1/10/2023 0 Comments Joinme reviews![]() Realising that these members needed some direction, Danny decides that their mission is to make ‘old men very happy’ and later to do good deeds on a Friday (aptly named Good Fridays). No details, no purpose, no idea why – but for some reason people DID begin to join him, sending him their passport photos, arranging meet ups and generally giving the collective some momentum. In ‘Join Me’, inspired after attending his great uncle’s funeral where he discovers his deceased relative tried to set up a cult but gave up after only two members joined him, Danny decides to set up his own ‘collective’ (not a cult) and puts an ad in a newspaper asking people to join him. Many’s the time I embarrassed myself with unladylike snorting and even the occasional guffaw. ![]() I’m happy to confirm, it didn’t disappoint. This is where poker faces are practiced). A lighthearted, frothy kind of treat that would fly off the pages and make me laugh out loud on public transport (I always measure whether a book is funny by whether it makes you laugh on public transport, where you do your damnedest to maintain zombie-eyed neutrality. Having really enjoyed all the other books of this type, being a regular reader of Wallace’s articles in Shortlist magazine and having gotten to know him a little through his pal Dave Gorman’s exploits, I knew I was in for a treat with this book. 1 record in Albania with the help of the late, great Norman Wisdom – followed by Dave Gorman with his adventures in Googlewhacking, and now Danny Wallace has taken the helm of the pointless mission initiative with ‘Yes Men’ and the book under scrutiny here, ‘Join Me’. Started by Tony Hawks hitching around Ireland with a fridge, to playing the Moldovan football team at tennis, or getting a no. 1 record in Albania with the help of the late, great Norman Wisdom – followed by Dave Gorman with his adventures in Googlewhacking, and now Danny Wallace has taken the helm of the pointless mission initiative with ‘Yes Men’ and the book under sc There’s a whole canon of literature that revolves around what is neatly described by Wallace’s girlfriend as ‘stupid boy bets’. There’s a whole canon of literature that revolves around what is neatly described by Wallace’s girlfriend as ‘stupid boy bets’. Wallace has other books chronicling what his girlfriend refers to as "stupid boy-projects" and I'll definitely be reading more by him.įour stars for sly British humor and a positive, yet not sappy, message about the good in people.more He lies to her over and over, and it's a dark note to this otherwise sweet story about people connecting, joining up with total strangers just because they're asked to. The only sour note is the way he treats his girlfriend, who would disapprove of his crazy scheme.if only she knew what he was up to. Danny is a goofy, personable narrator and his story is weird and engaging. This book had me laughing aloud several times. So he has to come up with a purpose for his group, and along the way he meets up with his Joinees and travels about Europe to promote his Join Me collective. Danny asks people to join him, and they do, but they want to know why they're joining him, and that's a question he can't answer. This is written as non-fiction but reads like a wacky British comedy. Bored, Danny Wallace puts an ad in his local paper that reads "Join Me" and accidentally starts an cult. ![]() But who could deny the attraction of a global following of devoted joinees?Ī book about dreams, ambition, and the responsibility that comes with power, Join Me is the true story of a man who created a cult by accident, and is proof that whilst some men were born to lead, others really haven't got a clue.more Increasingly obsessed and possibly power-crazed, Danny risked losing his sanity and his loyal girlfriend. It said, simply, "Join Me." Within a month, he was receiving letters and emails from teachers, mechanics, sales reps, vicars, schoolchildren and pensioners-all pledging allegiance to his cause. Just to see what would happen, he placed a whimsical ad in a local London paper.
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