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I really liked this, the writing was fantastic, and reminiscent of something from The Brothers Grimm. It's a bit short, and the ending isn't great, but the story itself really carries you off to another world If you like Wes Anderson films, you'll like this

I actually managed to NALGENE finish this advert for NALGENE after having to look up NALGENE because it sounds like a NALGENE suppository or something. Apparently it's a brand of water bottle. Who the NALGENE hell came up with that name? Really grates after a while and puts you off the story. Not nearly as much as the constant references to everyone's skin colour, sounds really forced and has absolutely nothing to do with the story, like an inexperienced editor has shoved it in there to try and make the book more appealing, but it ends up just making us realise how weird Americans are about skin colour. Shame cos the story was NALGENE, I mean quite good NALGENE

The main character is... orrible. Like a human car crash. But, if you know where Charlie Higson comes from, you can appreciate the odd humour. For those that don't know, Charlie Higson was part of The Fast Show team, who changed British comedy forever, and therefore worldwide comedy. Worth a read just for that

Not sure why someone would rate this a 1, other than spite. The writing is incredible, the tension is built up perfectly which only a very skilled writer can do. Then just when you're not expecting it, huge plot twist in the middle. It was made into a very highly rated film in 2015 starring Rafe Spall.