A Spot of Bother (Vintage)
by Mark Haddon
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Book Reviews of A Spot of Bother (Vintage)
Book Review: If you're a real reader skip this one!
Summary: 2 Stars
I enjoyed this novel for about thirty pages, and then I felt I'd been trapped inside an Anne Tyler novel gone dreadfully wrong. It's not terrible, but it's basically politically correct, high quality chick-lit. It's well-intentioned, but the epiphanies are contrived and appear like clockwork, and it's simply boring and absolutely predictable. If you enjoy complex fiction this book will annoy you.Book Review: One very funny book
Summary: 5 Stars
This is one of the funniest books I have read in a long while. Mark Hadden has a great touch in pointing out the bizarre in every day life, in an appropriately understated way. Other reviewer have covered the stories and characters, so what I would add is that I found this book much funnier (laugh out lout funny) than some of the other reviewers.Book Review: So good that I am still reeling
Summary: 5 Stars
Mark Haddon is so freakishly talented that it's hard not to be scared when I open one of his books: this one unfolds with a Barbara Pym-worthy delicacy, yet there is nothing twee or dated about it. I love this book. The characters are marvelous and the writing--oh, exquisite. Envy, envy, envy.Book Review: laughed out loud, glad i was home alone
Summary: 5 Stars
I savored this novel.
I enjoyed the family and felt as though I knew them so well that I should have been invited to the weding.
At one point I was glad to be home alone as I sat and laughed aloud, a lot,especially the days leading up to the wedding.
Book Review: Who cares about the Halls?
Summary: 2 Stars
I was annoyed reading this book about the most unlikeable people, except for the prospective groom. I was totally unsympathetic to this shallow and totally unlovable family. Not funny, just pathetic. I liked The Curious Incident....and was very disappointed with this book.