by Paul Torday
I really didn't hate this novel or anywhere close. However, I had a few problems with it that meant I couldn't rate it any higher than I did.1. The structure. While I love (love love LOVE) epistolary novels, a lot of the switches in medium really didn't work for me here. The excerpts from Peter Ma...
I really didn't hate this novel or anywhere close. However, I had a few problems with it that meant I couldn't rate it any higher than I did.1. The structure. While I love (love love LOVE) epistolary novels, a lot of the switches in medium really didn't work for me here. The excerpts from Peter Ma...
2.5 - 3 starsAfter struggling to get through the first few chapters, this book turned out to be a quick read that unfortunately didn't completely satisfy. Told from several points of view through emails, diary entries and transcripts of hearings and interviews, there are several connected story lin...
ambivalent. M liked it more than I.
This book started of very strong & very funny but then it just a little bogged down in itself. It was still mildly amusing towards but gone where the laugh out loud moments. The ending felt rushed and also out of place. Disappointed is putting it mildly.I will probably try to read something else b...
This book is hilarious.
I loved the construction of the novel and thought it was a decent satire on modern-day politics. Enjoyed it a lot more than I thought and would definitely read next one.
I would normally actively avoid any book with the ‘Richard and Judy’ label stuck on the front, but this one was thrust upon me so I thought I would get it over with. I surprised myself in the most part by enjoying it. The first couple of chapters about the politics of getting someone to do something...
A gentle political satire a la Yes Minister. The first half was the best but it was all a quick read.
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