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Liked It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “Not as great as The Curious Incident, but still a lot of fun.” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“A British soap with wit and intelligence. The characters are flawed and loveable and their behaviour and the events that ensue are funny, sad and pathetic in parts. A light, occasionally thought-provoking and enjoyable read. ”
largo wrote this review 10 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Written in a very different style to "Curious Incident of a dog in the night-time". Slow start but picks up immensely. Can imagine this being made into a movie.”
tarunaj wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“It's a pretty good book. Not quite as eye opening and awesome as "Nighttime" but I definitely made me laugh out loud a bunch of times and wonder if I any of my birthmarks are signs of cancer.”
David M wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Funny, engaging, loved it.”
marypoet wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Nice, fun read with lots of heartwarming and funny bits.”
Natalie Y wrote this review Sunday, November 15 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“i had trouble getting into the book, keeping track of characters (at first), and difficulty sympathizing and connecting with George, the anxiety-ridden father and main character. i did find some resonance further into the book with the characters of Jamie and Katie (brother and sister) and Jean (wife and mother). I enjoyed the last half of the book as the characters experience parallel personal melt-downs, but all come out better people.”
cindy d wrote this review Saturday, November 14 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Another win for Haddon - just as clever as Curious Incident..., but in a completely different vein. Thoroughly enjoyable even if you do just want to knock the characters' heads together at times. I actually laughed out loud on the subway a few times. Like watching an episode of Faulty Towers, except that everything is more real and more solid and desperate. ”
ninamann wrote this review Wednesday, November 11 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Not that great. His first book was better although completely different from this one.”
Vicki L wrote this review Tuesday, November 10 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“funny light read! perfect after a long day from the office.. another excellent book from haddon”
selynne wrote this review Saturday, November 7 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“funny take at mid life depression. keep the scissors close at hand.”
LaroosBirthdayPretzel wrote this review Tuesday, October 20 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
