Wild About Harry.

by Colin Bateman

A tie-in to a terrific new film, but also a bona-fide Bateman novel in its own right, Wild About Harry tells of the trials and tribulations of a sleazy local chat show host.

Genres: Fiction, Humor

270 pages, Paperback

First published October 15, 2001

About the author

Colin Bateman was a journalist in Northern Ireland before becoming a full-time writer. His first novel, Divorcing Jack, won the Betty Trask Prize, and all his novels have been critically acclaimed. He wrote the screenplays for the feature films of Divorcing Jack, Crossmaheart and Wild About Harry. He lives in Northern Ireland with his family.

Reviews

[Eno · Rating 5 out of 5]

Man, I certainly hadn't expected this. It's not as absurd as many other Colin Bateman books, and there's a certain amount of CHEESE in it, being an underlying love story. But boy, did I giggle a lot, and after all, this story of getting a second chance after screwing up your life is more touching that I expected it to be. This book genuinely made me a bit happier.

[Michael · Rating 5 out of 5]

A good, easy read. I read this fairly quickly compared to a lot of other books, but it's great. There's a movie too, but I haven't seen it. Maybe this is what happens when you become a shitty TV chat show host. Not really anyone's dream job, is it? I liked the ending, though, I'm sucker for something tied up well.

[Rishabh Maini · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read this in quarantine, and the story is truly funny and smooth going. One time must read for sure.

[Jack Heath]

Synopsis: tells of the trials and tribulations of a sleazy local chat show host. Became a movie.

[Carey · Rating 3 out of 5]

Light hearted fun, 3.5.

[Ck442000]

Funny film starring James Nesbitt

[Deepak Tanna · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of the first fiction novels i read - picked from a library in Singapore. The idea of a second chance in the epilogue is what makes this memorable