Eric sets out with his family to the Tralee Caravan Park, but what he hopes will be a restful fortnight turns into a nightmare of apocalyptic proportions in this humorous novel. He is shot at by a low flying aircraft, his daughter undergoes a religious experience, and things go from bad to worse.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Outlandish and hilarious black comedy,
By R. I. Vine "Bookaholic" (Presently travelling the world) - See all my reviews
This review is from: What We Did on Our Holidays (Paperback)
Absolutely hilarious. Really one of the funniest books I've ever read. Great writing, great story and one funny scene after the next. Highly recommended.
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This review is from: What We Did on Our Holidays (Paperback)
A wellmeaning but pompous nebbish sets off on a disastrous trip with his hellish family (nymphomaniac wife, religious freak daughter and delinquent son). His misadventures pile on like an early Charley Chaplin's. It's kind of an updated "Diary of a Nobody." These comparisons are the problem, because when you read "Diary of a Nobody" (or watch an early slapstick comedy movie) the hundred year old jokes are funnier. Originality is the soul of wit. The updating consists of adding a lot of sex and violence, which doesn't bother me so much because of any puritanical beliefs but because it is gratuitous and indicates that the author could not think of any better way to update. The ending rather suggests that he ran out of ideas other than escalating the violence. The definitive updating of "Diary of a Nobody" has yet to come.
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