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rank 3595
word count 70747
date submitted 24.09.2011
date updated 16.02.2012
genres: Fiction, Romance, Comedy
classification: moderate
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The Kooky World of Brendan Broadbent

The Big Fibber

The road to mediocrity is proving rockier than Brendan expected. Can he escape his suburban nightmare, or has fate already crumbled his cookie?

 

The Kooky World of Brendan Broadbent is a ‘turning thirty’ comedy whose anti-hero, a narcoleptic accountant, is in the midst of a pre-mid-life crisis. Trapped in a dead-end job, on the brink of fatherhood, and engaged to the wrong girl, his world seems in danger of disappearing up its own backside. It almost does.

 
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Big Fibber wrote 56 days ago

Well put - I might pilfer that phrase for my approach letters to agents!
Will

riantorr wrote 57 days ago

Battling the plights of suburban mediocrity is a very well received genre.
RT

Big Fibber wrote 116 days ago

Thanks, Iva. Someone else mentioned Adrian Mole also. Have been reading Chapter 21 of Fame and Infamy. Feels a nice mix of literary and mainstream - one thought I had was that the dialogue was a bit long but that's a rather subjective point as it's also enjoyable as it is.

Best wishes,
Will / BigFibber

Iva P. wrote 116 days ago

I read six chapters into late hours and it was worthy of my time. Your MC reminds me of Adrian Mole. The writing is witty and entertaining with innovative and hilarious observations. On my shelf now.

Iva P.
Fame and Infamy

Big Fibber wrote 132 days ago

Thanks Shain, am checking out your website now,
Will (aka the Big Fibber)

Shain Knowles wrote 132 days ago

It is excellent. Love the word choices. Thisis on my bookself. Every chapter pulls you along with near perfect character developement. This should be read by an editor.

Adrian Graham wrote 197 days ago

Lovely writing, sit back, read and enjoy! Packed full of finely observed comic detail.

FRAN MACILVEY wrote 206 days ago

This is a very well written book, carefully observed and with funny touches that make me laugh out loud and want to share with anyone nearby. It is not often that the first two lines make me giggle. Beautifully observant, patient writing. Highly rated indeed and I hope it does well.

Fran Macilvey, "Trapped"

Nathan O'Hagan wrote 215 days ago

This is really good. Glad i finally got round to reading it. Very funny, good characters, and gets going very quickly. Will remain on my WL and eventually find it's way to my shelf. Highly starred. Can't understand why it's not getting more interest. I will try to remedy that in the forum.

Roman N Marek wrote 217 days ago

This is a very light, easy and pleasant read with some amusing lines and incidents. I really liked the opening chapter which pulled me into the story. And I still can’t shake the mobile phone incident out of my mind! Ugh. Initially I wasn’t sure about the hopping back and forward in time, but then it all started to hang together. I read ten chapters and enjoyed them.

Just a few typos. Ch.2: “programme”, when referring to computer software, should be “program”. Ch.3: “of living room” should be “of the living room”. Ch.6: “conceding a smirk” should perhaps be “concealing a smirk”?

I wish you luck with this. I’ll back it when I have space on my shelf.

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