Reviews

A Big Boy Did it and Ran Away by Christopher Brookmyre

heatherl98's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

raidingkvatch's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Kidnapping, and Violence

Moderate: Gun violence and Sexual content

Minor: Death of parent

saazhar's review against another edition

4.0

Although The Sacred Art of Stealing will always remain my favorite Brookmyre book, this book, as a prequel of sorts, is equally fantastic. Brookmyre knows how to write - he has a knack for the English language, akin to chewing up words and spitting them out, that few other authors have been able to master.

gemmamilne's review against another edition

5.0

Loved this - funny, eloquent, twists and turns, brilliant Scottish references, various interlinking stories. Easy but stimulating read.

vikaa_xy's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

patti_pinguin's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

2.5

sp00ky_n3rd's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Chris Brookmyre's writing is for me! I've read all his books on audio and they work so well in that format. It was funny, Scottish and a good story with threads that tied up in the end. Another success from Brookmyre.

sandin954's review against another edition

3.0

A likable regular guy hero along with the author's patented dark humor, violence, and improbable plotting made this far too long book set in Scotland and dealing with terrorism an entertaining read.

berlinda52's review against another edition

4.0

Published in 2001, before 9/11: a book about terrorism, which seems almost clairvoyant in its many of its thoughts and ideas, but in the usual crazy, absurdist, surreal Brookmyre style.

cakegeek's review against another edition

4.0

Yet another brilliant book!

I wish I had read it before the other Angelique books (I ended up reading them in reverse order- oops) As this definately sets up the characters and their histories.

Simon is an ace bad guy hopefully he'll be appearing in more in the future