In this second collection from The Guardian's 'Digested Read' column, John Crace walks where other reviewers fear to tread, summarizing (in the style of the author) and satirizing everything from Booker Prizewinners to celebrity autobiographies. No literary reputation is too great to escape parody - Bret Easton Ellis, Peter Ackroyd, Will Self, Jamie Oliver ... This second collection brings together over 110 pieces in chapters such as 'Prizewinners and Nominees', 'Memoirs' and 'Sleaze' - that's over 110 books you wouldn't have had time to read anyway. Slightly off-mint.

The Digested Read (v. 2)

Crace, John

Guardian Business Services

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London: Guardian Books

A&C Black

United Kingdom and Ireland, United Kingdom

9, 2006-10-16

London, 2006

PS, 1707

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Bookmarks:
1. (p1) Introduction
2. (p2) Prizewinners and nominees
2.1. (p3) The Clerkenwell Tales Peter Ackroyd
2.2. (p4) Alentejo Blue Monica Ali
2.3. (p5) The Blind Assassin Margaret Atwood
2.4. (p6) Millennium People JG Ballard
2.5. (p7) Arthur and George Julian Barnes
2.6. (p8) The Laying on of Hands Alan Bennett
2.7. (p9) The Bay of Angels Anita Brookner
2.8. (p10) Theft: A Love Story Peter Carey
2.9. (p11) On Green Dolphin Street Sebastian Faulks
2.10. (p12) The Idea of Perfection Kate Grenville
2.11. (p13) Notes on a Scandal Zoe Heller
2.12. (p14) English Passengers Matthew Kneale
2.13. (p15) Transmission Hari Kunzru
2.14. (p16) Thinks David Lodge
2.15. (p17) Atonement Ian McEwan
2.16. (p18) Black Swan Green David Mitchell
2.17. (p19) The Autograph Man Zadie Smith
2.18. (p20) The Finishing School Muriel Spark
2.19. (p21) The Light of Day Graham Swift
2.20. (p22) Lighthousekeeping Jeanette Winterson
2.21. (p23) The Book of Dave Will Self
3. (p24) Memoirs
3.1. (p25) The Beatles Anthology The Beatles
3.2. (p26) Learning to Fly Victoria Beckham
3.3. (p27) Elizabeth: 80 Glorious Years Jennie Bond
3.4. (p28) Straight Boy George with Paul Gorman
3.5. (p29) Alan Clark Diaries: Into Politics 1972-1982 Alan Clark
3.6. (p30) Jade: My Autobiography Jade Goody
3.7. (p31) The Year of the Jouncer Simon Gray
3.8. (p32) Jordan: Whole New World Katie Price
3.9. (p33) The Autobiography Ned Sherrin
3.10. (p34) A Mother's Gift Britney and Lynne Spears
3.11. (p35) The Almond Blossom Appreciation Society Chris Stewart
3.12. (p36) The Other Side of Nowhere Danniella Westbrook
4. (p37) Chick and lad lit
4.1. (p38) PS, I Love You Cecelia Ahern
4.2. (p39) The Wonder Spot Melissa Banks
4.3. (p40) Wicked! Jilly Cooper
4.4. (p41) Past Mortem Ben Elton
4.5. (p42) How to Be Good Nick Hornby
4.6. (p43) Stories We Could Tell Tony Parsons
4.7. (p44) Bergdorf Blondes Plum Sykes
4.8. (p45) Second Honeymoon Joanna Trollope
5. (p46) Sport
5.1. (p47) Bearders: My Life in Cricket Bill Frindall
5.2. (p48) Farewell But Not Goodbye: Bobby Robson
5.3. (p49) Playing for Keeps: Alec Stewart
5.4. (p50) The Beckoning Silence Joe Simpson
5.5. (p51) Calling the Shots: The Captain's Story Michael Vaughan
6. (p52) Sleaze
6.1. (p53) Cherries in the Snow Emma Forrest
6.2. (p54) Unaccompanied Women Jane Juska
6.3. (p55) Memories of My Melancholy Whores Gabriel Garcia Marquez
7. (p56) Beyond help
7.1. (p57) The Architecture of Happiness Alain de Botton
7.2. (p58) The Zahir Paulo Coelho
7.3. (p59) Instant Confidence Paul McKenna
7.4. (p60) Jamie's Italy Jamie Oliver
7.5. (p61) The Worst Case Scenario Survival Handbook Joshua Pivin
7.6. (p62) Talk to the Hand: The Utter Bloody Rudeness of Everyday Life (Or, Six Good Reasons to Stay Home and Bolt the Door) Lynne Truss
7.7. (p63) Skipping Christmas John Grisham
7.8. (p64) Tourism Nirpal Singh Dhaliwal
7.9. (p65) Liz Jones's Diary Liz Jones
8. (p66) Middle of the road
8.1. (p67) Going East Matthew d'Ancona
8.2. (p68) Red Dog Louis de Bernieres
8.3. (p69) White Mice Nicholas Blincoe
8.4. (p70) Coastliners Joanne Harris
8.5. (p71) Blue Shoes and Happiness Alexander McCall Smith
8.6. (p72) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince JK Rowling
8.7. (p73) Number Ten Sue Townsend
9. (p74) Very important science and politics
9.1. (p75) The 100 Minute Bible Michael Hilton
9.2. (p76) Empire: How Britain Made the Modern World Niall Ferguson
9.3. (p77) After the Neocons Francis Fukuyama
9.4. (p78) The Angry Island: Hunting the English AA Gill
9.5. (p79) A Briefer History of Time Stephen Hawking
9.6. (p80) Everything Bad Is Good for You: How Popular Culture is Making Us Smarter Steven Johnson
9.7. (p81) Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything Steven D Levitt and Stephen J Dubner
9.8. (p82) Mind the Gap: Class in Britain Now Ferdinand Mount
9.9. (p83) Hooking Up Tom Wolfe
10. (p84) Try-hards
10.1. (p85) The Sea House Esther Freud
10.2. (p86) The Fit Philip Hensher
10.3. (p87) Beyond Black Hilary Mantel
10.4. (p88) Judge Savage Tim Parks
11. (p89) 9/11
12. (p95) Shock and awe
13. (p106) Eurotrash
14. (p111) North Americana
15. (p122) Oedipal reads

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