jennykeery's review against another edition
3.0
I mostly found 'The Brightonomicon' funny, surreal and engaging but my enjoyment was ultimately limited by weird, jarring sections of narrative where the tone slipped from playful to being quite hateful (towards women, towards homosexuality...). I think they were meant as jokes, and I understand that Rankin's style is supposed to be absurd, but for me these passages weren't even intelligent - they were just cheap shots that didn't seem to fit in with the rest of the book.
woolfardis's review against another edition
5.0
"The pungent turd!"
I think that sums this book up quite nicely.
I think that sums this book up quite nicely.
linyarai's review
3.0
Very crazy. Hard to get through in parts cause a lot of things make no sense, but it was entertaining.
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