I have two major issues with this book.Firstly, it is advertised as 'the comedy debut of the year' (Sunday times) and tagged as 'hilarious' and 'very funny'. It is not funny. At all. That doesn't necessarily make it a bad read, but the blurps on the cover are somewhat misleading.
Secondly, the constant use of 'we' drove me crazy. Same as with (recently posted) The Jane Austen Book Club, the story is told by some unknown entity that always talks in 'we' terms.
Who the hell is this person?
Why is he/she not an integral part of the story?
This is becoming a new pet peeve, I fear.
Once I got over those initial problems I started to enjoy the read. It is mostly depressing and sad. I mean, seriously, this is about lay-offs, nutcases and cancer...how is that funny?
Maybe I just don't get it.
I struggled throught he first 1/3 of the book but after letting myself into the story, I did end up liking it well enough. No revelation, mind you, but entertaining.
5/10
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