I was obliged to download this superb book on the beach in Croatia recently, despite having more than fifty unread novels on my Kindle. (I know, I know, I have an acute case of abibliophobia, and as a result, I hoard real books and digital ones.)
I was compelled to download this particular book after spending the first day and a half of our sojourn listening to Ms Crockofshit shrieking with laughter and watching the tears roll down her face as she writhed about on the sunbed next to me.
I simply had to read it myself, to find out if it really was that good, or if my dearly beloved was indulging too heavily in the 'cocktail of the day'. Download it I did, and it transpired her one word review, (GENIUS!') was not in the least over stated.
I will not bore you with a synopsis, you can read that in the book description, I will simply tell you what I thought of it.
It is one of the funniest books I have ever read, the characters are all believable (even the dead ones), likeable (even the evil ones), and three dimensional.
The story takes place in various locations, from sleepy Dorset, to the big city, rural Spain, and even Purgatory. Great writing is capable of transporting the reader to anywhere, by this standard, this is indeed great writing.
If you enjoy a tremendous, imaginative, story, told with passion and affection, and if you like laughing until your face aches, your stomach hurts, and your face is wet with tears, and if you don't mind nearby people staring at you with amazement and amusement, then you must buy this book. You will not regret it.
If you read this book and don't pull a muscle somewhere in your face, then you would probably qualify for a job as a lower level administrative assistant somewhere in the bowels of purgatory."
If like myself, you are an admirer of Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman, I believe you will enjoy the work of T.J.Brown tremendously.
I was compelled to download this particular book after spending the first day and a half of our sojourn listening to Ms Crockofshit shrieking with laughter and watching the tears roll down her face as she writhed about on the sunbed next to me.
I simply had to read it myself, to find out if it really was that good, or if my dearly beloved was indulging too heavily in the 'cocktail of the day'. Download it I did, and it transpired her one word review, (GENIUS!') was not in the least over stated.
I will not bore you with a synopsis, you can read that in the book description, I will simply tell you what I thought of it.
It is one of the funniest books I have ever read, the characters are all believable (even the dead ones), likeable (even the evil ones), and three dimensional.
The story takes place in various locations, from sleepy Dorset, to the big city, rural Spain, and even Purgatory. Great writing is capable of transporting the reader to anywhere, by this standard, this is indeed great writing.
If you enjoy a tremendous, imaginative, story, told with passion and affection, and if you like laughing until your face aches, your stomach hurts, and your face is wet with tears, and if you don't mind nearby people staring at you with amazement and amusement, then you must buy this book. You will not regret it.
If you read this book and don't pull a muscle somewhere in your face, then you would probably qualify for a job as a lower level administrative assistant somewhere in the bowels of purgatory."
If like myself, you are an admirer of Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman, I believe you will enjoy the work of T.J.Brown tremendously.
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