Porterhouse Blue Audiobook (Unabridged)

" very funny book, had me in stitches. "

" A newly appointed college Master struggles to impose changes on a stubbornly traditional Cambridge college. The story twists and turns with traps and intrigues. If you have visited Cambridge, you can just picture the colleges and other venues and the story becomes even more alive (which is not a must, but definitely a bonus). Very witty. "

" Somewhat dated now, and the subject matter is more for upper class readers, but very funny and a good read. "

" Made me laugh out-loud at night in bed. Hilarious. "

" Great read. Sharpe has more control in this novel than over his other works so that the bitter satire is complete with its black humor. It also offers one of the most bizarrely humorous sequences you could hope to read. "

" Odd, really, really odd "

" This book reminded me of Catch 22 in terms of the style of Tom Sharpe's writing. It's humorous and energetic. "

" Condoms can kill! "

" I'm a sucker for any well-written Oxbridge based novels - and there are several. "

" Another satire from TS, this time based on a posh, stiff upper lip, college. Okay, but not his best. "

" Alweer een fantastisch boek! Zeker een aanrader voor fans van Sharpe. "

" HA hah har har hee hee For a good laugh this book is first class. "

" Plezierig "

" The book was an okay read overall, the setting of an old Cambridge college was certainly fresh. Yet the plot didn't capture me, nor was the humor quite my style. The thing that saved this book from only 2 stars was Zipler's adventures with the FLs, a picture I am still laughing at days later. "

" Tepid and pointless. Satire of hoity-toity Oxbridge life interspersed with painful attempts at sexual humor. "

" Entertaining farce, with a tradition vs. modernity theme and some outrageous scenes. Good fun. "

" This satire skewers British university life: humorous, but not nearly as funny as some of his other works. "

" ridiculously funny satire for anyone who has studied at Cambridge and knows the traditions, locations, and characters mentioned. "

" seen the film??? now read the book ,much more enjoyable "

" Wonderfully funny. "

" Rather good fun, not an edge of the seat read but good. "

" Another satire from TS, this time based on a posh, stiff upper lip, college. Okay, but not his best. "

" A huge influence, this, on my own university-based graphic novel, 'The Sword of Lochglen'. This is one I can read over and over again - defnitely Sharpe's best. "

" I'm not sure which Tom Sharpe book I was reading, but once on a bus in New Zealand, I was laughing so hard at Sharpe's work that the driver pulled over to the side of the road to see if I was having a fit or something. There are several gut-busting scenes in this one. "

" What can't Americans be funny and trenchant at the same time? Tom Sharpe does it without breaking a sweat. This is keen-edged black humor(note avoidance of too-cute alternative to "keen.") that combines witty prose with broad situation comedy.(The BBC four-episode series is fun too.) "

" Made me laugh out-loud at night in bed. Hilarious. "

" One of the best comedy novels of all time. Tom Sharpe uses his experiences at Cambridge University to paint this hilarious picture of a ficticious college (Porterhouse) which is governed by an over self-indulgent and corrupt staff. "

" All the Wilt books are funny. Poor Wilt is so inept he gets into all sorts of scrapes. "

" The book was an okay read overall, the setting of an old Cambridge college was certainly fresh. Yet the plot didn't capture me, nor was the humor quite my style. The thing that saved this book from only 2 stars was Zipler's adventures with the FLs, a picture I am still laughing at days later. "

" Alweer een fantastisch boek! Zeker een aanrader voor fans van Sharpe. "

" HA hah har har hee hee For a good laugh this book is first class. "