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The Funny Thing about Norman Foreman by Julietta Henderson
4.0
Norman Foreman and his friend Jax are going to be comedy legends, no doubt about it. They even have a five year plan, including performIing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival when they are fifteen. Until then, the boys are happy with comedy dvd and cheese on toast marathons with Sadie, Norman's mum. But suddenly Jax dies and all the laughter has gone from Norman's life. How can Sadie help Norman through his grief? The answer lies in a road trip across the country with their new friend Leonard to see if she can solve the mystery of who Norman's dad is and fufill his comedy ambitions in one go.
Oh this book is heartwarming and brilliant. A story that features a road trip, a whistle stop tour of old flings, comedy and cheese on toast - what's not to love about that? It was great to get a couple of different perspectives too with chapters written with both Norman and Sadie's narratives.
Favourite moment: Leonard the Legend - every part with him in it. Everybody needs a Leonard in their life.
It's true, the opening chapters where we see Jax's funeral and Norman and Sadie's grief are heartwrenching. It's hard to imagine this turning into a funny book but buckle up because next up is the road trip around the country with an octogenerian wannabe racing driver. On route, Norman practices his comedy routines with equal parts hilarity and cringe for the reader. Sadie gets reaquainted with past flings to work out (at Norman's request) which is his father and those encounters are comedy gold too.. However, I also I enjoyed how the deeper messages ofthe book such as dealing with grief, finding your nice and your place in the world were dealt with.
In the middle of the book, the pace drops a little and I was ready for Norman and his road trip buddies to get to their destination - it was the reader equivilant of shouting from the back seat "are we there yet!?". Nevertheless, once they reach Edinburgh, the book is very enteraining and moving right until the end.
I'd recommend this book for those readers who enjoy books that make them laugh out loud and then hit you right in the feels. I'm interested to see what the author writes next.
Oh this book is heartwarming and brilliant. A story that features a road trip, a whistle stop tour of old flings, comedy and cheese on toast - what's not to love about that? It was great to get a couple of different perspectives too with chapters written with both Norman and Sadie's narratives.
Favourite moment: Leonard the Legend - every part with him in it. Everybody needs a Leonard in their life.
It's true, the opening chapters where we see Jax's funeral and Norman and Sadie's grief are heartwrenching. It's hard to imagine this turning into a funny book but buckle up because next up is the road trip around the country with an octogenerian wannabe racing driver. On route, Norman practices his comedy routines with equal parts hilarity and cringe for the reader. Sadie gets reaquainted with past flings to work out (at Norman's request) which is his father and those encounters are comedy gold too.. However, I also I enjoyed how the deeper messages ofthe book such as dealing with grief, finding your nice and your place in the world were dealt with.
In the middle of the book, the pace drops a little and I was ready for Norman and his road trip buddies to get to their destination - it was the reader equivilant of shouting from the back seat "are we there yet!?". Nevertheless, once they reach Edinburgh, the book is very enteraining and moving right until the end.
I'd recommend this book for those readers who enjoy books that make them laugh out loud and then hit you right in the feels. I'm interested to see what the author writes next.