Spotted this at the library and was surprised: who knew the Scottish comedian was also a writer? So, I checked it out, took it home, and started to read.
*sigh*
There's a reason that he's not known as a writer. This book definitely had it's funny, roll on the floor laughing moments, but they were disjointed. Some types of verbal patter work in books, but his doesn't. Ferguson is a master of witty asides, and they definitely show up here. It seems clear that he's gone, through use of footnotes, for a style similar to Terry Pratchett, and while I find Pratchett hilarious, Ferguson isn't quite up to comparison. The chapters and scenes have little natural flow and thus the laughter ends up episodic.
I give this two coffee cups out of five. Ferguson's funny, when it's on, is really on; when it's not... it's boring.
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