Rachel Cooke

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1. Twang says

   14/11/2025 at 23:18

   Links and obit here. Terribly sad.

   https://observer.co.uk/news/national/article/rachel-cooke-a-tribute

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2. Gatz says

   14/11/2025 at 23:41

   A wonderful, warm and funny writer. Her review of ‘Prince’ Harry’s book Spare spared me the bother of reading it.

   https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jan/15/spare-by-prince-harry-review-dry-your-eyes-mate

   At one point, the prince talks about tuck at school, specifically his love of Starburst, formerly known as Opal Fruits. “I devised a way of super-sizing my sugar rush,” the passage reads. “I’d take all my Opal Fruits and squeeze them together into one massive gobstopper… As the wad melted, my bloodstream would become a frothy cataract of dextrose. Whatsoever thy hand findest to do, do it with thy might.” And lo, Billy Bunter morphs into Renton out of Trainspotting.

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3. mikethep says

   15/11/2025 at 02:26

   I never met her, but I always thought of her as a friend. There was something about her that made you think that if you did ever meet, you’d be instant friends. And she was funny…this one stuck in the mind.
   https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/jan/26/dare-i-say-it-everything-i-wish-id-known-about-menopause-by-naomi-watts-review-a-hollywood-stars-hot-years

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4. Blue Boy says

   15/11/2025 at 11:25

   Oh how very sad. She was always a very humane writer – funny, authentic, sensible, genuine. It is no surprise at all that she remembers John Prescott so fondly:

   https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/nov/23/why-it-was-such-a-joy-to-interview-john-prescott-and-discover-his-sweet-sad-soul

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   • Twang says

     15/11/2025 at 13:57

     One of my favourites.

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