“Unusual for me to be loyal to an author but here is an example – I’ve read all his books. All have been different and all very good. This latest one no exception.
A super black comedy with some truly memorably funny passages – the feast in the castle in particular remains with me.
A clever author. READ IT! 7/10 and the book club liked it more with 7.5/10
Score 7/10
Date read October 2015
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“A rollicking and typically good novel from the Dan Starkey series.
Black humour from Northern Ireland. I met up with Colin and he is funny in real life too (although he’ll deny this!)
Score 6/10
Date read April 2014
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“Shortlisted for this year’s Booker prize but not the winner.
Funny and clever, although a little long winded, though this might be just my fault for taking a reading break halfway through.
Egon Loeser is a sex-starved struggling set designer with an obsession for a time travel.
He meets a woman and falls head over heels in love with her. Following her trail from Berlin, Paris and Los Angeles in the hope she will sleep with him.
Some very funny bits to this book, give it a read. 7.5/10
Score 7.5/10
Date read November 2012
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“A gentle, wry and amusing book which is a little like a history lesson of the last hundred years told as an Ealing comedy.
Do buy and read this book. Our book club also found it likeable and gave it 6.5/10
Score 6/10
Date read October 2012
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