A Tiny Bit Marvellous

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• A Tiny Bit Marvellous by Dawn French

  Over the years I have become something of a Dawn French fan. She has consistently entertained and quite frankly made my sides split with laughter as an actor, comedian, and most recently as a writer with her wonderful autobiography Dear Fatty. So whe ... (read full critics)

  thebookbag published on Wed, 1 Jun 2011

• BOOKENDS: A Tiny bit Marvellous

  Criticising Dawn French feels like kicking a puppy. She’s so winning that the nation was even tempted to let The Vicar of Dibley slide. The same is true of her debut novel, A Tiny Bit Marvellous (Michael Joseph, £18.99), which has its heart in the ri ... (read full critics)

  spectator published on Fri, 22 Oct 2010

3 Reviews

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  A funny summer reading

  Nice, funny reading. All characters but Mo are a little bizzarre - if not grotesque, especially Oscar. Maybe Dora is too much of a weirdo (I mean, who in the world would attack his/her mother that way at all time? Have a break!)
  I didn't expect a masterpiece, but I was pleasantly surprised by the fr ... (continue)

  Nice, funny reading. All characters but Mo are a little bizzarre - if not grotesque, especially Oscar. Maybe Dora is too much of a weirdo (I mean, who in the world would attack his/her mother that way at all time? Have a break!)
  I didn't expect a masterpiece, but I was pleasantly surprised by the fresh style of this book and by its peculiarity.

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  Drawy82 said on Aug 5, 2011 | Add your feedback

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  A laugh out loud funny book - but that's it

  I was expecting something more from Dawn French. I was in fact quite disappointed by this book, which was supposed to be a funny novel: in fact, it was just funny. The structure of the novel was virtually non existent, the plot was extremely cliched and slow, and nothing really happens throughout th ... (continue)

  I was expecting something more from Dawn French. I was in fact quite disappointed by this book, which was supposed to be a funny novel: in fact, it was just funny. The structure of the novel was virtually non existent, the plot was extremely cliched and slow, and nothing really happens throughout the book - except for a (foreseeable) turn of events at the very end). The characters are often exaggerated and stereotyped, and a bunch of - however good - jokes and funny expressions can't make up for the lack of shape and verisimilitude.

  It's a quick and relaxing reading, but all in all, I could have done without.

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  Marta said on Aug 21, 2011 | Add your feedback

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  I got to meet her!

  I really loved this book and am
  now lucky enough to have a signed copy of it on my bookshelf! Considering it was her first novel, I think Dawn did really well at keeping the plot tight and the story moving whilst giving you so much to identify with each of the characters. The dialogue was good, the ... (continue)

  I really loved this book and am
  now lucky enough to have a signed copy of it on my bookshelf! Considering it was her first novel, I think Dawn did really well at keeping the plot tight and the story moving whilst giving you so much to identify with each of the characters. The dialogue was good, the mother daughter relationship was totally believable and hilarious to read at times. A light-hearted, easy holiday read. You just can't fail to love it.

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  Danielle said on Apr 16, 2011 | Add your feedback

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• English Books
• Others 432 Pages
• ISBN-10: 0718157869
• ISBN-13: 9780718157869
• Publisher: Michael Joseph
• Pub date: Jun 23, 2011
• Also available as: Hardcover and eBook

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