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The "Idler": Issue 41: QI Issue: 41

By: Dan Kieran
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Ebury Press
ISBN: 0091923018
ISBN-13: 9780091923013
Released: 01 May 2008
RRP: £10.99
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Amusing - By: Josie Mo, 30 Oct 2007
I wasn't quite sure what to expect from The Idler.

I had fun with my first issue (38)! - very amusing!
Fab!! Brill!! - By: Dr. J. Sims, 10 Dec 2005
Excellent reading ....ah too busy idling & reading this inspiring work of brilliance to say any more......
A fine and funny magazine - By: , 17 Oct 2001
'The idler' is touted as a magazine, although in size it is more of a book. Published twice a year, it is a collection of sketches, articles, reviews & stories, with laziness as a general theme.

This issue features interviews with Patrick Moore (by Alex James) & Bill Odiie (by Louis Theroux) along with sketches by Adam & Joe & stories by Zodiac Mindwarp (aka Mark Manning).

It reallly is one of the funniest & most entertaining magazines I have ever read & has caused me no end of strange looks on the tube as I sniggered away to myself. The combination of genuine wit & genius writing is unlikely to be found anywhere else & I can heartily recommend it to anyone.

Sublime - By: , 13 Jun 2000
I found my copy of 'The Idler' on the seat of the tube. I pity the poor man that left it there & sincerely hope he manged to buy another because it's the best thing I've read for years.

It contains everything the descerning reader could possibly desire. The hilarious & irreverent front section is a joy to read & an excellent guide to modern day living. It also contains the best commentary on the life of Van Gogh that I have ever read. The interviews are alll fascinating & the short stories are little short of genius. I particularly like 'The visit of Val Koran', written by one of the actors in TV's League of Gentlemen.

I like it so much that I'm going to subscribe & join the Grand High Order of Idlers.

The future is laid back.

It's Granta for slackers - By: , 16 Nov 1999
I bought this quite by accident in Borders the other week. It's structured like a magazine, with lots of funny bits in the front section, with more substantial interviews & articles in the middle - it's theme is Man's Ruin, with lots of (perhaps too much) articles examining boozing including an incredibly moving account of a father & son who were involved in the temperance movement. The writers list reads like a a who's who of the british underground (Adam & Joe, Louis Theroux, Will Self, Bill Drummond, Tony White, Matthew De Abaitua) & its good to see them alll gathered in one place.

Although the boozing stuff wears a bit thin, that's always been kind of the point with the Idler - it's self-indulgent in a world where everything else feels restrained by fears of what the public might or might not like. it's excessive, goes far too far, & is a force for good. if they had a proper publisher, they'd be dangerous