Much different voice from "The Curious Incident...", which reinforces the strength of that voice. "A Spot of Bother" is an engaging, quick read, and Haddon is able to write from the midst of mental illness in a way that lesser writers might aspire to, but never achieve. I doubt I would have picked...
A good holiday readThis is the story of Kate's wedding. That seems straightforward enough, but she has a mother who is having an affair with her father's ex work colleague. Her father believes that he has cancer and cracks up with near disastrous consequences. Her brother is homosexual and worried a...
I read it because I'd likedThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, but this is NOTHING like that. It's more like Silver Wedding, with the big family occasion, and everyone disappointing everyone else, and missed connections, but still, trying to be a family.
A decent follow-on to the delightful The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. Concerns a family dealing with a grown daughter's second wedding while the patriarch battles mental illness, mom has an affair, & brother gets dumped by his lover. Haddon manages the differing points of view of t...
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