Review: Humour, irony and insight - I loved it!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 11, 2012
Imagine Douglas Adams and Tom Sharpe deciding to collaborate on a series of contemporary humorous stories set in Lewisham instead of Cambridge, South Africa or the far flung reaches of the galaxy and you begin to get an idea for the flavour of this book. It's hilariously funny, written in a quick, tongue in cheek manner, and yet the observations of human nature and the underlying sense of compassion for the flaws, quirks and tribulations that drive people are wonderful. Not only that, but the author seems able to write from both male and female perspectives - a feat that many other writers attempt but never quite pull off.I have two gripes about this book: one is that I've finished it and the other is that I can't find anything else by him.I'd love to see a novel by Peter Davey. Meanwhile, bravo!