Sharpe's wit is classic English satire. Quick paced, filled with far reaching pantophobia. Thank you to the brave soul whom dared post this! Bravo. Ciao.
@@dehydratedwater9806 I'm delighted with your present living arrangement. However, trousers should be worn even at one's abode. Human beings too, require- socialization. Fall harvest at the Funny Farm: see you there!
I laughed out loud over and over again ,just like I did 45 years ago when I read my first Sharpe .The funniest man who ever put pen to paper. God bless him.
I read all of Tom Sharpe’s books,many years ago - as soon as they were published in fact. Wilt was the first, followed by Rioutous assembly oh. I was working as a bookseller then, and Wilt was among one of my first consignments, I tried to keep up with nearly all the latest releases, as it helped if I actually read the books, as well as the Times Literary Supplement (and to keep a healthy balance Private Eye’s commentaries). Unfortunately I was sitting in a railway carriage returning to Rye, whwn I started Wilt - I received some very stern looks from my fellow passengers, somewhat akin to Mr. Bean’s reaction when his fellow traveler drives Bean insane whilst laughing as he reads a book.
Tom Sharpe was very popular a couple of decades ago. Even my regular bus driver always had one of his novels on the go and we used to chat about them. It was an interview with Sharpe on BBC Radio 4 that got me reading Saki.
Though you may have read Riotous Assembly after Wilt, Riotous Assembly was his first book published in 1971. Indecent Exposure 1973, Porterhouse Blue 1974, Blott On The Landscape 1975. Wilt was his 5th novel published in 1976.
Another brilliant book to listen to by Tom Sharpe , it beats trying to find something new to watch on the T V . If you miss a program on TV the whole list will be repeated everyday throughout the week , as it will be the following week and so on !! 😬
What's wrong with the audio? It sounds off. Almost sounds as if the narrator has a speech impediment but it's very distracting. I've loved all these uploads (thanks for doing them) but the voice issue is too distracting. I've had to abandon this one after 10 mins.
Was it really funny 30+ years ago? Now Wilt sounds like a spluttering, self-righteous bore - not unlike Malcolm Bradbury's 'The History Man' (or indeed, John Major at the other end of the political spectrum).
Thanks for putting these up as after a stroke reading a book is just not something i can do, but listening to audiobooks is my greatest pleasure
Sharpe's wit is classic English satire.
Quick paced, filled with far reaching pantophobia.
Thank you to the brave soul whom dared post this!
Bravo.
Ciao.
I too have panto phobia. Luckily I'm a hermit and don't need to wear pants.
@@dehydratedwater9806
I'm delighted with your present living arrangement.
However, trousers should be worn even at one's abode.
Human beings too, require- socialization.
Fall harvest at the Funny Farm: see you there!
I laughed out loud over and over again ,just like I did 45 years ago when I read my first Sharpe .The funniest man who ever put pen to paper. God bless him.
Tom Sharpes razor Sharp satire and the plot twists make all his books laugh out load, and thought provoking
Pure Genius 😂❤😂
I never tire of Tom Sharpe books
Loved it thx!
great book. looking for the wilt inheritance
I read all of Tom Sharpe’s books,many years ago - as soon as they were published in fact. Wilt was the first, followed by Rioutous assembly oh. I was working as a bookseller then, and Wilt was among one of my first consignments, I tried to keep up with nearly all the latest releases, as it helped if I actually read the books, as well as the Times Literary Supplement (and to keep a healthy balance Private Eye’s commentaries). Unfortunately I was sitting in a railway carriage returning to Rye, whwn I started Wilt - I received some very stern looks from my fellow passengers, somewhat akin to Mr. Bean’s reaction when his fellow traveler drives Bean insane whilst laughing as he reads a book.
Tom Sharpe was very popular a couple of decades ago. Even my regular bus driver always had one of his novels on the go and we used to chat about them. It was an interview with Sharpe on BBC Radio 4 that got me reading Saki.
Though you may have read Riotous Assembly after Wilt, Riotous Assembly was his first book published in 1971. Indecent Exposure 1973, Porterhouse Blue 1974, Blott On The Landscape 1975. Wilt was his 5th novel published in 1976.
@@tonycresswell1201Riotous Assembly is my all time favorite
Thanks , enjoying
this book
the Wilt Series:
Wilt
Wilt Alternative
Wilt on High
Wilt in Nowhere
Wilt Inheritance
Another brilliant book to listen to by Tom Sharpe , it beats trying to find something new to watch on the T V . If you miss a program on TV the whole list will be repeated everyday throughout the week , as it will be the following week and so on !! 😬
RIP Tom Sharpe and thank you.
Brilliant
Read wilt before this book. That way you’ll understand the constant reference to the doll
Agreed.
Puts matters-clearly in prospective other wise one might be left out to sea.
Ciao.
And the wilt alternative
Thank you so much for so much fun appreciated
I reckon there's a bit of a Henry' Wilt hidden somewhere in all of us blokes don't you....? 🙄
What's wrong with the audio? It sounds off. Almost sounds as if the narrator has a speech impediment but it's very distracting.
I've loved all these uploads (thanks for doing them) but the voice issue is too distracting. I've had to abandon this one after 10 mins.
Thank you KF for your response to my comment below ! 👍
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That's a lot of stripping at 50c a pop to pay off the judgement.
Abysmal sound quality
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Was it really funny 30+ years ago? Now Wilt sounds like a spluttering, self-righteous bore - not unlike Malcolm Bradbury's 'The History Man' (or indeed, John Major at the other end of the political spectrum).
Yes it was funny when it first came out, and its still funny now.
Maybe you need a mirror?