A good coming of age novel, where friendships and relationships come together in a landscape. Some good parts around ‘finding’ something and ‘rejecting’ norms; however, the main thrust was the time zone (hence the title) but there was nothing new here - a kind of 25 years later watered down (with the benefit of hindsight) version of Irvine Welsh and John King’s books. The good coming of age plot was let down by a genie storyline with wishes coming true to solve problems, or move the plot on. The informal writing was for affect, but the absence of commas and apostrophes was sometimes distracting. I would read more from John Proctor, as there is definitely something there.
If you grew up in the 90s and spent Saturdays dancing in dark warehouses. This is a must read. I could easily relate to many points in this book and reading it, took me back to many a night that had been stored and forgotten about.
Brilliant book. Love the way it's written, with its twists and turns and examples. Made me laugh out loud and will continue reading the other books in this collection.