A review by faintgirl
Billy Liar by Keith Waterhouse

4.0

Billy Liar is one of those books that I'm surprised anyone decided to write, but manages to be rich and funny out of nowhere. Billy tells his mates down the pub that he's going to work for a famous cartoonist, but we soon learn that Billy tends to exaggerate his personal achievements somewhat. This little novel follows him as he lopes from lie to lie and buries himself deeper and deeper. It's a pleasure.