The Moaning of Life follows Karl on his journey looking into Marriage, Kids, Vocation & Money, Happiness and Death.

I picked the book up, not when I was in slump so to speak but I needed something different.. something humorous.. something more real than my typical genere.

We travel with Karl as he heads around the world looking into different customs and views of life, giving the reader his typical humour and wit that we’ve come to know and love.

This is a book you’ll pick up if you’ve seen anything of Karl’s before for sure but if for any reason if you are unfamiliar you might be wondering who Karl is.. or why should you get the book. Well Karl has become well known to many for being the butt of many a joke for Ricky Gervais and has had some decent shows on TV, this book being a supporting novel.. but what’s his attraction? Quite simply he’s humorously blunt. He speaks as he sees and many resonate with his thoughts.

The book itself is broken up into easy sections, plenty of visual breaks and the odd picture thrown in, each perfectly designed to aid the flow for the reader and it works perfectly.

As a supporting book for the TV show I can’t really comment too much as I never actually watched it... I’m not a massive tv fan any longer but what I can say is that I don’t think I’ve missed anything.. the book has it all! The detail and descriptions are super informative, and I very much enjoyed it!

Karl is so funny with his bluntness and for that reason I’ll give it a 4*