The World According to Clarkson is a non-fiction book that looks at the modern British everyday life in a satirical way. What it is then, is a collection of his newspaper column articles, on the topic of Britain.
One recurring theme in the book is his comparisons with mainland Europe. Within the book, he even mentions Estonia in a chapter, a couple of times, writing:
“He ended up with an extraordinary collection including Estonia, which did have an army in 1993. But lost it. No, really. The Estonian army was ordered to capture a Russian military town but the soldiers decided this was an unpleasant way of earning a living and went off, on their own, to fight organised crime instead.”
Another recurring theme are his constant complaints about the government, the EU and generally, everyday life. His witty remarks make almost every subject a lot more interesting.
I agree with Jeremy Clarkson on most topics. I agree with him that “Health and Safety” is pointless. In fact, in the Top Gear production office, they call it the PPD – the Programme Prevention Department. I agree that Europe should have the same plug sockets. That’s something more necessary than the Euro.
I loved the book. It was witty and interesting. I read it straight from start to finish because it was simply so interesting to read. It wasn’t a single story, but a collection of ideas and thoughts as he travelled throughout the UK, Europe and the world. With most books, I want to take a couple of breaks because I get tired of reading them. With this, I simply kept going for hours and hours, until I’d finished it. I payed attention to… everything! Which isn’t something that happens to me very often. And what an experience it was! My world view didn’t change much, but my mind was definitely broadened by it.
The man has a point.
Originally written as a school book report. ©Johannes Siig, All Rights Reserved.
