I picked up The Wicked Wit of Winston Churchill a few days ago as a way to pass the time while waiting to meet friends. It was exactly what I hoped it would be, a light read that collected the many quips attributed to Churchill and not the more portentous things that he said over his career.
I don't really have much to say about the book, other than that I quite enjoyed it. I appreciated that it also included quotes by others about Churchill (not all of which were complimentary), and that the introduction gave a relatively balanced look at him rather than fall into the blind hero worship that too often accompanies Churchill. My only complaints about Wicked Wit are that not all of the quotes can be verified (as admitted by the editor) and that for some reason in a small number of quotes the editor has chosen to try to imitate the slur in Churchill's speech.
I thoroughly enjoyed the book, it was a quick and light read that was quite interesting.
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