S.O.S.

by Joseph Connolly

The funniest and cleverest novel to date, from the most revered comic writer of his generation, Joseph Connolly. Amidst the seething melting pot of 1,600 passengers on the Atlantic cruise ship Transylvania are David and Nicole. Nicole and her two teenage children, Rollo and Marianne, are keen - but not David, or his mistress, Trish. Also on board are Jennifer and her daughter, Stacy. 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

390 pages, 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!
http://www.BookCrossing.com/journal/14523186