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| Twentysomething: The Quarter-Life Crisis of Jack Lancaster | 
 enlarge | Author: Iain Hollingshead
Publisher: Overlook Press
Category: Book
List Price: £7.79
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Avg. Customer Rating:  24 reviews
Sales Rank: 229901
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 320
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.3 x 0.8
ISBN: 1585678511
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9781585678518
ASIN: 1585678511
Publication Date: October 31, 2006
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 BRILLIANT!!! August 26, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is honestly one of the funniest books I have ever read. I was able to empathise with so much of it, even my old prep school got a mention! It will ring true to any West London twentysomething. Iain Hollingshead writes very well indeed. Various parts had me literally crying with laughter! This book is nothing short of brilliant and I very much look forward to more offerings from this talented author.
 ONE STAR FOR EFFORT. August 4, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
WHAT A LOAD OF RUBBISH. IF YOU ARE LOOKING A GOOD NIGHTS SLEEP TRY READING THIS BOOK AND YOU WILL BE A SLEEP IN MINUTES.
Laugh out loud May 9, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
We took this book on holiday. Around the pool, I embarrassed my husband by laughing out loud at Hollingshead's set piece scenes. But when my husband started reading it, he did the same. Eventually, strangers around the pool began to approach us and ask us what we were reading - so much so that they borrowed our copy and enjoyed the novel as much as we did. It's insightful, cleverly structured and, above all, funny!
5 star comedy March 10, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book is fantastic. It's fast-paced, witty and irreverant but also has some keen insights into modern life, modern people and modern relationships. This book made me laugh, cry and think. The pacing is especially good as Iain Hollingshead knows truly understands the balance between comedy, story and emotion. The style manages to avoid stupidity and sentimentality equally while evoking a real emotional response. The style reminded me of Danny Wallace's "Yes Man". Both novels combine cutting humour with a hopeful message and both are equally worth reading.
It was that good November 13, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Bought this along with a load of other books for a beach holiday, and had finished it before the plane touched down. As a 25 year old city worker who has flirted with the idea of teaching i identified with virtually every bit of the book, including "Mad Barrys" which is clearly meant to be the club Crazy Larry's in Fulham.
All in all a tremendous read, would recommend it to anyone
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