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3.95 AVERAGE
3.95 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Amazing book. The story is not only funny, but also entertaining. I love the world the author created and how the characters interact with each other.
The ending was too abrupt, which caused some questions I had to remain unanswered, however, it allowed me to continue with the second book of the series.
The ending was too abrupt, which caused some questions I had to remain unanswered, however, it allowed me to continue with the second book of the series.
Short but very sweet, with shades of Douglas Adams. Likeable, funny characters, great world-building, and a good story with so much potential for the next book. Glad I wasn't reading this in public as it caused more than a few snorty guffaws (never a good look). Eagerly awaiting the next instalment!
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
For a book I found on the Kindle free store, this was a truly entertaining read. Funny, morbid and engaging all in one, "How to be Dead" was a lucky find.
This is a very short book (less than a hundred pages) and is the first in what is currently a 5 book book long series.
The books protagonist is a man named Dave Marwood. Dave is a fairly predictable character, he works in an office in London, fancies his co-worker Melanie, and shares his apartment with a conspiracy theory obsessed, unemployed man named Gary. Nothing exciting or unusual seems to happen in his life, until Halloween night.
He goes out to celebrate Halloween with a friend when he runs into a drunk Melanie. He takes this opportunity to speak to her and hopefully work up the courage to ask her on a date. All is going well until Melanie drunkenly stumbles out in front of an oncoming vehicle. Dave pushes her out of the way to save her life, but he gets hit by the car and killed instead.
This is where we are introduced to the first of the Four Horsemen, Death. He loves tea and biscuits, believes that chocolate Hobnobs are humans best invention, and seems to be very very bad at his job. He grants Dave a second chance at life, and gives him his business card with the address of his office printed on it.
When Dave wakes up in hospital he tries to convince himself that it was all a dream, but as the days pass by it becomes increasingly obvious that was not the case.
I was originally expecting this to be a poor copy of Sir Terry Pratchett's work, but I was very wrong. This book may draw done influence from Discworld, but it definitely stands out on its own. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to read something silly and quite humerus, this is the only book to have ever made me laugh out loud! This was the first book I have read by Dave Turner but I have already dived into the second book in the series and will definitely read more of his work in the future.
The books protagonist is a man named Dave Marwood. Dave is a fairly predictable character, he works in an office in London, fancies his co-worker Melanie, and shares his apartment with a conspiracy theory obsessed, unemployed man named Gary. Nothing exciting or unusual seems to happen in his life, until Halloween night.
He goes out to celebrate Halloween with a friend when he runs into a drunk Melanie. He takes this opportunity to speak to her and hopefully work up the courage to ask her on a date. All is going well until Melanie drunkenly stumbles out in front of an oncoming vehicle. Dave pushes her out of the way to save her life, but he gets hit by the car and killed instead.
This is where we are introduced to the first of the Four Horsemen, Death. He loves tea and biscuits, believes that chocolate Hobnobs are humans best invention, and seems to be very very bad at his job. He grants Dave a second chance at life, and gives him his business card with the address of his office printed on it.
When Dave wakes up in hospital he tries to convince himself that it was all a dream, but as the days pass by it becomes increasingly obvious that was not the case.
I was originally expecting this to be a poor copy of Sir Terry Pratchett's work, but I was very wrong. This book may draw done influence from Discworld, but it definitely stands out on its own. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to read something silly and quite humerus, this is the only book to have ever made me laugh out loud! This was the first book I have read by Dave Turner but I have already dived into the second book in the series and will definitely read more of his work in the future.
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced