Review "A Spot of Bother" by Mark Haddon

"A Spot of Bother" is Mr. Haddon's follow up to "The Curious Incident of the Dog at Night Time", which was an excellent book.

"A Spot of Bother" is the story of an extremely neurotic English family whose lives all go off the deep end when the daughter announces she is getting remarried. The central character is the father of the bride and follows him as he slowly goes insane in the days leading up the wedding. When combined with the problems of every other family member and put under the pressure of planning and carrying off a big wedding, the story is well done.

Mr. Haddon has real insight into human lives and families and writes about them in an entertaining and thought provoking way. The plot isn't deep or complicated (family plans wedding, stuff goes wrong....) but it is enjoyable. In fact, I would recommend this book to couples planning a wedding - there are some good lessons about dealing with stuff that does go wrong with the big day.

Overall, an enjoyable read.