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RIP ๐Ÿ™


 
Posted : 06/06/2013 2:03 pm
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Loved his early books later ones were boring.

Thanks for the humour Tom.


 
Posted : 06/06/2013 2:06 pm
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Just heard this on the radio. They read his name out first which raised a small smile in my mind, then, a fraction of a second later, I realised why they read names out like that and saw where the story was going. Shame. Top author.


 
Posted : 06/06/2013 2:07 pm
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RIP - loved his books when I was younger...


 
Posted : 06/06/2013 2:16 pm
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RIP - Loved his books - did try and pick a favourite but a futile exercise.


 
Posted : 06/06/2013 2:19 pm
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Early books were brilliant - Wilt is just sublime.
RIP Tom, thanks for the real belly laughs.


 
Posted : 06/06/2013 2:57 pm
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thats sad, he was funny.


 
Posted : 06/06/2013 2:57 pm
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I remember sitting on Weymouth beach front reading Wilt & giggling like an idiot-my first exposure to his books, very funny writer, especially as I live in Cambridge & attended the college of Arts & Technology as an apprentice instrument maker on day release. Sad he's gone.


 
Posted : 06/06/2013 9:04 pm
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RIP Tom.

One of my favourite authors. Lost count of the number of times I've read the first two and 'Vintage Stuff'.


 
Posted : 07/06/2013 12:01 am
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Sad.

I went through a Tom Sharpe phase when I was younger. A few left me cold (maybe I was too young) but the Wilt series and The Throwback really clicked with me.

RIP, sir.


 
Posted : 07/06/2013 12:06 am
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RIP

Great fun reading, one of those that made me such an avid reader when I was younger


 
Posted : 07/06/2013 12:10 am
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Sad - I thought he was quite young.

I must see if I can find the throwback and read it again.


 
Posted : 07/06/2013 7:02 am
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Sad.
Devastatingly funny at his best, and, as a foreigner, I always thought a very "British" humour.


 
Posted : 07/06/2013 7:16 am