A Spot of Bother

[NotQuiteCockney]

I am churning through this at the moment (despite having to wince/laugh/shudder through a particular bit). Any other MNers liked this one?

yes i read it recently and liked it a lot, although not as much as the curious incident. still thought it was v.good though

Oh yes, I read this a few weeks ago and really enjoyed it. Such unusual characters yet so realistic. I am so sick of the amount of rubbish that is being churned out just now that to find a book with characters of interest is a relief.

The bit with the scissors though, owyah! I shall say no more for those who haven't read it.

i read it in the summer
Loved it...much better than The Curious Incident i thought

it was the bit about drowning i didn't like, bit too realistic for me!

Finished it. Yes, it was the bit with the scissors that freaked me out, big time. I was cringing, laughing, pretty much covering my eyes with my hands while reading.

I wasn't too bothered about the drowning bit ...

I reading this at the moment and really enjoying it. I love his writing style and think he gets so much family stuff spot on.

I read it on holiday recently. It took a bit of getting into and I found the characters hard to warm to. The whole thing was slightly detached, certainly not as absorbing as Curious Incident.

Ew, the scissors bit was gross but enjoyed this book and Mark Haddons previous one.

Have just finished it. Was actually quite sad to come to the end because I really liked the characters. I love Mark Haddon's style of writing and am looking forward to his next book.

i read this..didn't read the curious incident ..i found it took a lot of getting in to..eventually thought it was ok but i have almost forgotten what it was about now

have jut bot this from amazon for dh for xmas, he really like Curious Dog

I really enjoyed it, I bought it for my mum...should maybe have warned her about the scissors bit but a bit difficult without giving things away.

This was good, but too psychologically freaky for me. It wasn't as good as the first.

Loved it. The gay sex inturrupted by nausea was hysterical too