Submarine

At the time of my reading this, this had just recently been made into a film - Joe Dunthorne's well praised comedy about the peculiar coming-of-age drama of a fifteen year old boy in Swansea, about his friends (and bullies), his sex life (paedo-like, when not dry humping!) and trying to save his par......more

I picked this up in a bookstore because it was at a discounted price and the first few pages really caught my attention. Oliver Tate as a smart albeit eccentric teenager struck a chord with me, and at first I felt I could relate to the character. I enjoyed the character's analytical view of the worl......more

My experience of this book was too personal to write a review, but I loved it.......more

Cat de simpatic poate sa fie un pusti de 15 ani? Destul de agreabil daca cititorul ajunge sa se regaseasca in ispravile si maniera sa de a gandi. Si mai ales daca romanul de debut al lui Joe Dunthorne ii trezeste amintiri, trairi si momente de rebeliune din varsta adolescentei. Oliver Tate este un pu......more

Sharp funny coming-of-age story set in urban Wales. Not sentimental. The narrator is keenly observant and totally oblivious at the same time; in other words, a teenager. Many of his observations are just made up, and that, I believe, is the metaphor given to the reader here. The cautionary tale to t......more