Mark Haddon – A Sport of Bother (Rating: 2.5)
George Hall doesn’t understand the modern obsession with talking about everything. ‘The secret of contentment, George felt, lay in ignoring many things completely.’ Some things in life, however, cannot be ignored.
At fifty-seven, George is settling down to a comfortable retirement, building a shed in his garden, reading historical novels, listening to a bit of light jazz. Then Katie, his tempestuous daughter, announces that she is getting remarried, to Ray…..
Ath book club comments:
The Ath Book Club members were very critical about A Spot of Bother. The comments were that the book is too long, it is repetitive, it feels like a 1st draft, it needs editing and it is written like a script for a long TV sitcom. The book follows a modern trend which is to write about dysfunctional families, although the male characters are portretted more symphatically than the females.Those book club members who had read The Curious Incident of a Dog in the Night-time were very disappointed in A Spot of Bother. The Ath Book Club reluctantly recommends this book and then only to those over 50 who can laugh at the changes that age brings to the mind a body. Free feel to put your thoughts and comments on this book.
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