Daft Wee Stories

by Limmy

DAFT WEE STORIES is Limmy’s first book.

It is a collection of stories.

There are short stories.

There are longer stories.

There are stupid stories.

There are thoughtful stories.

There are upside-down stories.

There are normal-way-up stories.

There are weird stories.

There are less weird stories.

There are really weird stories.

There is nothing else like it.

Have a read.

Genres: Short Stories, Fiction, Comedy, Humor, Audiobook, Scotland, Ebooks

Audiobook

First published January 1, 2015

About the author

Brian "Limmy" Limond is a Scottish comedian, actor, and web developer. He first became known for his website and blog. In late 2006, his daily podcast Limmy's World of Glasgow received interest from the mainstream British media. In early 2010, Limond achieved success with his BBC sketch show series Limmy's Show. He is also a prolific user of the social networking applications Twitter, YouTube and Vine.

Reviews

[Eilidh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hate begets hate.
Violence begets violence.
Chicken nuggets chicken.

[Paul O’Neill · Rating 5 out of 5]

Edited from 4 to 5 stars. This was absolutely hilarious and I still think and laugh about it to this day.

[Gavin Broom · Rating 3 out of 5]

There's some hugely funny stuff in here, and most of it has a certain charm when you imagine Limmy reading them out -- maybe just buy the audiobook and be done with it -- but there's quite a bit of matchy matchy in the way these modern day fairy tales play out, and it's usually with a snappy, unrelated punchline in the final paragraph after an elaborate build up. So it's a book to be enjoyed over time and maybe not in 24 hours when the similarities ring out the loudest.

[Helenec1988 · Rating 5 out of 5]

I annoyed everyone with this book. Constantly shrieking and snorting with laughter.

[Wayne Fenlon · Rating 3 out of 5]

Enjoyed some of these stories. Size of Sally being the best, but I'd heard him reading that one.

Not an easy book to read in one sitting, either, to be honest. It all becomes a little tiresome after a while.
Dip in and out, though, and it's a much more enjoyable experience.

Just an opinion.

2.75 rounded to 3.

Limmy has a mad imagination. Definitely worth a gander.

Prefer his TV stuff.

[Richie Brown]

Like Limmy’s TV show, this book is roughly 10% amusing, 60% banal and 30% irritating. Would have made a fantastic pamphlet.

[Jamez · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm a fan of Limmy from his sketch show so I was already primed to like this going in. I also listened to this on audiobook which is narrated by himself. I'm sure this could be quite a different experience if you read paperback or didn't know Limmy and his style of comedy or both.

That said Daft Wee Stories is what is says on the cover. It's a collection of small stories ranging from the relatable and honest to the downright absurd. Limmy is a fantastic storyteller and listening to this while driving was like having a long time friend in the seat next to you just blabbering. Some stories are great, some of them not so much but all of them succeed in entertaining. There's no real structure to the book so any story could be read in any order, making it very easy to pick up wherever you left off. It's quite the comfort read.


As for the stories the highlights to me were
-The Ball
-Nail Varnish
-The Radiator
-The Teacup
-Facebook Past
-The Bear Costume

[Seán Barry · Rating 3 out of 5]

Daft

[Semi-Colin · Rating 4 out of 5]

God I love Limmy, everything he does is brilliant, TV, books, Twitch. I find something about the absurdity of his work really soothing in a strange way. There’s a comfort in the fact the story could go anyway and it doesn’t really matter if it does or how it ends it’s just a daft wee story for a laugh. These are very funny, and don’t feel like you’re reading 350 pages because they’re little shorts burst of fun. Want to listen to the audio book version for that authentic Limmy storytelling.

[Jake · Rating 4 out of 5]

Absolutely loved it, some of the chapters either didn't strike me as much or I didn't get, but for the most part I found myself laughing to the point of aching, would definitely recommend to fans of Limmy's Show.

[David · Rating 5 out of 5]

Audio version, a wonderful way to pass the time.

[Katherine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Daft. I loved it.

(Audiobook is definitely the best option)

[rotter · Rating 2 out of 5]

Fairly shite

[Brum Brumm · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is great for a quick 10 minute read before bed, when your eyes can’t quite manage staying open long enough to get sucked into a longer-form book. It’s perfect as a sort of pallet-cleanser to read alongside more serious non-fiction books, but I don’t think it really holds up when it’s all that you’re reading.

A lot of the stories are entertaining enough, either having a creative idea or a funny ending or something. But once you’ve read a good chunk of them, they start to become quite predictable. Which isn’t the worst thing in the world, but a lot of the stories plod along a bit, relying on the shock ending, which can feel a but tedious if you think you know what the ending is going to be.

I think Limmy’s humour often lies in his delivery. Unfortunately, most of that is lost when it’s written down. I imagine that most of the stories that I thought were pretty “meh” would have actually been funny to hear him tell, so I’d say the audiobook is probably the way to go for this.

Having said that, I do still think this book is worth it IF it’s just something to dip in and out of, rather than something you’d spend a day getting stuck into.

[Ben L · Rating 1 out of 5]

I am normally a huge fan of Limmies but I couldn't finish this book. What is funny on his streams and in his improv does not work for me on paper. The fun is in watching him assemble these stories in real time and develop them comedically Infront of your eyes, in a book they just seem too deliberately stupid and shocking.

In my opinion.

[joe]

starts off very funny, but somewhat surprisingly my enjoyment went down further in. still, has a few gems splashed about regardless of how far in. I think this would probably be best enjoyed listened to as Limmy’s audiobook.

[Cmac · Rating 5 out of 5]

surprisingly relatable, and very funny

[Demetzy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fantastic collection of really weird dark funny stories

[Jen · Rating 5 out of 5]

i would highly recommend listening to this book cause with Limmy narrating it himself it makes it even funnier

[Pierce Morton · Rating 5 out of 5]

The greatest comedic mind of our time! Some edgy moments, but it’s all in the title really and listening to the audiobook narrated by Limmy was extra enjoyable!

[Ryan Dougans · Rating 3 out of 5]

I’m hopping between a 3 and a 4, being a comedian is a huge strength for Limmy because the stuff he comes up is just so unfathomably absurd and weird and injected with his spontaneous brand of humour. BUT, and it’s a huge ‘but’, the endings did ruin a lot of the stories for me. It kind of felt like he just wanted to end some of them a bit too prematurely when it was just about to pick up steam. I’d say it’s a good gateway for folks who don’t make reading a habit and just want something to kill time with.

[BurritoChris · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you've seen him on twitch or youtube or his BBC sketch show (commission series 4 you cowards) you may be aware that Limmy is a genius, and he extends this genius to story writing. If you were watching his improv stories and wondering what it would be like if he gave them some forethought then here it is. Just read it, I love him, read this now come on.

[Bryan Henderson · Rating 5 out of 5]

The most amusing book.

[John Ferrie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Lot of pish

[Kevin McAllion · Rating 4 out of 5]

Brimming with imagination and wit, this collection of daft wee stories never fails to raise a laugh and a smile. I've always found Limmy's TV output a bit hit and miss, with some sketches making me laugh out loud and others leading to a Shooting Stars tumbleweed moment. But his written output here is consistently brilliant and I found something to enjoy in pretty much every story.
Telling a tale in just two or three pages is a difficult task but Limmy seems to find it a breeze and hopefully this won't be his last foray into fiction.
The stories here are so eclectic, ranging from the surreal (faces collapsing, a deformed cow being found behind a bathroom wall and Santa's decaying corpse being found up a chimney) to the absurd (a man who's employed to do nothing) and the profound (a clubber coming to the realisation that dancing is moronic and pointless then being turfed out by the bouncers before he can share this secret).
Violence spiralling out of control due to a misunderstanding is another common theme, most memorably when a neighbourly dispute about a missing children's football leads to murder.
Scots will appreciate Limmy's humour more than others but there's plenty here to entertain and amuse anyone. Perfect bedside reading as you can nip in and out at your pleasure.

[Dominique || dominiquetravels · Rating 3 out of 5]

Limmy's book is filled with daft wee stories indeed. I just wish it was a slightly shorter book filled with daft stories.

The audiobook is around 6 hours long, and the stories become more and more predictable as time passes. Limmy's Scottish accent is fun, for the first few hours, but his intonation because repetitive too. It's like he starts the same story over-and-over again. This is obviously not the case because every story is completely different, but in a way the endings are all the same. They are all "unexpected" even though you're able to guess the ending towards the end.

There are some gems here which will stay with me for a long time. The story about the car graveyard, the story about the football, the story about the blow-up planet. The stories are gruesome, funny & silly all at the same time.

I consider Scotland to be my second home. I live in my first home now, so listening to Limmy brings back memories of Scotland. I don't know how easy it is to understand him if you haven't lived there. Just give it a shot, but my tip is not to listen to all the stories at once. I think you have to dip in and out of this book for it to be enjoyable.

[Ross Thompson · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think there's something wrong with Limmy. Such a troubled mind. How he comes up with the stories contained here is mind-boggling.
This is a collection of short stories, all of which are less than a 10 minute read. All of them are very odd. Some are hilarious, some are interesting, others just truly bizarre. A number of the stories seem to be going nowhere and then just totally twist in the last few words. In others Limmy somehow has his character work through the logic of a stupid decision and somehow convince themselves to make that stupid decision
This collection is a good read, but don't expect it to be laugh out loud funny. This isn't your Michael Macintyre autobiography, it is a collection of daft wee stories, generally showing people getting themselves into weird situations or doing stupid things.

[Rick Burin · Rating 3 out of 5]

I got this as I’d heard Limmy on RHLSTP (RHLSTP), followed him on Twitter from that, and found that his feed is like a piece of inspired performance art – and the fact he’d ridicule me for saying that is partly why. Written in straightforward colloquial language (a lot of ‘wee’, a lot of ‘shite’), the stories are a mixed bag: some funny, some very funny, some fun but formulaic with increasingly obvious counterintuitive endings, some agreeably weird and a couple just crap.

There’s too much about poo and arses in general, and the tongue-in-cheek nastiness becomes wearying after a while, but at its best it’s close to brilliant. Hazy Days of Summer – about a postman, a package and a simple mistake – is my favourite, but The Bite, I Have Some Pictures, The Bowling Club and The Size of Sally aren’t far behind.

[Tony Mac · Rating 3 out of 5]

A series of short vignettes from the Scottish comedian, many of them probably culled from his improvisational stand up routines which allows them to go off into weird tangents as well as demonstrate classic observational humour, human outrageousness and oddball surreal detours.

Inevitably inconsistent, the collection is nevertheless frequently funny, occasionally thought-provoking and certainly a perfect short-burst read for lunch breaks, coffee stops, public transport or medium length occupations of the loo.

So undilutedly Scottish in its style, content, language and cultural references that it might not travel well, but if you get the gist it’s a lovely little espresso-hit pocket book to fill in a few spare minutes anytime, anywhere.

[Sol Harris · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is less of a series of short stories and more a sketch show in literary form.

It’s a shame that Limmy hasn’t (and probably never will) write a full-length novel. His writing style is wonderful. The way he can get inside a character’s thought processes is extremely engaging and insightful. I’d love to see that applied to something with a bit more substance — a long-form narrative.

But this is great. Some of the shorts are genuinely very funny. Some of them are just compelling little stories. And while some of them are a bit lacking, they really are extremely short — you’re never given the opportunity to get bored before moving onto the next.

Much better than I expected and I came into this as a fan.