A BOOKSELLER has left Brits in stitches after his triumphant announcement to reveal that he had received no orders for Boris Johnson’s new book.
Simon Key, owner of Big Green Bookshop in Hastings, East Sussex, shared the news on Tuesday ahead of the book’s publication today.
As somebody who is clear about his stance on politics and Johnson on social media, Simon was pleased to see no customers were desperate for a copy.
The ex-Prime Minister has been the subject of several of Simon’s quips poking fun at the Tories, dating back to before his time in office.
Johnson’s memoir, Unleashed, has already been torn apart by reviewers branding it “twisted”, “witless” and “full of yet more lies”.
Simon’s post simply read: “Not one single person has asked me if they can order Boris Johnson’s book.
“Thank you. I appreciate it. Twitter can be great sometimes.”
It has since received over 2,100 likes and a host of comments from amused Brits keen to share their own digs at the book.
One wrote: “If you get an order from me for that book then you can alert the authorities… I’ll have been hacked or kidnapped. You have my details.”
Another joked: “Brilliant. May the garage forecourts and charity shops bulge with them.”
A third commented: “I will ask if you want but I don’t want it and I’m certainly not paying for it. Even if it was free I wouldn’t read it.
“I would however [use it] to line the bottom of the guinea pig cage.”
Another said: “I wouldn’t even shoplift it to be honest.”
A fifth quipped: “Is it dot-to-dot or colour by numbers?”
