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Car Fever
- The Car Bore's Essential Companion
- Narrated by: James May
- Length: 2 hrs and 4 mins
- Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Entertainment & Performing Arts
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Publisher's Summary
As well as writing about his first love, cars, James has a go at political correctness, the endless rules and regulations of daily life, the internal combustion engine, and traffic wardens. He discusses gastropubs, Jeremy Clarkson, and other trials of modern life. His highly entertaining observations from behind the wheel will have you laughing out loud, whether you share his opinions or not.
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- A Descendant of Scotsmen
- 14-06-2020
The thinking person’s Top Gear Presenter
May has written and narrates a; Witty, diverse, astonishingly accurate, occasionally about cars, and always insightful commentary on modern life.
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- Petr
- 04-05-2015
Funny and interesting
A lot of interesting ideas. I enjoyed James' humor and appreciated that he narrated the book.
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- Theodore John
- 15-09-2015
Clever and easy plain talk by James
Where does Car Fever rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
Midpack
If you’ve listened to books by James May before, how does this one compare?
Same as the others
What about James May’s performance did you like?
Great speaking voice
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Didn't matter... it took a few sittings
Any additional comments?
I always thought James May was the more clever and proper of the three Top Gear englishmen. And here in this book he continues that. Basically, this book is just random thoughts that he's jotted down on paper and somebody convinced him to read it into a microphone.
Pleasant listening.
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- Christina
- 15-04-2010
James's hilarious...
Looking forward to Jame's audio books as he has a really good narrative voice.
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- Lucas Samples
- 23-09-2020
James May
That seemed like it was twice as long as it was and honestly hard to keep up with.
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- Amazon Customer
- 06-05-2018
great book
fun to listen to your are in for a laugh so much just got to love it
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- Bill
- 30-11-2017
I love James May but....
This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?
I'm a motor head and I love Jame's May's sense of humor. It really works on tv when he was playing off Clarkson and Hammond on Top Gear. It just seems to fall flat here though. I was looking forward to it but it ended up a disappointment.
Would you ever listen to anything by James May again?
No
Who would you have cast as narrator instead of James May?
I don't think anyone but James May can present his writing.
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- E. White
- 10-12-2016
James May Reading His Book: ENTERTAINING!
Loved it! It's great just to chill out with James May. It's quite like I would imagine going to the pub with him would be like. He writes in separate commentaries/essays. Similar to his other books, like Notes From The Hard Shoulder. I like that he reads his own audiobooks. It's very entertaining. He's an interesting bloke.
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- Tomas
- 07-12-2016
Entertaining, but not quite 5 stars
Not a ton of substance, but witty British humor at it's finest. It would've been nice to have more car related materials, and it was a bit short.
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- Pen Name
- 20-12-2015
mellowed
its James may nothing else nothing more than brilliant. I listen to Lewis black to rev me up then James to mellow out
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- Glenn
- 11-08-2013
May at his sublime best!!
If you could sum up Car Fever in three words, what would they be?
Very very funny!!
What was one of the most memorable moments of Car Fever?
the very random connection to certain car models!!
What does James May bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
His very droll yet brilliant delivery!!
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
Laugh out loud funny!!
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- Becks
- 03-09-2012
James May just the way you expect him to be
Would you listen to Car Fever again? Why?
I will listen to it again. His droll wit carries into his books.
Who was your favorite character and why?
James May it is a personal narrative.
If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
Mr. Slow in the Fast Lane (but please don't make a movie)
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- Anonymous User
- 03-07-2019
Enjoyed
Fun read/listen. I’ve always liked James’s humour and this made me laugh. My only complaint is that nowhere near long enough.
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- michael d porteous
- 29-05-2016
Always interesting
I like James May, obviously through TOP GEAR, but also his standalone programmes. This book is funny, informative and a damn good listen.
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