The Hell Of It All by Charlie Brooker.

Published March 6, 2011 | By Laura

The Hell Of It All by Charlie Brooker.
(Faber & Faber, Oct 2012, Paperback Edition.)

Review by Rebecca Welch.

I’m a big, massive fan of Charlie Brooker and have been for a few years. I used to read the free papers in college and he occasionally writes for The Guardian. Nowadays he has two of his own flagship shows (Screenwipe and Newswipe) and a quizcom show (You Have Been Watching).

For Christmas, I got his book, ‘The Hell of it All’ – third in a series of compilation books comprising Guardian columns, random blogs and ideas for columns that never were.

For those of you who have never come across any of his work, he has been described as a ‘genius of spleen’

A lot of his articles are tangential and involve his reader’s participation, and he has a very nihilistic and sardonic approach to a range of topics: from his background in TV and Video Game reviews to topical news articles. If you can stomach his sometimes frank and morbid narrative I highly recommend it – his over-the-top pessimism often makes you think, or at least laugh out loud.

Has anyone actually heard of him before? What are your thoughts?

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Laura

I'm Laura. I started Novel Kicks back in 2009 as I wanted a place to discuss books and writing - two loves of my life. As someone who has anxiety, these two things give me, and I am sure countless others, a much needed escape.
There is a monthly book club, writing exercises, prompts, reviews, author interviews, competitions and guest posts. I cover many genres and I hope there is something for everyone.
I grew up by the sea in Dorset and currently live in Poole with my husband, Chris and three cats. I love writing and have a BA (Hons) in Creative Writing from Falmouth University. I am writing my first book. If only I could stop pressing delete. Chris has threatened to stop it from working. Haha.
I have always loved creative writing since I was in first school and would very much like to meet my teacher, Miss Sayers, to say thank you for all the encouragement she gave me then.
When not writing, I love reading, cats, Disney, singing (I can't sing but this doesn't stop me,) and falling into a good TV show or film. If I could step into any fictional world, it would be amongst the characters in ABC's Once Upon a Time.
I love reading many genres and discovering new authors.

The Hell Of It All by Charlie Brooker.

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