Tom Sharpe Books

montealan · 07-25-2008, 03:46 PM

This guy is hysterical. I've read about five of his books over the period of 2 years, and I am planning to read the rest over time. I'm savoring the books and don't want to gorge on them all at one time.

He wrote Wilt and two other books featuring the same title character. Wilt was the first one I read and I got hooked. There was a movie made from the book that I would like to find. He also has approx. 8-9 other titles that, of the ones I've read, are really funny.

Sparrow · 07-25-2008, 03:53 PM

I'm not a huge fan of Tom Sharpe's books, but I enjoyed the film of 'Wilt'; although I seem to remember it got mixed reviews.

There were also very good TV adaptations of 'Porterhouse Blue' and 'Blott on the Landscape'.

All available on DVD.

Patricia · 07-25-2008, 05:25 PM

One of my first jobs was teaching English to motor vehicle students, engineering students and trainee welders and fabricators in a Further Education College. The new lecturers always got these lads, who were almost entirely uninterested in anything that didn't have an engine.
Parts of this novel are so true to life. (Not the inflatable woman, though).

07-25-2008, 03:46 PM	#1
montealan Enthusiast Posts: 25 Karma: 40 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: El Dorado Hills, California Device: Sony Reader 300, Sony Reader 350, NookColor	Tom Sharpe Books This guy is hysterical. I've read about five of his books over the period of 2 years, and I am planning to read the rest over time. I'm savoring the books and don't want to gorge on them all at one time. He wrote Wilt and two other books featuring the same title character. Wilt was the first one I read and I got hooked. There was a movie made from the book that I would like to find. He also has approx. 8-9 other titles that, of the ones I've read, are really funny.

07-25-2008, 05:25 PM	#3
Patricia Reader Posts: 11,527 Karma: 1199598 Join Date: May 2007 Location: South Wales, UK Device: Sony PRS-500, PRS-505, Asus EEEpc 4G	One of my first jobs was teaching English to motor vehicle students, engineering students and trainee welders and fabricators in a Further Education College. The new lecturers always got these lads, who were almost entirely uninterested in anything that didn't have an engine. Parts of this novel are so true to life. (Not the inflatable woman, though). __________________ Of making many books there is no end [Ecclesiastes, 12.12]

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07-25-2008, 03:53 PM	#2
Sparrow Wizard Posts: 4,400 Karma: 1358102 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: UK Device: Palm TX, CyBook Gen3	I'm not a huge fan of Tom Sharpe's books, but I enjoyed the film of 'Wilt'; although I seem to remember it got mixed reviews. There were also very good TV adaptations of 'Porterhouse Blue' and 'Blott on the Landscape'. All available on DVD.


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