I’m sorry, i’ve got 15% through and i just can’t keep going. I dislike all of the characters and there’s just nothing to hook me. I expected a funny story but it’s just dull and going nowhere. Not for me.

Ok this book was spot on in the statement that we all know a George and secretly, I think we can all be a George at times.

“We all know a George. He's the kind of guy who's brimming with potential but incapable of following through; he doesn't know if he's in love with his girlfriend, but he certainly likes having her around; he's distant from - but still reliant on - his mother; he swears he'll finish his novel one day.

Sure, you might find him disappointing. But no one is more disappointed in George than George himself.”

I really enjoyed this read. Although George is insufferable at points, you can’t help but want the best for him. If you’re looking for a book with a huge twist or plot this isn’t what you’re going to get. The Book of George feels like a true to life story that follows a man from his teens into his thirties as he struggles to make his way through life BUT I also found George hilarious at points. His to the point attitude and not picking up on social queues made some great moments in the book. Huge thanks to NetGalley and Atlantic for this ARC!

The Book of George by Kate Greathead features a realistic and relatable flawed protagonist struggling with how he feels about himself and with how others perceive him and worrying about not fulfilling his potential.

this is a social satire/character study of a man called george, told from childhood to middle age. george is emblematic of men who live in a particularly selfish or self absorbed way, whilst also struggling to make anything of their lives or potential, instead being trapped in the inertia of arrested development. at it's best, it's reasonably reminiscent of the chip chapter of the corrections, and some of the more of the outrageous behaviour from george functioned well as episodic scenes of humour. i wasn't 100% sold on how it all tied together and i felt the overall book would have probably worked better with a more tragic ending but it was an enjoyable read!!

Really disappointed to say that I couldn't connect with this at all.

I must be in the minority as I definitely don't know a George. I found the voice really unrelatable and was just left baffled by this book.

Clearly not the right reader for this.