Allo'Allo!: The Complete War Diaries of Rene Artois

by John Haselden (Translator), Rene Artois

The genuine diaries In one volume of Rene Artois, the hero of BBC TV`s comedy program of the same name seen all over the U.S. on numerous cable and PBS TV stations.

Genres: Humor, Historical Fiction

320 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1992

Reviews

[Helena K · Rating 3 out of 5]

Based on the BBC tv series, ‘Allo ‘Allo, this book is a two year diary of cafe owner, Rene Artois, in Nouvion, France during the German occupation of France in WWII.

The story deals with dodgy German officers, French Resistance leaders, stolen paintings (the Fallen Madonna with the Big Boobies by Van Clomp), trapped British airmen and multiple love affairs in a very humorous way.

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‘Allo ‘Allo is a classic tv show (seriously, you really need to watch it) that has a great sense of humour to it. While this book covers the same storyline and those iconic lines, it just isn’t the same as watching the show. Like it lacks the real humour that made the tv show so great.

The book is a really easy read but lacks depth so I would only read it if you knew the show. In saying that, when reading the diary entries I could easily imagine the tv episodes which was great! The whole thing makes me want to watch the show again.

[Rob · Rating 2 out of 5]

I love Allo Allo, and really wanted to like this, but it’s just not the same, the jokes are there, underneath it, but the humour wasn’t.

[TheIron Paw · Rating 2 out of 5]

Found this in the military history section of a used book sale: wrong! It belonged in the humour section. It's based on a television series and in many ways is typically British humour. It's a screwball collection of con-artists masquerading as maquis (or maybe vice versa). Sort of Catch 22 done by Monty Python. An okay read, but I think I would have enjoyed it more had I seen the tv series and perhaps could have followed the plot (??) somewhat.

[Halid · Rating 5 out of 5]

LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT. :D

[Juanita · Rating 4 out of 5]

Brought back wonderful memories of the series.