"If you want to understand the workings of the male mind, then read this. And it is drop dead funny and so true....I mean, who wouldnt want the newspaper delivered to the end of the bed!"
"Better than anything that Hornby has produced. What moves you about this book is that Charlie Buck plays (nearly) everything by the book and still his life ends tragically. Could happen to anyone."
"Reminds you why you thought the Smiths were so important..... and how wrong you were to wallow in all that self pity. A very funny book about always being in the wrong place at the wrong time."
"Hard to pick his best work, but this is so good, I was in tears when I finished it because I knew it would take me a long time to find anything to match it."
"Suppose most people know all about this. At times, I thought it was my biography. My dad is the 1st person I call in a DIY crisis as well. And there have been several."
"Very easy to read satire on the eighties. Liked the introductions to the family members but not so sure about the ending. Would love to see the film, which is almost another character in the book."
"Scotlands Karl Hiassen... and like him, the story is a simple excuse to rant at whatever the author dislikes. Read it and find out if you are an SSC."
