Nice review. Don't think you need to worry about your AS result if this is anything to go by! Great eye for detail - the penguin wrappers - and I know what you mean about short chapters. They do keep you reading and I try to use them in my writing.

David

I have this book out from the library at the moment, and will start it after I finish Monday Mourning (Kathy Reichs). Your review has made me look forward to it even more; I was a big fan of The Curious Incident... so when I saw this one in the library I grabbed it straight away. The premise sounds very interesting too - the sentence on the back "George Hall doesn't understand the modern obsession with talking about everything." - really grabbed me, as I tend to feel a bit similar. I'll post back here once I have read it.

Hello!
I am halfway through 'A Spot of Bother' and I am really enjoying it, there are some laugh out moments, its been a really great read so far.
Great review Bagpuss

judyb65 said:Oh is this good news or not - another book to add to my TBR pile - it's getting mountainous and overwhelming. I notice it's 500 pages long so it can be a contender for a chunky challenge - that will push it up the TBR list a bit.

Sounds like the perfect chunky challenge!

I am almost finished x

I just added this to my tbr list. i loved The Curious Incident of the dog in night time.

What a good review Now I know I want to read this one -- loved Curious Incident, too.
Thank you!

I thought this was OK. It was quite funny in places, however after The Curious Incident I thought it was somewhat bland & unoriginal. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed it well enough, but it wasn't in the same league as his previous book.

A spot of bother is the first book I have read of Mark Haddon's and I really enjoyed it, is it worth me purchasing the Curious Incident?