"Thanks for such a brilliant and thoroughly enjoyable book"
Pak W
"I laughed and cried and frightened my cat"
Natasha D
"I enjoyed your book immensely... and my wife is dying to know why I was cacking myself at all sorts of times over the weekend"
Peter R
"Completely hilarious"
Sharon T
"An absolute scream and awfully close to home in some places"
Andy M
"I start many books and finish very few, but I read yours in a single sitting. Congratulations, it's an amazing and very funny book...I can't tell you how much I enjoyed it"
Andy G
"I absolutely loved your book!! It made me wish that I'd gone to the local primary instead of an all girls school where, instead of formals, elastics and camps, we just teased each other mercilessly until we all got eating disorders"
Erica H
"I am in year 7 and 12 years old. I was reading your book and laughing hysterically in my head. My mum would see me reading it at night and always ask what it was like. I said to her that she should read it. She said ok. Get this. Don’t take this as a joke. She was CRYING with laughter THE WHOLE WAY! She just wouldn’t stop laughing. My sister was really pissed off and kept telling her to stick a sock in it. She eventually got a headache from laughing so much. At one point, I had to agree with my sister. It was SO annoying. I started to wish that I hadn’t given it to her. No offence or anything. She said that it’s probably the best book that she has ever read because she can relate to it. That’s a big statement for my mum."
William R
"Your book is THE funniest thing (ever?)!!!"
Jo B
"Thanks for all the laughs... It was so much fun reading your book and being transported back into my own childhood"
Kate B
"Just finished your book and it was hilarious. Your experiences of Grade Six just took me right back. It had me in stitches the whole time"
Jayson E
"It was absolutely hilarious and brought back fond memories of my own primary school days"
Vanessa L
"I read your book in two days straight over Christmas and I have to say it was one of the most enjoyable books I have read in a long time"
Malcolm O
"You managed to get it so right. Especially the bit about the new adventure playground"
Anna M
"No, I am not some strange psycho internet stalker - just a fan of your new book! Your book is 'grouse' and brought back so many schoolyard memories that I had totally repressed"
Simone A
"It felt at times as if your book was taken directly from my own life"
Josh H
"Thanks for all the laughs your book has provided. It's been a blast reading it"
Kate B
"I can't really say I loved the book actually - that wouldn't do the whole experience justice. I laughed so hard, read and re-read my favourite parts so often, 'loved it' just doesn't cut it"
Chris S
"I am in Malaysia. Your book actually cost a bomb here but it was worth every single ringget I paid for it!"
Ning T
"I just finished reading your book and - well - I read it from cover to cover without taking a break. Thanks for bringing back a thousand memories"
David M
"Fantastic stuff. Enjoyed your book immensely"
Gavin H
"Firstly I'd like to say thanks for a great read. I smile even as I write this thinking about it"
Stacey G
"Just a quick note to say how much I enjoyed your book. It's amazing how reading it brought back my own memories of primary school"
Terry S
"Just wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed your book. I work as a school counsellor in Sydney and your memory and insight into 12 year old boys is fantastic - not to mention your humour"
Ross T
"Just finished your book last night and I must say I enjoyed it. Nah, I loved it!"
Mike P
"I loved your book. Like many of your other fans, I read it at a rapid pace pausing only to laugh loudly several times, uncaring of who happened to be around to hear me"
Shelley B
"I work part-time in a secondary school library where your book is being recommended to everybody - staff and students alike. I read it in one sitting and thought it was very funny, very clever and a joy to read. I'd forgotten what it was really like to be in Grade Six. Thanks for reminding me!"
Adriene W
"Congratulations on your book! Your story made an instant connection with me and I could not wait to get back home to finish it"
Italo
"I've just finished your book and it was one of the best I've read in ages - made me laugh out loud on numerous occasions. Can't wait for your next one"
Lynda G
"I bought your book and loved it - boy it took me back to my days at Alfredton Primary School, Ballarat"
Geoff B
"Finished your book on the train tonight. It's a hard read for a train. Laughing out loud in enclosed spaces tends to lead to one getting plenty of personl space"
Michael B
"I just started reading, then laughing, even crying! It was one of the most enjoyable nights I think I've had"
Isobel T
"I never thought it would be possible to see your past and your brain sucked out onto a page and written down by someone else. Your book hit a real chord"
Michael F
"Great book! Extremely funny tale of unrequited love. Will immediately join my all-time favourites on similar topics."
Russell M
"My best friend from primary school recently lent me your book. She assured me that it was very funny and would bring back a lot of memories. She was right on both counts!"
Eugenie P
"I've just finished reading your book and thought I'd write to let you know how much I enjoyed it. It brought back a lot of memories from my own school days"
Marina B
"Recently finished the book and loved it. I could identify with so much of the book (and not just because my name is Duffy and I too had to put up with the Daffy Duck jibes!) It's really refreshing to read a book so honest and funny that brings your own memories flooding back"
Chris D
"Regarding your book, I barely have the words to provide any description that would do justice to it. I am at this moment 19 years of age, residing in Malaysia, a beautiful country in South East Asia. I came across your book in my favorite bookstore, MPH in one of the nearby malls. I read it 3 times! "
Stella B
"Hi Chris, I absolutely loved your book, I laughed so hard from beginning to end. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE write more books!"
Melissa
"I have just re-read your book for probably what is the third or fourth time and I just wanted to say congratulations, it's an absolutely fantastic read. I work at Dymocks Bookstore Highpoint and I've written an 'Our Staff Recommends' card for it and I suggest it to everyone as well!!"
David K
"I've just finished your book so I can hand it over to my 13 year old daughter who has been waiting patiently for her turn at it. I don't know whether she wants to read it because she saw me laughing out loud so often or because you have faithfully created my own primary school world and her curiosity demands an explanation of a time and place that was the essence of my own childhood"
Julie M
"I actually bought and read your book a while ago after reading a review in The Age. I thought it was brilliant. So many times I was taken back to my own primary school experience!"
Andrew W
"I'm sure you've had heaps of emails congratulating you on your great book and saying how much they reminded the reader of their own time at school. Same here from me - I really enjoyed reading it! It also reminded me of where I teach now. If you ever come to Jakarta, I would love to have you talk to our kids"
Chris L
"I've just finished reading what would have to be the funniest book I've read in years. It should be illegal, well at least ill advised, to read this book in public"
Nigel L
"I got your book for Christmas and just finished reading it on the train. I enjoyed it very much and hope it sells well. Are you going for a trilogy?"
Peter H
"Thanks for a fantastic read. It was brilliant and dragged up a lot of wonderful, traumatic, embarrassing, funny and very happy memories for me and I thank you for that"
Karen G
"I loved your book and have given it as a gift on about 6 occasions. It is so funny and has universal appeal to anyone who has attended a co-ed primary school"
Jennifer S
"Just a quick note to say how much I enjoyed your book. It brought back many memories of primary school but from the female perspective where Neil Alderman used to horrify me in Year 4 by sitting behind me and telling me how he would rip out a heart, cover it in poo and present it to me as a token of his love"
Megan H
"I am a huge fan of your book. I thought it was very funny, charming and brought back lots of memories"
Daniel H
"I live in Paris and have read your book numerous times now. I have to say that it is one of the best books I have read in my life and every time I chat to friends about books I mention yours as a must"
Andrew R
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