The Timewaster Letters

I have just finished reading a funny book. It’s called The Timewaster Letters. It’s by a guy who calls himself Robin Cooper (real name Robert Popper). He has searched out some most bizarre and mundane societies and organisations ,among other people, to write some very silly letters to and documented the replies (if any). Some of the letters are downright stupid and some hold fantastical misunderstandings of the organisation's purpose. One thing they have in common though, is that whether they received a reply or not, they’re all very funny and clever! It really is a laugh out loud book and I don’t say that lightly. I haven’t laughed out loud at a book since I discovered the word ‘irony’ and then re-read The Bible.

I read this book in 3 days flat! SO WHAT? I hear you exclaim. Well let me tell you this, I’m shit at reading. I once read a book by my favourite author John Simpson which was 500 or so pages long and it took me 10 months! Don’t get me wrong, I can read, the physical process has been beaten into me since I was a schoolboy in Scotland. I just can’t engage myself with reading when there are real, more physical things going on around me. The Timewaster Letters is nearly 200 pages long, that means I read it 40 times faster than the John Simpson book (assuming an average of 30 days per month).

I would recommend this book to anyone with a sense of humour it’s bloody brilliant!!!

Buy it here: The Timewaster Letters