Every Sunday we are taking a look at the world of books. I read a lot and always want to share my opinions on what I read, so I thought it would be fun to write reviews. Today we are looking at a book by Jeremy Clarkson and all his articles that he wrote for Top Gear Magazine.

The Top Gear Years (2012)

Jeremy Clarkson

Synopsis

The Top Gear Years brings together Jeremy Clarkson’s collected magazine columns for the first time.

Clarkson at his pithy, provocative, hilarious best

We now know all about the world according to Clarkson. In a series of bestselling books Jeremy has revealed it to be a puzzling, frustrating place where all too often the lunatics seem to be running the asylum. But in The Top Gear Years, we get something rather different. Because ten years ago, at an ex-RAF aerodrome in Surrey, Jeremy and his friends built a world that was rather more to his liking: they called it Top Gear HQ. And Top Gear is for Jeremy what the jungle is for Tarzan: the perfect place to work and play. But they didn’t stop there . . .

With this corner of Surrey sorted out, Jeremy and the boys decided to have a crack at the rest of the world. With Top Gear Live charging through with the subtlety of a touring heavy rock band and far flung outposts across the globe from North America to China – an empire of petrol-headed upon which the sun never set.

And all along Jeremy was writing about it in Top Gear magazine. Here, collected for the first time, are the fruits of his labours: the cars, the hijinx, the pleasure and the pain. Brilliantly written and laugh out loud funny.

– from Waterstones

Positive Points

The great thing about Jeremy Clarkson books is that there are a lot of different topics that are covered throughout the book. Most of the topics are cars but there are also some other topics scattered throughout. Some of the pieces of writing are quite fun.

Negative Points

It is slightly outdated as it goes back a few years so some of the topics do not make sense to some readers. Also you may not like the fact that it is a book with lots of different articles.

Overall Review

It is a big book of articles and that means that there are a lot of different topics which will be great for readers that want a variety. Be warned that a lot of them are about cars though.

Rating : **** 4 Stars

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