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The Hippopotamus | 
 enlarge | Author: Stephen Fry
Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 2675
Media: Paperback
Edition: New edition
Pages: 368
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5 x 1.2
ISBN: 0099457032
EAN: 9780099457039
ASIN: 0099457032
Publication Date: August 5, 2004
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The hippest hippo ever October 27, 2008
Oh man, I miss Tedward already! Bring him back Fry! He is the best novel character ever...
Sublime Brilliance... September 25, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
...but would you expect any less from the inordinately scintillating Mr Fry. Expect no more than to hold your sides from laughter, be deeply moved at the heartfelt sentiment of the characters, and be surprised at the unexpected curveballs throughout. Simply excellent. I'd give it 100 out of 10 - couldn't put it down!
 PERFECTLY HARMLESS April 9, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Nips along at a fair old pace and keeps you distracted for long enough, which is worth three stars all on its own. So why four? Well, you're meandering along, just enjoying the characters and then you get to the end and that makes it just that little bit better.
Splendid darling! January 3, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Really, really enjoyed this book! It's the first Stephen Fry book I've read and I found it (not surprisingly) to be a lot like a Wodehouse novel: upper class characters, estate house with many guests, first person narrative, fantastic use of language etc. However the comedy comes from the language alone - in contrast with the situation for most of the characters which is in fact quite serious, providing an interesting plot that keeps you turning the pages.
It's definitely the language and comments from Ted throughout that are the real highlight though. From simple laughs like the description of his cough as "something between a vomiting donkey and an explosion at a custard factory" and his concern for the "poor female rabbit-flea", to his 6 page sermon on the "fact that women do not enjoy sex" and his spirited defence of a poet's use of "rare words", it's an absolute joy to read.
I can't wait to read some more of Stephen Fry's books - I'm only concerned I may have started on a bit of a high that the others may struggle to match up to.
Very funny October 4, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Stephen Fry has delivered an expertly funny and unpredictable story here. It never gets dull and kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time. Good enough to keep and read again.
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