A Spot of Bother (Abridged) Audiobook

" What's there to say? I cannot put this book into words, it's just too good. "

" From the ridiculous to the sublime! "

" I laughed a lot. My wife says I remind her of the main character. I don't think I am that bad. "

" pretty funny. I had a couple of laugh out loud moments. "

" I like Mark Haddon's writing, and can tolerate a certain amount of aimless rambling, but this book was a little over-the-top for me. I think it would almost work better as a play than a book, as I think a lot of it would work better as visual comedy rather than reading it, as the humor comes from visualizing the various scenes involved. And while the various events weren't necessarily predictable, I think the ultimate outcome was very predictable in a Hollywood ending sort of way. "

" I found this book quite distressing and sad,unlike the reviewer in the Telegraph who said "Brilliant and very funny". "

" A complete departure from his previous work. Typical disfunctional family stuff. "

" A sad look at growing old. Very real. "

" Didn't want the book to end. "

" This was quite darkly funny in spots (no pun intended)...I didn't like it as well as the Curious Incident, but not bad to listen to! "

" This book follows in a tradition of dysfunctional families, and it really misses the mark. That part where he slices off part of his flesh had me physically squirming, thinking, why!? Why bother. "

" It was OK - better called 'much to do about nothing'. I didn't particularly take to any of the characters and it left me feeling more frustrated than satisfied. "

" Started this, got some way through, got distracted and never returned. And, unusually, I didn't feel any compulsion to. So that might be helpful as a review, or it might not. "

" Well, I loved "Curious Incident"...but this came right out of left field. I was alternating between tears of happy and hearty laughter throughout the climax. "

" I thought the first few chapters were comically brilliant, but then it got into quite a slog. I didn't want to compare this to "The Curious Incident..." but I have to say that I will highly recommend it, and can't say the same for A Spot of Bother. "

" I couldn't get past the first chapter. The stuffy british male character put me to sleep. "

" Mark Haddon has a wonderfully fluent writing style that is pleasant to read and the 500 pages flew past. Although the characters were often gratingly annoying and the story was self-indulgent at times, desperate to illustrate the moral, A Spot of Bother was funny and enjoyable. "

" It was a little hard to really get into but then I found it interesting to follow the lives of all the members of the family. Messed up but I enjoyed it. "

" Slow beginning, weak ending but one of the most enthralling middles I've ever read...I don't know whether to recommend this book or not...very confusing. "

" Not the sort of thing I normally read at all, but I had a lot of fun with this one. "

" I don't get my hands on a lot of hunourous fiction (I'm not really sure why) but this one provided a good few chuckles. I just found it a bit too long - it could have maybe been a few chapters shorter. "

" I thought that it was forced and unnatural throughout. "

" Good book. His other one was better, but this one was good. "

" This book was just ok. I felt that the story was rather contrived in comparison his other work. "

" I enjoyed this 'family saga' book a lot. "

" Like The Curious Incident book, extremely entertain and easy read. "

" I enjoyed this crazy family. "

" Excellent dialogue, lively characters, great story teller. "

" This book was difficult to take at times but truly memorable. After reading this book and "The Curious Incident", it is clear that this author has a knack for getting into the heads of people dealing with mental handicaps/illnesses, and making their thought processes accessible. "

" You've got to love a dysfunctional family. Brilliant. "

" Love. This book is hysterically funny despite very serious and real subject matter. I enjoyed every page; a quick read. "

" A story of a recently retired man who is afraid that he has cancer, afraid that he is dying, and then figures that he is having a nervous breakdown. Entertaining and yet thoughtful. I liked it; it was an easy read. "

" Mark Haddon has a marvellous way of putting you into the mind of someone who is mentally disturbed and creating a fascinating story. "

" This story was darkly funny in a very dry British way. I enjoyed it and the title is perfect. It alone makes me smile about the quirky characters and their various dramas. "