Stretch 29 - Damian Lanigan

As Harry Hill says "You've gotta have a system!". Well, Frank Stretch has a system. A system designed to determine exactly how successful the people that he meets are. Specifically, a system designed to show how much of a loser Frank is compared to his friends and colleagues! This book is about a self confessed loser on his way down to the bottom and his eventual recovery and rise. Its about Francis Dean Stretch (The eponymous 'Stretch') and his relationships with friends and at work. A large part of the story is taken up by his scoring system (Also known as 'The Maths') which rates people according to 10 different criteria, ...  Read the complete review

Frank Stretch has reached a rock bottom of 29 points..... This massively enjoyable book follows the fortunes of Frank Stretch, a graduate under-achiever. His unique scoring system where he scores his life out of 100 through ten different catergories, shows that with his meagre score of 29 that he needs to work on some areas in his life. I found this very enjoyable and finished it in one sitting because I couldn't put it down, its not an epic but it definitely some light hearted "read on the train on a morning monday" stuff that will make you laugh and it might even lead you to you scoring your own life....... just be prepared for your ...  Read the complete review

Frank Stretch is 29 years old, hugely unsuccessful and almost proud of it! By his own scoring system in the important areas of life (money, love, sex, work etc.) he scores an abysmal 29 points out of a possible 100. Although actually an Oxford graduate, Frank failed to settle into journalism and ended up as manager of a small restaurant. Unable to keep up with his more successful friends, he develops a life of drifting and lethargy until he decides to make a fresh start. His plans, however, are thwarted not only by other people but also by his own thoughtless actions. The story is very funny and full of irony and jibes at the middle-class life which ...  Read the complete review