The Book of Dave - Will Self

Wot if vair wuz a buk? A buk vat wuz ritten bi a cabbi driva, bout ow ees pisstoff cuz iz boy azbin taken offim, and ow ees pistoff wiv allavem Mums wots makin life difficult fer gud, onist Dads like im! What if this book had been made out of metal to ensure it outlived its author? If, five hundred years later, with catastrophic floods having submerged all but Britain's highest points, the book were rediscovered? And what if (the last one, I promise!) the words of the Book of Dave were taken as gospel, and life on the small island of Ham organised according to its decrees? Will Self's 2006 novel looks at what happens when (in the author's own words) ...  Read the complete review