I couldn’t wait to read this – but it was actually pretty mediocre. Only a few funny parts, not enough suspense, hackneyed insights, even the cameos by the familiars in “A year in the merde” were not funny. What a waste :(

When I picked it up I didn’t know it was fiction. I started reading it and found it really funny. Some of it is really hilarious especially Pol’s interaction with Benoit and his courgette escapades. I’ve been reading serious non-fiction and this was a welcome change.