It wasn't my choice: Henry was in charge. As if school bullies and his mum's tofu sandwiches weren't enough for Hector Brunty, he now has another dilemma: a talking brain tumour. Henry Tumour turns out to be the perfect alter-ego, advising Hector on haircuts, high-fashion, and tactics for snogging the best-looking girl in school, Uma Upshaw. Controlling his speech and brain chemicals is quite enough, but soon Henry Tumour is trying to make more decisions about Hector's life than he'd like. Can Hector overpower his tumour in order to get what he really wants...before they both go under the knife?
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For style and wit it is head and shoulders above most teen fiction
published this year. -- Amanda Craig, The Times
Once again McGowan's savage wit peppers the page.
-- Jonny Zucker, Hampstead & Highgate Express
A book . . . to get teenage boys reading for the hell of it . . .
a dark and funny book. -- Phil Hogan, The Observer
This book is completely compelling; it has an integrity that is
impossible to ignore. -- Fiona Lafferty, TES
published this year. -- Amanda Craig, The Times
Once again McGowan's savage wit peppers the page.
-- Jonny Zucker, Hampstead & Highgate Express
A book . . . to get teenage boys reading for the hell of it . . .
a dark and funny book. -- Phil Hogan, The Observer
This book is completely compelling; it has an integrity that is
impossible to ignore. -- Fiona Lafferty, TES
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By lilysmum
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This book has been shortlisted for the Lancashire Children's Book of the Year Award, which is how I heard of it. I saw it on a flyer while browsing in my local library. I was intrigued by the title. It is about a boy who finds out he has a brain tumour. That sounds pretty heavy for teen fiction but the book makes you laugh out loud as it deftly handles philosophical themes such as: why are we here? why do we die? etc. It is probably suitable for readers over 12. My son also liked it very much. He read it in two days. Highly recommended.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By Fifilabouche
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Get past the street language and edginess of the first few chapters and you'll find yourselves with a funny and moving read that gets right to the core of what goes on in a teenage boy's life these days - handling school-work, bullies, loving parents, the opposite sex... Okay, okay, so I'm obviously an adult who read it, but it's one of the best novels for anyone that I've read in years. Apart from being well-written and right on target for its intended audience, it's thought-provoking and actually sends a huge number of positive messages. It's very powerful without being preachy. And I can't praise the final pages enough.
Open your mind. Just read it.
Open your mind. Just read it.
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By V. K. Evans
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An astonishing book, it positively sparkles with originality. McGowan captures the turmoil of teenage life so perfectly that I have my suspicions he is still 15 - he does, after all, know the secret to stopping time.
I laughed, I cried, I fell over because i took the book with me when I was walking the dog. There were moments when I whooped with delight - the Revels Roulette , Flaherty's triumph with a bin, Mordred landing in the vomit, and the final graphic sequence when, well, I won't spoil it for you. Read it, it's quite brilliant.
I laughed, I cried, I fell over because i took the book with me when I was walking the dog. There were moments when I whooped with delight - the Revels Roulette , Flaherty's triumph with a bin, Mordred landing in the vomit, and the final graphic sequence when, well, I won't spoil it for you. Read it, it's quite brilliant.
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Funniest cancer story ever!
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Published 21 months ago by Els De Clercq
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Hector's a a geeky schoolboy with a nice-but-vague valium-addicted hippy mother with a social conscience she's trying to pass on to her son. Read more
Published on 8 Mar 2008 by I Read, Therefore I Blog
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WARNING!!! First and formost, this book is for TEENAGERS ONLY. There is language and topics in the book not suitable for younger audiences!
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