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A review by boards_books_and_brews
Huge by Brent Butt
dark
funny
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
HUGE
Written and read by Brent Butt
Book 232/200
Genre: Thriller
Format: Audio, ARC
Pages/Time: 304/8hr 21min
Published: 2023
Rating: 8.5/10
The nineties was a time of comedic greats; Chris Rock, Jerry Seinfeld, Steven Wright, Mitch Hedberg, and … Hobie Huge? HUGE is comedian Brent Butt's dark, thriller debut novel. I know Butt has starred in a bunch of big Canadian TV shows, but my first exposure to the comedian, was this dark thriller.
I quite enjoyed HUGE. I loved the band of comedians traveling across Canada doing stand-up shows. I am sure Butt's real life experiences as a comic greatly influenced these adventures, and the jokes were pretty darn funny. I loved the characters of Dale and Rynn (Rynn especially) and how well they were written. I did feel the book kind of lost it's footing in the third act. It didn't quite work for me, but of course, results may very.
Written and read by Brent Butt
Book 232/200
Genre: Thriller
Format: Audio, ARC
Pages/Time: 304/8hr 21min
Published: 2023
Rating: 8.5/10
The nineties was a time of comedic greats; Chris Rock, Jerry Seinfeld, Steven Wright, Mitch Hedberg, and … Hobie Huge? HUGE is comedian Brent Butt's dark, thriller debut novel. I know Butt has starred in a bunch of big Canadian TV shows, but my first exposure to the comedian, was this dark thriller.
I quite enjoyed HUGE. I loved the band of comedians traveling across Canada doing stand-up shows. I am sure Butt's real life experiences as a comic greatly influenced these adventures, and the jokes were pretty darn funny. I loved the characters of Dale and Rynn (Rynn especially) and how well they were written. I did feel the book kind of lost it's footing in the third act. It didn't quite work for me, but of course, results may very.