The World Of Karl Pilkington

Ricky Gervais Presents: The World Of Karl Pilkington
Karl Pilkington; Ricky Gervais; Stephen Merchant
Illustrations by Karl Pilkington
Fourth Estate, 2006

First impression:
I am somewhat familiar with the "man with the world's roundest head", mainly from this video, and to his take on reality I am always an eager audience. The fact that his words are in text make it easier, since his accent is occasionally near impenetrable.

Review:
I will admit, Karl is never politically correct in his views, but I found it quite annoying throughout the book that Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant have a tendency of bullying him for his different (and often ingenious) ways of reasoning. The man does make sense, and having before assumed that his abstract thinking abilities were defunct, I am impressed, and angry with his so-called friends for degrading him. He is criticised for not grasping abstract concepts, but when he puts forth his own, they are shunned for being "physically impossible". I am awed by this man's creativity, and my admiration for him is now as honest and modest as he is.

Rating: Good