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Crap Holiday
"Unhinged and hilarious" - Den Of Geek “Any tale is vastly improved by the inclusion of Daniel O’ Donnell” - Mr Biffo “I haven’t read it yet, sorry” - Simon Brew Adventure! Romance! Misc! This book is none of these things, and less! Semi-permanent drunk Melissa just wants to drink neat gin from her Daniel O’Donnell mug and avoid being promoted at work. She doesn’t have a boyfriend or any hopes and dreams and she likes being miserable. Her housemate Joanne makes a living as an “online lightworker” by aligning people’s wood meridians. She does have a boyfriend – a poet named Fax who thinks he can boil eggs with his mind. And together they are… going on holiday to a new age festival. In amongst the spoon carving, vowel free poetry and too many vegans, Melissa tries to survive being serenaded with lutes and accidentally triggering people by eating Pringles. CRAP HOLIDAY is the debut novel from Jenny Morrill, who writes the nostalgia and pop culture blog World of Crap. Occasionally, Den of Geek will take pity on her and allow her to write for them. She once attempted to eat 36 trios in one go, after watching Highlander while drunk one night.
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247 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 30, 2018
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October 16, 2021
Things which will help you enjoy this book:
1) you are British
2) you are a drinker
3) you are a Btitish drinker
The book is a rapid-fire set of unfolding absurdities. It's madcap fun. I didn't get all of the references, but others will. It's a lighthearted adventure and will make you laugh out loud at several junctures, so be prepared. The other folks at the gym were not thrilled with my snickering on the treadmill while I read it.
1) you are British
2) you are a drinker
3) you are a Btitish drinker
The book is a rapid-fire set of unfolding absurdities. It's madcap fun. I didn't get all of the references, but others will. It's a lighthearted adventure and will make you laugh out loud at several junctures, so be prepared. The other folks at the gym were not thrilled with my snickering on the treadmill while I read it.
January 8, 2019
Morrill has an original and highly amusing voice. Also she mentions Motorhead in her book which I approve of. Reading Crap Holiday was like having a non-crap holiday for my brain.
December 19, 2018
What a cracking read! It will have you laughing out loud from the offset! I found myself agreeing with the main character on more than one occasion and very amused at the holiday she really did not want to be on!
Its a breath of fresh air to read something fun! I really hope the author writes more, I will be there one day one!
Its a breath of fresh air to read something fun! I really hope the author writes more, I will be there one day one!
November 25, 2018
This is one of the funniest books I've ever read. Genuinely a laugh per page if not more. The gags come thick and fast and you'll be reeling from one as the next one hits you. I regularly had to stop until the laughter subsided. The characters are utterly flawed human beings and so relatable because of it. Their faults and foibles are played laughs, but are truly endearing.
Jenny weaves an utterly believable world. Casting a heavily sarcastic and caustic tone throughout.
This is a must read.
Jenny weaves an utterly believable world. Casting a heavily sarcastic and caustic tone throughout.
This is a must read.
November 18, 2018
Great book
Thoroughly enjoyed the whole thing, a refreshingly funny book. Sarcastic and utterly brilliant, a book we all need to cheer us up
Thoroughly enjoyed the whole thing, a refreshingly funny book. Sarcastic and utterly brilliant, a book we all need to cheer us up
April 10, 2019
When you're caught in a cycle of wanting to read more because you're spluttering biscuit over the Kindle with laughter and terrified at what grim fate comes in the next chapter, you know you've found a very special book indeed.
January 11, 2020
I just loved this book it was so funny, many many laugh out loud and relatable moments, if you don’t already, I recommend you follow Jenny on Twitter for more of the same 😂
January 22, 2020
Shite. Gave up
July 29, 2020
Funny, sweet and very easy to read
December 29, 2020
Young female with dismal career prospects and a borderline alcoholic, who drinks to forget the drudgery of day to day life. I like 4 stars!
November 25, 2018
I was laughing from the first page until the last. The protagonist is a cynical, likeable misanthrope who loves booze, Daniel O'Donnell, booze, playing with action figures, and booze. The author has a knack for creating believable, funny characters. (I want to find out who Fax is based on, so I can stay at least 100 meters away from him at all times.)
A great comic story in the British tradition of taking the mickey out of ourselves.
A great comic story in the British tradition of taking the mickey out of ourselves.
March 2, 2024
Jenny Morrill is some kind of genius. I found her wonderful nostalgia blog, worldofcrap.co.uk (now sadly defunct). Then I read her book, Crap Holiday. How she went from writing blog posts to a full-length novel, I don't know, but I'm glad she did it.
So the events and characters in Crap Holiday seem so real that I've concluded everything that happens in the book must have actually happened to Jenny in real-life. There's no way to invent a character like Fax, he's just too weird. So he must be a real person. I just hope I never have to meet him like Jenny did.
The best thing about the book is Jenny's sense of humour. For a first-time self-published author, Jenny's incredibly talented. There's a scene where Mel and Joanne are trying to put up a tent and neither of them knows what they're doing. The scene goes on for about ten pages and it's one of the funniest things I've read. I even read the scene aloud to my six-year-old son (minus the swearing) and he loved it.
The book's funny line by line, but the whole book together works too, because of Mel's character arc. Mel learns that making zero effort in life gets you nowhere. By the end of the book, she's trying to become a better person, by moving into her own apartment, making an active contribution at WeightWatchers, going on a date, etc. And in the last chapter, Mel even learns that her friendship with Joanne is important too. I find it a lovely end to the book.
I've read the sequel - Crap Comedy - on Jenny's blog, and it doesn't have a character arc, which makes Crap Holiday superior in my opinion. If Jenny ever publishes Crap Comedy, hopefully she can edit it to fit some kind of character growth in there for Mel.
I hope Jenny keeps writing. She's one of my favourite writers. And I hope she has her own long spaghetti jar.
So the events and characters in Crap Holiday seem so real that I've concluded everything that happens in the book must have actually happened to Jenny in real-life. There's no way to invent a character like Fax, he's just too weird. So he must be a real person. I just hope I never have to meet him like Jenny did.
The best thing about the book is Jenny's sense of humour. For a first-time self-published author, Jenny's incredibly talented. There's a scene where Mel and Joanne are trying to put up a tent and neither of them knows what they're doing. The scene goes on for about ten pages and it's one of the funniest things I've read. I even read the scene aloud to my six-year-old son (minus the swearing) and he loved it.
The book's funny line by line, but the whole book together works too, because of Mel's character arc. Mel learns that making zero effort in life gets you nowhere. By the end of the book, she's trying to become a better person, by moving into her own apartment, making an active contribution at WeightWatchers, going on a date, etc. And in the last chapter, Mel even learns that her friendship with Joanne is important too. I find it a lovely end to the book.
I've read the sequel - Crap Comedy - on Jenny's blog, and it doesn't have a character arc, which makes Crap Holiday superior in my opinion. If Jenny ever publishes Crap Comedy, hopefully she can edit it to fit some kind of character growth in there for Mel.
I hope Jenny keeps writing. She's one of my favourite writers. And I hope she has her own long spaghetti jar.
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