Comments on: Eleven

By: Knox

Knox — Fri, 06 May 2011 02:24:32 +0000

Being a completely nocturnal fool (case in point – it is now 3.14 am…) I love that the central character is a late night DJ. Reminded me of listening to and interacting with Shaun Keaveny when he still did the late night show on 6 music, a dj called Xan Phillips down in Portsmouth, another guy in Tonbridge, Matt Younge, and the most awesome of late night djs, Bob Harris.

I loved how willing they all would be to actually properly interact with listeners (or maybe I was just very persistent) and how their shows had this intimate and friendly feel that you just don’t get from shows on at any other time of the night.

This time last year, I remember being hugely impatient for ‘eleven’ to finally come out. Having read it now, I want to go back to just the moment before I started it, so I can read it all again, not knowing the twists, the characters, nor how it all turns out. Such an amazing book. I won’t go off on one again here – suffice to say, I loved it, immensely.

By: Undici. Come un evento può cambiare il destino.

Undici. Come un evento può cambiare il destino. — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 12:59:56 +0000

[...] usando parole certamente molto più adatte delle mie, la sua idea di destino legata al romanzo. http://www.markwatsonthecomedian.com/web/2010/02/25/eleven/) Titolo: Undici Autore: Mark Watson Categoria: Narrativa straniera Pagine: 300 Anno: 2011 [...]

By: Jojo

Jojo — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 13:37:17 +0000

Hey, saw your book advertised in September (i think) issue of Cosmo and the synopsis stuck in my head so I’ve popped it on my xmas list. It better be good!!! Anyway just thought I’d let you know.

By: lisan66

lisan66 — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 12:43:13 +0000

I know that your book is out by now, but I’m reading all the blogs that I’ve missed, and I was wondering is it available in Ireland? Or do I have to order it from the UK, which will probably work out cheaper anyway?

By: lisan66

lisan66 — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 12:43:13 +0000

By: Rita

Rita — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 10:54:08 +0000

I also was a fan of local radio late night listening, until they changed the DJ with a nice, soothing voice- excellent programme as well, with the presenter and friends screeching and talking over one another, which was a switch off for me, I’m afraid – I couldn’t sleep after listening to it.

By: 2010 IS A BIG YEAR FOR MARK WATSON « Jessica Craig’s Foreign Rights Blog

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:05:04 +0000

[...] novels that are currently available. You can read more about ELEVEN and Mark Watson on his blog here. Meanwhile, in October 2010, Mark begins a 60-date solo stand-up comedy tour playing to over 90,000 [...]

By: Helen

Helen — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:11:07 +0000

Hello there,
Firstly, I have just pre-ordered ‘Eleven’ and am really quite looking forward to getting my hands on a copy. I too am fascinated by the ‘pass on motorway – wedding’ scenario – I love the idea I have alredy walked past/sat next to/admired the scarf of a future friend or partner.

Also, I am rather fond of this blog and have managed to weave reading it into my daily life. It’s up there with the likes of teeth brushing, talking, tea drinking and typing lists beginning with t. Oh and I hope that all is going well with the baby – congratulations!

Lastly, I saw the thing you did for the book club tv and thought of one of my favourite words – sesquipedalian = using long words. x

By: Jacobunny

Jacobunny — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:16:47 +0000

Sounds like an interesting read. I remember near the end of high school being annoying shits and ringing up conservative older audience talkback shows in the wee hours and making statements/telling stories just to wind up the listeners and laugh at their tirades over the next hour or so…those were the days…now we’ve got kids and watch parliamentary TV and the like. Who’d have thought…

By: Paul Parry

Paul Parry — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:13:47 +0000

Elf is good for Germany. In Spain it will be “Once”.