LOST and PROFOUND: The Rejected Book Reviews by Famous People, by Mark McKirdy
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‘LOST and PROFOUND: The Rejected Book Reviews by Famous People’ is a unique and hilarious collection of unpublished book reviews seemingly written by household names who have reached the top in film, television, journalism, science, music, sport, art, business, politics and literature. Included among the ‘reviewers’ are George W. Bush, David Letterman, Madonna, Gore Vidal, Shirley MacLaine, Arnold Palmer, Elton John, Gloria Steinem, David Suzuki, Walter Cronkite, Salvatore ‘Sammy the Bull’ Gravano, Jimmy Swaggart and Monica Lewinsky. All the books reviewed are real, and the astonishing diversity of interests of the celebrities demonstrates that shallow perception can never be disguised as deep thought, no matter how cleverly expressed. As revealed in the book’s ‘Introduction’, Mark McKirdy acquired this collection when he successfully bid for a small, dusty box at a Sotheby’s auction in 2013. Upon his return to Oxford University, where he was the anthropologist-in-residence, he opened the box and, like Howard Carter marveling at the treasures he’d just unearthed from Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922, the author was holding a golden collection of book reviews by many of the world’s most significant people. Each review had apparently been commissioned by the prestigious literary journal, ‘The London Review of Books’ and each, for reasons never revealed, received a soul-crushing rebuff by way of a large, red ‘Rejected’ stamp. As with all well written satire, ‘LOST and PROFOUND’ will give readers pause for thought, seconds for chuckling, minutes of laughing out loud and hours of fun, and if the celebrities mentioned in the book didn’t actually write the reviews cited, they probably wish they had.
LOST and PROFOUND: The Rejected Book Reviews by Famous People, by Mark McKirdy- Amazon Sales Rank: #9037224 in Books
- Published on: 2015-05-02
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.00" h x .33" w x 6.00" l, .46 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 146 pages
About the Author Mark McKirdy's books have been published by Macmillan, Bantam, Ashton Scholastic and Jacaranda Press. He is currently working on two children's picture books and his doctoral thesis, 'The Secret Journal of Captain Cook', will be released as a satirical novel within 12 months.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. This book is a tongue in cheek compilation of fictitious ... By Robert Lalonde This book is a tongue in cheek compilation of fictitious book reviews by famous people. The tone is mischievous and irreverent at times, as you would expect from reviews that were rejected.A few examples are:• George Bush reviews The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Submarines• George Clooney reviews Asserting Yourself• Richard Dawkins reviews A Woman’s Account of The Afterlife• Gore Vidal reviews Lenin - A New BiographyLost and Profound is not a novel and it’s not something you would read cover to cover in one sitting. It’s the kind of book that is more suited to being picked up on occasion to read one or two reviews at a time, as light hearted entertainment.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. and I predict great things for this "scholarly" work. By Patrick Sean Lee I haven't yet read this book...I've yet to purchase it, but I will.I HAVE read Mr. McKirdy's Preview, and based on his outrageous character, and the Literary prose, I am compelled to give at least the Preview five glowing stars, and I predict great things for this "scholarly" work.Update, July 12, 2015. Now I have read the entire book. The author, not on my "Friends" list, kindly offered me a copy before I clicked "Buy". Fine.I honestly had to open the paperback with blinders on concerning what it MIGHT be about.The cover, first off. Very appealing when I glanced at it; the names of so many notable personalities (for lack of a better word) surrounding the image. Madonna? Jimmy Swaggart? THEY wrote reviews of books? Well, how would I really know? Monica Lewinski. Yo Yo Ma. Okay, I think this is going to be over-the-top tongue-in-cheek. Dive in and see, right?More than that it is. These (probably) phony compositions are not over-the-top. There is no top, so hilarious and outrageous they are. Lewinski's commentary, for instance, on Conason and Lyon's draft of the book they intend(ed) to publish, "The Hunting of The President". Clarification of the Cigar Incident in Monica's journalistic best effort."Bill looked at Hillary. Hillary looked at Bill. Al Gore looked at Hillary. Hillary looked at Tipper Gore. Tipper looked at me. I lit a cigar. Al smiled. Hillary lit a cigar. Al grinned. Tipper lit a cigar. Al lit a cigar. Oblivious to the showering sprinklers just triggered by the smoke, Bill lit two cigars. Cuba never had it so good." And further on at the end..."I should have followed Bill's advice and kept my mouth shut. It's a pity he didn't say that the first day we met."Another review "Rejected" by the journals.Over and over, McKirdy uses his not quite inimical voice to bring back memories, via rejected reviews, of the famous, the vain, the vapid, and the infamous personalities we so love, or love to hate. There are a few ho-hummers in the collection, but they are vastly outweighed and overpowered by the deliciously scandalous majority.I find myself, after having first received and read the book, going back in the quiet hours, when I am exhausted by the latest day's round of insanity in the news, and re-reading such as Monica Lewinski's review. I sleep well, with a HUGE grin on my face. 10 stars out of a possible 5 for this short classic-to-be.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Mark McKirdy has produced an excellent book in Lost and Profound By Nathan Parsons Lost and Profound is a hilarious text that made me laugh more than any book I've read before. It contains book reviews written by famous people that were rejected in which Mark McKirdy has somehow got his hands on. Hugh Grant, Steve Jobs, George. W. Bush and Bob Geldof are some of the reviewers - just to name a few.Mark McKirdy has produced an excellent book in Lost and Profound. His humour is intoxicating and I was actually sad when I got to the last page. I hope for a Volume II of Lost and Profound. I highly recommend this book!!
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