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He Died with a Felafel in His Hand by John Birmingham

panelparty's review against another edition

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4.0

Read for Popsugar 2020: Book on TBR You Associate with a Favorite Person, Place, or Thing (and who doesn't love falafel?!)

A ridiculously trashy but ultimately fun book about one guy's experiences living in shared housing in Australia back in the day. After reading some drearier titles this was exactly the sewer fluff my brain needed.

amethyst_hearts_books's review against another edition

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1.0

It wasn't hilarious so much as sad and discouraging.

thedylanzone's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted medium-paced

4.0

maddelleine's review against another edition

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2.0

Can't really decide what to think. I'm definitely grateful now for the wonderfully normal roommates I have and I've had and completely shocked at what specimens you can encounter, especially in some parts of the world.

triciasreadings's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny informative lighthearted reflective fast-paced

5.0

laraaetc's review against another edition

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4.0

Quite a bit of fun, very Australian, like it!

angelajuniper's review against another edition

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4.0

Absolutely hilarious!!! Relatable and somewhat horrifying! I loved it!

acquerne's review against another edition

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5.0

For the better part of ten years the film version of He Died With A Felafel In His Hand has been my favorite movie of all time; glad I finally got to read the original.

redhickory's review against another edition

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1.0

DNF

elturko64's review against another edition

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2.0

Started off strong at first but as I progressed further into this book I quickly lost interest. The writing is decent but that's about it. There is no clear order for the variety of anecdotes being told and it feels like a mishmash of stories with no editing or clarity.