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| Join Me: The True Story of a Man Who Started a Cult by Accident | 
 enlarge | Author: Danny Wallace
Publisher: Ebury Press
Category: Book
List Price: £7.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  63 reviews
Sales Rank: 2197
Media: Paperback
Edition: New title
Pages: 397
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5 x 1.1
ISBN: 0091895820
Dewey Decimal Number: 306.1
EAN: 9780091895822
Publication Date: June 3, 2004
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| Customer Reviews:
 Be in The Collective, become a Joinee today! December 10, 2007
Danny Wallace, until recently he was more famous as Dave Gorman's sidekick - but now he is a regular face on TV.
This book is in the same sort of genre as "Are You Dave Gorman" which Danny co-authored and tells the true story of how Danny Wallace starts a cult by asking people to join him....
...And people do! They have no reservations and hand over their faith to join a man in an unknown crusade. After having people join him, Danny decides what to do as the leader of a cult and comes up with the ultimate in humanistic altruism - they will all do a good deed per day for someone.
This is a very entertaining book which shows how a decent man can do good deeds and encourage others to do so to ensure the world is a more pleasant place. The same man also sees his love-life fall apart as a result.
This fails to live up to the same level of pathos of the Dave Gorman adventures, which is a shame as it has ample chance to do so given the subject matter. It doesn't ruin the book though, it still remains a very funny book and one which I strongly recommend. The tale is an interesting one, as a jape turns into a fairly large movement and gains press coverage.
Not all cults involve insane religious maniacs killing themselves to ride a comet to paradise - some are for honest people to join forces to make the world a better place. This book does that too by giving the reader a laugh and an invite to join Danny Wallace and become a member of his cult.
You Must Join Him October 5, 2007
Danny Wallace a man with nothing better to do, decides one day to put an add in a local newspaper simply saying Join Me and had an address for people to send off to Join Him. Not expecting a response at all little would Danny know that, that one add would set off a chain reaction that would start a country wide cult that would eventually take the world.
If I went any further I would reveal the entire story but all I really need to tell you is that this is a fantastic read that entertains from front to back. Danny has an amazing talent to make people laugh out loud while reading his books. I can't tell you the number of times I have been sat in a quiet public place and just burst out laughing, only for it to be followed by a mountain of stares from the people around me.
Take it from me that this is a delightful read and a definite must, Danny is easily one of the best comedy writers in the UK of the last decade.
Will you Join Me? May 29, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This was the first Danny Wallace book i read, and my god, it's brilliant, i read it constantly for hours on end, laughing all the way through, if you like true funny stories, I highly recommend you read this.
If you dont enjoy it, I'll refund your money*
*not an actual offer, i dont earn enough, but trust me, its brilliant
Another Masterpeice May 15, 2007
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
This book is great, now this might sound like a bit of a simple explanation, however it is the truth.
This book made me laugh out loud so probably not a good idea to read it on the bus!!
When you get to the bit about the picture of the dog be prepared, I laughed so hard I had to put the book down and have a little rest.
Loved it! February 15, 2007
Brilliant... hilarious... this book will make you laugh out loud no matter where you are.
Danny Wallace at his very best.
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