Dauntlessly original and engrossing, Brat follows a writer's slow descent into delirium as he is tasked with sorting out his dead parents' possessions.
'I was in the waiting room. Then I was in the examination room.'
Gabriel’s skin is falling off. His dad is dead. He owes his editor a novel. His girlfriend won’t answer his calls.
Tasked by his horribly well-adjusted brother with clearing out the family home for sale, Gabriel’s sanity quickly begins to unravel. His parents’ old manuscripts appear to change each time he reads them.
A bizarre home video hints at long-buried secrets. And there’s a hideous man in the garden. From a stunningly original new talent, this is a debut novel unlike anything you have read.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
ISBN: 9781398525313
Number of pages: 336
Dimensions: 216 x 135 mm
and yet the protagonist of Brat certainly seems to be descending into a hell of sorts, even if it is partly self-inflicted. He subsists primarily on beer, wine, and spliffs, getting only occasional respite from his... More
The novel as self-inserted metafiction, in which the author is also the main character of the novel and writes their own story, is one I often criticise as, when not done with deft skill, it has the potential to feel... More
What did I just read?! This was an absolute fever dream of a book, disjointed, bonkers and utterly unputdownable! I felt like I was descending into pure madness alongside our main character and although we don't... More
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