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The Satsuma Complex
The Satsuma Complex | Bob Mortimer
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My name is Gary. I’m a thirty-year-old legal assistant with a firm of solicitors in London. To describe me as anonymous would be unfair but to notice me other than in passing would be a rarity. I did make a good connection with a girl, but that blew up in my face and smacked my arse with a fish slice.
Gary Thorn goes for a pint with a work acquaintance called Brendan. When Brendan leaves early, Gary meets a girl in the pub. He doesn’t catch her name, but falls for her anyway. When she suddenly disappears without saying goodbye, all Gary has to remember her by is the book she was reading: The Satsuma Complex. But when Brendan goes missing, Gary needs to track down the girl he now calls Satsuma to get some answers.
And so begins Gary’s quest, through the estates and pie shops of South London, to finally bring some love and excitement into his unremarkable life…
A page-turning story with a cast of unforgettable characters, The Satsuma Complex is the brilliantly funny first novel by bestselling author and comedian Bob Mortimer.
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bekakins
bekakins
The Satsuma Complex | Bob Mortimer
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#roll100 a quirky crime story from comedy legend Bob Mortimer. I enjoyed the ramblings of Gary‘s brain as definitely reminded me of some of Bob‘s stories in ‘would I lie to you‘ not the greatest novel I‘ve ever read but by no means the worst!

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AllDebooks
AllDebooks
The Satsuma Complex | Bob Mortimer
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Funny debut novel from comedian, Bob Mortimer. Entertaining and slightly bonkers as you'd expect. I particularly enjoyed Gary's interactions with the squirrels.
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AllDebooks
AllDebooks
The Satsuma Complex | Bob Mortimer
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#Scarathlon #TEAMBooklovers #LittenListen

Read by Author - Lana Del Ray's debut poetry collection, Violet Bent Backwards over the Grass

Library loan - tagged. Also hilariously read by author

@Bookwormjillk @Clwojick @StayCurious @aperfectmjk

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mackelie
mackelie
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It just wasn‘t for me… I bought it on a whimp and got though it somehow but I didn‘t really enjoy the story. It‘s a murder mystery with a Love twist which I find predictable and quite repetitive.

Gary is an average guy that meets his work associate for a drink who mysteriously disappears. Gary is then involved in the whole investigation and falls in love with a girl. I know it was meant to be funny and all but not to my taste.

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CarolynM
CarolynM
The Satsuma Complex | Bob Mortimer
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This is a proper North By North-West type Everyman unwittingly caught up in a tangled web of crime story that would be worth reading whoever wrote it. But told in the rambling, surrealist style that Bob Mortimer has made into a comedic art form (I swear I heard it in his voice throughout and I was not trying!) it is an unalloyed delight.
#52BookClub #WrittenByAComedian

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LeahBergen Well, this sounds fun! 2y
Librarybelle This sounds delightful! 2y
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squirrelbrain Great review Carolyn! I bought this for hubby for Christmas (a signed copy) as he loved Mortimer‘s autobiography; have you read it? He was laughing out loud at both books!
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squirrelbrain @Cinfhen - I know, I didn‘t realise there was a squirrel on it until I went to pick up hubby‘s signed copy at my local indie! 2y
LaraReads How fun! 2y
CarolynM @squirrelbrain There‘s even a squirrel in the story🤣 I did the autobiography on audio, it was hilarious! 2y
Centique Oh man I have to read this! Bob Mortimer‘s surreal humour just makes me cry laugh 😂 I also loved And Away too. 2y
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PNWBookseller85
PNWBookseller85
The Satsuma Complex | Bob Mortimer
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Started watching British panel shows before our trip to London last week and Bob Mortimer was our favorite guest on a show called Would I Lie to You. Found his brand new novel at Foyle‘s Books on Charing Cross Road and had to get it. It‘s lovely! So quirky and hilarious and I hope it comes to the States. Best souvenir.

CarolynM His stories on WILTY are the best! So are the ones in his autobiography
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Bookwomble Bob is a treasure 💛 2y
PNWBookseller85 @CarolynM I‘m listening to the audio of it now! He‘s a gem. 2y
PNWBookseller85 @Bookwomble agreed! 2y
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Onioons
Onioons
The Satsuma Complex | Bob Mortimer
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“When I arrived I noticed a colourful red and white striped bicycle leant against the wall by the entrance. It crossed my mind there might be a pissed juggler inside the building throwing his skittles willy-nilly at the light fittings. I would enjoy watching the repercussions of that sort of incident.“

As BobMortimery as it is possible for a novel to get - LOVED that Bob read the audiobook. So good!

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