S.O.S.

by Joseph Connolly

It takes just six days and nights to cross the Atlantic on a luxury liner, but during that time, lives can be changed forever. Amidst the seething melting pot of 1600 passengers on the 'Transylvania' are David and Nicole. Nicole and her two teenage children, Rollo and Marianne, are keen on the voyage - but not David, or his mistress, Trish. Also on board are Jennifer - a youthful 39 - and her 20-year-old daughter, Stacy. If she can shake of the attentions of the maddening couple, Nobby and Aggie - veterans of the cruise world - Jennifer would like to fall for Earl, the young son of American couple Dwight and Charlene. By the time the 'Transylvania' docks in New York, the lives of all have been jarred, bruised and sexed-up, knocked-out or just plain shredded - and what seemed to be a set of inviolate futures now lies in utter disarray on the watery decks of this singular, castaway, floating city.

Genres: Fiction, Humor

Paperback

First published July 8, 2002

Reviews

[Alison S ☯️ · Rating 1 out of 5]

I quickly realised this book was not for me, and couldn't bear to read more than 25 pages. Not even the fact that it was a Book Group choice could induce me to continue. I think it's meant to be a satirical comedy of manners, but it wasn't funny in the least and I really hated the writing style: A lot of the narrative seems to be written as a series of interior monologues of the different characters on a cruise ship. All the monologues sounded very similar to each other, and the majority of them were awful and unlikeable people. The way it was written made me feel stressed, claustrophobic and exasperated. Life's too short!

[Jane Shaw · Rating 1 out of 5]

What a load of old rubbish

[Joe Stamber · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book was supposed to be funny... it wasn't. I couldn't even finish it, which is very unusual for me. It's rubbish!

[juju · Rating 3 out of 5]

When you’re sitting in the train feeling bored, you are cabale of reading the most uninteresting books known to man. So I did.
British boomer humour, didn’t like how the monologues were written, had trouble differentiating between each character.
3 stars because I believe it was a respectable author and separately, the theme itself was quite engaging.

[Richard · Rating 3 out of 5]

memorably written but it's a tad Coronation Street on a cruise liner

[Kenneth · Rating 3 out of 5]

I registered a book at BookCrossing.com!
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