The latest competition invited you to submit a review of a well-known work of literature that has been written by a comically inappropriate reviewer. Some of you chose well-known individuals for the job; others provided reviews written by anonymous writers but penned in a comically inappropriate style.
Honourable mentions go to Nicholas Stone and John O’Byrne, who let Donald Trump loose on The Odyssey and Brave New World respectively. I also liked Jane Moth’s assessment of Great Expectations from the perspective of a reviewer writing for All Things Bridal magazine: ‘So we opened Great Expectations with much anticipation, knowing that great expectations are precisely what our executive brides have. Imagine our disappointment when Ms Havisham, the bride to be, singularly failed to achieve the dream wedding we know you all desire.’; and Frank Upton caught my eye with his dental technician’s-eye view of Zadie Smith’s White Teeth.
The worthy winners, in a generally strong field, are printed below and take £25 each; the bonus fiver is Bill Greenwell’s.
Sir Humphrey Appleby: The Trial/Bill Greenwell As far as one can see, Mr.
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