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A Spot of Bother [Audiobook] [Unabridged] (Audio CD)

by Mark Haddon (Author)
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From Publishers Weekly

Recent retiree George Hall, convinced that his eczema is cancer, goes into a tailspin in Haddon's (Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time) laugh-out-loud slice of British domestic life. George, 61, is clearly channeling a host of other worries into the discoloration on his hip (the "spot of bother"): daughter Katie, who has a toddler, Jacob, from her disastrous first-marriage to the horrid Graham, is about to marry the equally unlikable Ray; inattentive wife Jean is having an affair—with George's former co-worker, David Symmonds; and son Jamie doesn't think George is OK with Jamie's being queer. Haddon gets into their heads wonderfully, from Jean's waffling about her affair to Katie's being overwhelmed (by Jacob, and by her impending marriage) and Jamie's takes on men (and boyfriend Tony in particular, who wants to come to the wedding). Mild-mannered George, meanwhile, despairing over his health, slinks into a depression; his major coping strategies involve hiding behind furniture on all fours and lowing like a cow. It's an odd, slight plot—something like the movie Father of the Bride crossed with Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart" (as skin rash)—but it zips along, and Haddon subtly pulls it all together with sparkling asides and a genuine sympathy for his poor Halls. No bother at all, this comic follow-up to Haddon's blockbuster (and nicely selling book of poems) is great fun. (Sept.)
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Be prepared to laugh and groan out loud as you listen to the machinations of retired Englishman George Hall and his family. In his previous novel, THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME, Haddon managed to make autism fascinating, funny, and heartwarming. Now he takes on today's family and produces a comic tale of love, need, and misunderstanding. Simon Vance inhabits everyone with class--as well as character-revealing accents and terrific, clear pacing. He gives us ponderously serious George; gay son, Jamie, and his leather-jacketed lover--yes, Vance lets us hear the leather; confused daughter, Katie, and her--horrors!--working-class fiancé. This is an audiobook to savor. A.C.S. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars funny andd thought-provoking, Aug 24 2008
By Alixe (Montreal, Qc) - See all my reviews
Ce commentaire est de: A Spot of Bother: A Novel (Paperback)
A Spot of Bother: A Novel I enjoyed this novel and was quite taken by the various emotions it stirred up in me. Indeed, it seemed to me as an accurate depiction of someone going not quite insane. It also accurately depicted how complicated relationships can be. I realize that many, many novels address this issue, but "a spot of bother" tackles it brilliantly. Often funny yet somewhat sad, this is definitely a thought-provoking story.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars I do NOT get it!, Dec 11 2008
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Ce commentaire est de: A Spot of Bother: A Novel (Paperback)
I don't undertand why people have liked this book... I must be missing some funny gene or something because I did not even enjoy reading it.
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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Spot of Brilliance, Sep 23 2006
By SoMisguided.com "somisguided" (Vancouver, BC) - See all my reviews
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Ce commentaire est de: A Spot of Bother: A Novel (Hardcover)
Definitely as funny as The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.

The shared madness of these characters is over Katie and Ray's wedding. There's a great quote in the book that weddings are not about the people getting married. They're just the two little figures at the top of the cake. Weddings are about families.

This is one crazy, messed up family. Haddon writes this fictional family's madness so well that I'm curious to meet his family.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Meh. Could take it over leave it.
I'm not really sure what to say about this novel.

On the one hand it had all the elements of a story that I would like. Great character development. Lisez davantage
Published 10 months ago by NorthVan Dave

4.0 out of 5 stars A spot is bothering them
The painful anatomy of a family, with a funny side to it. And for those who, like me, have already read and appreciated `The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time', this... Lisez davantage
Published 13 months ago by I LOVE BOOKS

5.0 out of 5 stars Good follow-up second novel
George Hall is the main character in Haddon's latest book "A Spot of Bother." Thoroughly English, though assessible to those of us who aren't, it is a perfect next book to follow... Lisez davantage
Published on Sep 25 2006 by Griffy Buc

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