Emotionally Weird - Kate Atkinson

I am a pretty easily pleased reader. I like a good storyline, and a well written text that is not only believable but that pulls me into interaction between characters. Typically, of the Laurie Lee School of reading, I love description and the use of adjectives is important to me. When I bought this book, it promised "Funny, Bold and Memorable" in large letters on the front cover, and had a good write up from the Express and The Scotsman telling me that "it sends jolts of pleasure off the page" and that is is "truly comic and achingly funny". The story starts with a two page introduction to a murder story, articulately written as ...  Read the complete review