This book is a really good read (see what i mean about low standards in English Literature?). It is written from the point of view of a lad growing up in a village near the Malverns (so kind of interesting as that's near to where I now live). It's similar to 'Submarine' , one of the other books I read (marital problems of parents a big similarity). But whereas it is quite hard to sympathise with the main character in Submarine, it is easier to get into the point of view of the narrator. It has an interesting type of nostalgia about it. It really plays up certain things that are very characteristic of the 1980s (music, film etc), almost like a photo editing software that adds effects to make photos look old. I think this is a clever trick from the author. It takes a while to get used to this style but by about half way in it really adds to the enjoyment of the book. It also has some top notch simile/metaphor type shenanigans going on- one goes something like "a cow of a pregnant pause began to moo". They're quite ambitious and some might say pretentious but as per the nostalgia thing, once you get into the story, they really work.. Of the three books this is the one I'd recommend the most. 8 out of 10. Will definitely read more from this chap.
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