Christopher Brookmyre is a good author, incredibly clever, sickening sometimes and very funny; this one fell a little short for me though. By no means a bad book, and I'll definately keep reading him - you can't like them all! ( )

Let's start by saying I really enjoyed this book. I'm in two minds on how to review it though. For once the cover doesn't give the story away, so I don't think I should either. And I really enjoyed the cultural references, but again I think it would be unfair to give them away, although I think it's fair to say if you were born around 1970 and were into music and computer games you'll really enjoy the references.

So I've not really said enough have I? I'll just add that it was superbly written, great fun and a real page turner, and Brookmyre's back catalogue is now on my reading list. ( )

This has got to be the funniest book I've read for a very long time. Even better than Three Bags Full. Brookmyre's descriptive powers are extremely good, particularly regarding schoolboys, teachers and aspirations. As in all his books, belief will need to be suspended in respect of the plotline but this doesn't do the book any harm at all, rather the opposite in fact. ( )

Another treat from Mr Brookmyre. I'm not sure the back cover did it justice, or at least I liked it more than I thought I would from reading the blurb. The usual cast of good guys, bad guys and the normal guys stuck in the middle. Laugh out loud, and thrillingly tense - great! ( )

This was the first Christopher Brookmyre book I read and I loved it. It's because of this book I started reading all his others, and i've lent them all to anyone I can force to read them - all saying again that they loved it. You have a real goodie versus baddie vibe with this one, it's pretty hollywood to be honest (nothing wrong with that) and I could totally see it being made into a movie. ( )