, I was unsure what to expect from this book however i was not disappointed. It is a very readable and fascinating book showing you just how many things you think you know are wrong. I enjoyed reading it and read it over the weekend but my friends and relatives enjoyed it less so as i quizzed them, knowing they would get the answers wrong. A very interesting read for anyone wishing to extend their general knowledge.
The Book of "Ah-ha!" Moments June 24, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This curious and endlessly diverting little tome will provide ammunition for those pub debate moments and settle pub quizzes rapidly. Be prepared however to annoy those over the niceties of the difference between 'highest' and 'tallest' in terms of the 'Everest is the highest mountain, discuss' type entry!
You can actually feel your mind expanding upon reading this.
Super - this is the sort of book that everyone finds diverting, though could have done with a more detailed index.
 Well worth the money May 16, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
A really fantastic book. You'll soon start to realise everything you thought you knew is wrong, and you'll end up telling all your friends and relatives all your new-found knowledge!
|
|
|
