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The Throwback Paperback – Import, January 1, 2002

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4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 951 ratings
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    January 1, 2002
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    5.08 x 0.83 x 7.8 inches
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    0099435527
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ ARROW (RAND); New Ed edition (January 1, 2002)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0099435527
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0099435525
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.08 x 0.83 x 7.8 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 951 ratings

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4.3 out of 5 stars
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J. M. Leas
5.0 out of 5 stars Hysterical British humor
Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2023
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Sharpe's presentation of the characters combined with the somewhat twisted British sense of humor makes this book a classic, worth keeping and reading multiple times. At least two places in the book I find myself laughing so hard I am in tears. It's not Benny Hill or Monty Python but possibly a blend of the two. I own several of Sharpe's books and THIS is the best of them all. For you or a friend who enjoys an off-beat sense of humor, THIS might be the best gift you could ever give.
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Don McPherson
4.0 out of 5 stars Tom Sharpe at his hilarious best.
Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2013
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The adventures of Lockhart Flawse (The Bastard) as he is known to his Grandfather who is his sole family. Watch as he grows and matures, experiences life, love and loss.

One of Tom Sharpe's wittiest. i laughed out loud a few times, but mostly sniggered at Lockhart's exploits, his Grandfather's views on everything and Dodd Flawse Hall's jack-of-all-trades.

If you are new to Tom Sharpe, 'The Throwback' would be a good start to a life long love of this author. If you are an old friend ... enjoy.
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M.M.F.
5.0 out of 5 stars My first Tom Sharpe book ever!
Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2012
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I absolutely love this story. Here's the Wiki summary:
The plot is based around the ancient Flawse family, landed gentry based at the falling-down Flawse Hall, (near "Flawse Fell") in the wilds of Northumberland, just south of the Anglo-Scottish border. The single remaining family member is a cantankerous octenegarian named Edwin Tyndale Flawse. His illegitimate grandson Lockhart (aka "the Bastard") combines sexual and educational innocence with an alarming propensity for violence when he or his wife is threatened. The old man was born in the late 19th century, and his main aim in the very autumn years of his life is to find the father of his bastard grandchild and flog him within an inch of his life.
I loved this book the first time I read it. And the second time. And when I decided that I wanted to read it a third time, I purchased a copy off Amazon. It was worth it. I enjoy his other books as well but this is my favorite. What a story!
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jal
3.0 out of 5 stars not bad but not up to his usual side-splitting self
Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2012
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Sharpe is funny. Indeed, very funny. His various other books (wilt, P-H blues etc) are hysterical. in fact they require a health warning on the front as they are so funny that if you are not wearing a corset your guts could end up on the floor.
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Winning Forex Systems
5.0 out of 5 stars FUNNY!!!!! (But folks to whom I recommended it told me I have a sick sense of humor...)
Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2014
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I laughed uproariously all through reading this book. Literally had tears in my eyes from laughing so hard. BUT ... some folks to whom I recommended it said they didn't think it was that funny, or even funny at all. Why? Well if you read some of the professional reviews of the book that will give you a clue about why I say so. The book is about a guy's "evil" plots to get even for the theft of his inheritance. It's the dialog, attitudes, and accidental happenings regarding the main characters that is so preposterously ridiculous that made me laugh so hard. So, you'll have to pay your money and take your chances. My guess, however, is that if you're a true Monty Python lover (as in the dead parrot, the Black Knight - "None shall pass!," or the "I'd like to report a burglary" funny voices skits) then you, too, will howl with laughter at this raucous book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Second Reading
Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2017
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My first reading of The Throwback some 40 years ago had me laughing out load, so much so that tears streamed down my cheeks and was rendered speechless much to the consternation of other flight crew members in the Pilots’ Lounge in some airport. Reading it again 40 years later in the local doctor’s waiting room in the French village where I live changed nothing but the appalled looks of concerned French villagers for a demented Englishman crying out laughing uproariously at his electronic book as tears flowed down his cheeks.

This book should carry a warning as to where it should be read. Only a tax inspector would not find it hilarious. Let your imagination run riot as Tom Sharpe intended.
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CT
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2014
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Funny book.
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thomas
5.0 out of 5 stars very funny book
Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2023
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It is unapologetic humor. It's a Monty Python movie in the making.
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Zecat
5.0 out of 5 stars Humour délicieusement britannique. Totalement déjanté.
Reviewed in France on September 11, 2018
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Encore un livre déjanté de ce bon vieux Tom Sharpe. Sans doute pas le meilleur, mais très bon malgré tout. La loufoquerie britannique dans toute sa splendeur, mise en valeur par une pratique jubilatoire de l’understatement. Quel dommage que M. Sharpe nous ait quittés.
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John Close
5.0 out of 5 stars Funniest Novel Ever!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 13, 2018
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I bought this book for a friend ... it is simply the funniest novel I have ever read (Okay, Cold Comfort Farm runs it a close second!). I re-read it every couple of years and I’m in stitches laughing in anticipation of what is looming when I turn over a page. Tom Sharpe is such a clever novelist ... his South African novels are also well worth reading (brilliant satires on the Apartheid system).
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Tiberius Gracchus
5.0 out of 5 stars Sharpe at his best
Reviewed in Australia on January 16, 2021
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A good quality Sharpe one-off.
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C.Jam
5.0 out of 5 stars Genial
Reviewed in Germany on February 13, 2013
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Dieses Book habe ich bestimmt dreimal schon als Paperback gelesen und ich wollte es auch mein Kindle haben. Ich habe alles vom Tom Sharpe gelesen und fünf Sterne sind nicht ausreichend.

Ich kann diesen Schriftstelle nur emphellen, für alle die Englischen Humur erleben möchten dieses Buch ist ein muss.
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Peter Ristuccia
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the better new tom sharpe books traditional tom sharpe style
Reviewed in Australia on December 19, 2017
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One of the better new tom sharpe books traditional tom sharpe style
Quite funny in parts and clever twist right at the end
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