Another Man's Life

by Greg Williams

Tom is married with kids, he's lost his job and is doing house-husband with all the confidence of a mid-leap lemming. Sean, his twin brother, has it his own business, handmade suits, all the right restaurant reservations and a string of beautiful women. But they are both miserable...

Paperback

First published January 1, 2007

Reviews

[Adri · Rating 3 out of 5]

A nice and easy read. Very predictable, but it kept me interested.

[Jessica · Rating 2 out of 5]

Jag brukar inte läsa klart tvåor, enligt mitt nyårslöfte, men det gick så fort, så jag drog igenom slutet också. Lättläst. Men irriterande.

Tom och Sean är tvillingar som lever rätt olika liv, och klyschorna haglar redan från början. Det är familjeliv med actionfigurer på golvet och inga rena strumpor när de stackars barnen ska till skolan å ena sidan, och specialbeställd diskbänk i italiensk marmor och filmstjärnevackra älskarinnor å andra sidan.

Båda är missnöjda med tillvaron och de bestämmer sig för att byta liv i två veckor. Man fattar ju att 1) det kommer att leda till insikter för båda, 2) de kommer att hjälpa varandra med något viktigt, 3) tokigheter kommer att inträffa.

Idén är rolig, men det är så grabbigt och sexistiskt att jag tycker extremt illa om båda två. Tom framställs som att han ska vara en sån fin familjeman (TÄNK att han hade CHANSEN att ligga med en annan kvinna men GJORDE DET INTE! Vilken FANTASTISK man, va!?) och Sean ska vara superframgångsrik och charmig PR-kille, men verkar mest vara otrevlig och överlägsen mot alla han träffar i jobbet.

Läste som sagt mest ut boken av nån sorts tvångstanke.

[Evie Westbrook · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was so bloke-core I loved it, I genuinely giggled at some parts, its an interesting look into men, particularly the 2000s man, and how men can mask certain things with comedy that I’ve never been able to grasp, and that in turn how it effects their projection onto life, but also very silly goofy, and kinda out of pocket too

[Carolyn · Rating 2 out of 5]

Laddish and predictable!

[Tracee · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not gonna waste my reading time on this one

[Sandra Cvetkovska · Rating 1 out of 5]

Maybe I would have liked this book if not the strong Tom part when he crushes the poor cat's head instead taking it to the vet. Really bad example for what to do in such situation. I have never tossed a book in my life, but this will be the first one.

As for the whole book, I can't say it was a quick read for me, I would categorize it like boring read, not interesting read, something like that. The whole concept of the swap was already seen, not mature, irritating.
There were some funny conversations, but I really can't recall them, I guess they weren't so funny after all.

Don't waste your time on this one, not worth it.

[Judith Yeabsley · Rating 3 out of 5]

Chose a very different book for my trip to NZ - one I could pick up and put down every 20 seconds (came in handy). It was very predictable with a plot that was totally incidental to the humour. Fortunately the one liners were constant, consistent and good and did not (as usually happen) become trite or grating. I really quite enjoyed being bombarded with funny analogies and was still enthused even at the end.

[Lana. · Rating 3 out of 5]

A "grass is greener on the other side" mentality motivates identical twins, Tom and Sean, to switch lives. Only temporarily, of course. The the ensuing chaos and self discovery when the high-flying executive bachelor and stay at home dad swap, are a little predictable, but still offer laughs amongst the groans.


Billed as being "Nick Hornby with knobs on", I think it lacks the sharpness and bite of Hornby's work. Still A fairly fun and light read.

[Rebecca · Rating 3 out of 5]

Two afternoon's in the British 'sun' and I've finished. It was a nice, quick, easy read, which was quick comical in places. Not as good as The Accidental Father in my opinion but still good. I don't think you really 'fall in love' with the characters, but you don't hate them either - they just exist, which is a good thing in some books. There's not much to say about it if I'm honest. I'd recommend it if you're looking for a light, funny read.

[Jean · Rating 4 out of 5]

Une bonne lecture de vacances! C'est comme de la 'chick lit' mais avec des hommes comme personnages principaux!

[Aileen · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have had a lazy day so read this book in one sitting, I quite enjoyed this book, it was funny at times, would definetely recommend.

[Ron · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fast-paced and dryly funny without sounding pretentious. A good light read if you need something to take up some time between bigger, more engaging books.

[Judy · Rating 4 out of 5]

A life swap between twin brothers brings enlightenment to both. An easy, enjoyable read!