I read this book after hearing from a friend that it was really good. Although, immediately I noticed how much cross-over there was between this book and 'Submarine' - Joe Dunthorne. I did, however, think think that this book was really well written. I particularly enjoyed the descriptive languag...
felt like an apology for date rapists, ironic racists, etc, all with a self-awareness that was meant to justify its fucked-up-ness. kept thinking 'i don't think i've disliked a protagonist this much since...' but then could never think of a protagonist this dislikeable and i still can't. seems fi...
I really quite enjoyed this book. It was light and full of humour. Jasper is quite a likeable and relatable protagonist. Well, not just Jasper but most of the other characters are likeable. The way that Brooks depicts the life of a 17 year old boy is quite accurate. I love how he describes how th...
I stumbled across this book by accident and brought it because the blurb made me laugh out loud in the shop. The is no real storyline and nothing amazing happens in the book but the style is excellent and the voice is hilarious. I laughed hard all the way through this book. I think it gives quite...
A friend let me borrow this book. She warned me ahead of time that it isn't something that I'd be used to reading. Knowing that going in, I had an open mind. I'll keep it short. My rating for this story is because I was bored by it and because of the way the story is told. The subject matter is a...