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Brilliant, Brilliant, Brilliant Brilliant Brilliant: Modern Life as Interpreted By Someone Who Is Reasonably Bad at Living It Hardcover – February 21, 2019

by Joel Golby (Author)
4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 377 ratings
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‘This is a funny and beautiful book. What a little bastard.’ RUSSELL BRAND

‘A millennial's answer to David Sedaris. No writer is funnier than Joel Golby.’ DOLLY ALDERTON

A collection of full-throated appreciations, withering assessments, and hard-won lessons by the popular journalist.

There are a few things you need to know about Joel Golby. Both his parents are dead. His dad was an alcoholic. He himself has a complicated relationship with alcohol. He once went to karaoke three times in five days. He will always beat you at Monopoly, and he will always cheat.

Joel makes a name for himself as a journalist who brings us distinguished articles such as ‘A Man Shits On A Plane So Hard It Has To Turn Around And Come Back Again’, but that says more about us than him. In his first book, Brilliant, Brilliant, Brilliant Brilliant Brilliant Joel writes about important stuff (death, alcohol, loss, friendship) and unimportant stuff (Saudi Arabian Camel Pageants, a watertight ranking of the Rocky films, Monopoly), always with the soft punch of a lesson tucked within.

Golby’s sharp, evocative prose thrives on reality and honesty that is gut-wrenchingly close to the bone, and laced with a copious dose of dark humour. Who is this book for? It is for everyone, but mainly people who are as lost and confused as Joel and just want to have a good laugh about it.

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  1. Print length
    336 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Mudlark
  4. Publication date
    February 21, 2019
  5. Dimensions
    6.26 x 1.22 x 8.94 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0008265402
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0008265403
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Mudlark (February 21, 2019)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 336 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0008265402
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0008265403
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.15 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.26 x 1.22 x 8.94 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 377 ratings

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5.0 out of 5 stars As good as you were expecting it to be (i.e. very good)
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 22, 2019
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Like everyone else I’ve been a fan of Joel Golby’s writing for a while, and I was excited to read his book. A confession: for me, it wasn’t cover-to-cover perfect; I lost interest in a few of the chapters. But when he’s good… damn, he’s good. His writing is so funny, obviously, and so silly, but it’s just so beautiful too. There are parts that are so well-written that when I finished the paragraph I just needed to read it again: words so beautifully put together, so rhythmic, that you want to read it over and over, just to hear it again.
But it’s not just the writing that makes this book special, it’s the content. Joel Golby just gets it. He captures thoughts and feelings that you’ve already had, a thousand times over, but you’d never put into words. If you are roughly between the ages of 25-35, this book is going to speak to you. He gets it.
So no, this book isn’t perfect, but it’s pretty damn close. I wish there were other writers like this, I really do, because I would devour everything they write. But there just aren’t: Joel’s writing at its peak is truly better than anything else out there right now. Buy this book.
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Andy Morwood
4.0 out of 5 stars Funny!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 21, 2019
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Hello you, this book is funny and rather touching at some points. It’s largely quite silly, with a chapter discussing the horniness of M&M’s (spoiler).
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Chris K
4.0 out of 5 stars Theroux and Ronson for the multimedia generation?
Reviewed in Australia on January 3, 2021
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Thoroughly enjoyable read by a writer who has a sharp eye for observation and effortlessly executes in humour and wit. Came to this via recommendation, and being unfamiliar with the author and VICE journalism, I might have been left behind a little bit in the anarchic structure of some of the pieces, and felt one or two of the topics (essentially the book is just a hodge podge of his musings on different things, with no underpinning pattern in distribution) missed the mark for mine. Nonetheless, this is an obvious talent who can convey humour and pathos excellently.
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Matthew Jones
5.0 out of 5 stars A brilliant, hilarious roller coaster of emotions kind of read..
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 17, 2023
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A fantastic read! There are not many books that can have me crying with laughter on one page and then crying with soul crushing despair the next. There isn't a bad chapter in this book, I highly recommend.
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Diggy
3.0 out of 5 stars The funniest writer misses his mark
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 12, 2019
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Joel Golby's columns in Vice are exceptional but when he finishes his 5th book he'll look back at this one and do a wonky mouth emoji face. It's just not that good.
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