The English

Rating: ******* (Good)

Review:

This is a book that is probably very disliked by most Brits (or rather, most English). As a foreigner who has struggled to understand the English, I think this book is pretty good. It has humour, but sometimes get a bit boring. Also, you can't read small parts of it, as you need to read whole chapter by chapter, which makes it a lousy companion on buses or public transport, but make it interesting reading in hotel rooms or at home.

Please be warned, this book is intended to be funny, and not always historically correct, which is why there is a lot of anecdotes and folklore in the book. Nevertheless, it manages to convey an understanding of the English psyche to us perplexed foreigners.

In short, enjoyable.