This first novel by comedian and actor Hugh Laurie was pretty good. It had some funny lines, a decent plot and we got to know the main character in a more-than-superficial way. Having said that, I wonder if the book would have been better under a pseudonym. The main character, especially when being comical, sounded just like Laurie so it was hard to separate the character from the author. I understand why they published it with Hugh's real name--to sell probably 100 times more books--but for me it took away from the experience because it was hard to get lost in the world created by the book..
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