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Havoc
Havoc | Rebecca Wait
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Set in a run-down girls' boarding school in the 1980s, with the cold war still in full swing and featuring a curious case of mass psychogenic illness, Havoc promises to be another perfect tragicomedy from the author of I'm Sorry You Feel That Way. Praise for Rebecca Wait: 'IT'LL EASILY BE ONE OF MY BOOKS OF THE YEAR' Hannah Beckerman 'It's a warm book and a touching one. And did I mention it's funny? Just read it. You'll see' The Times 'Funny, tender and sad' Sunday Express 'If you liked Meg Mason's Sorrow and Bliss, you'll love this novel' Good Housekeeping 'One of the richest explorations of family dysfunction I've read' i newspaper 'Shades of Fleabag in this smart, funny drama' Mail on Sunday 'An enjoyably bittersweet novel about a dysfunctional modern family' Independent 'Razor-sharp ' Observer 'One of the funniest novels you'll read this year' Guardian
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Whilst I liked this I‘m *really* disappointed to say I didn‘t love it. I usually adore campus novels and, with such high expectations for this author, this just fell a bit short.

There were too many characters with at least one unnecessary storyline, meaning there wasn‘t the emotional heft of previous books.

It felt too matter-of-fact, with a lot of the book taken up with faxes between medical professionals ⬇️

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Pub 3rd July in the UK

squirrelbrain which, while interesting, also detracted from the emotional side of the book. There also wasn‘t enough exploration of the MC and her supposed ‘difficult‘ new roommate. 2w
TrishB Pre- warned 👍🏻 2w
sarahbarnes Oh no - I just found out she has a new book AND that I need to temper my expectations of it all in one post! 😂 2w
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BarbaraBB Oh no! I have been highly anticipating this one! Incidentally I just started a book with the same title 2w
squirrelbrain You may all love it, but it just seemed rather ‘ordinary‘ to me. 🤷‍♀️ @TrishB @sarahbarnes @BarbaraBB I‘ve seen the tagged book around Barbara - looking forward to hearing how it is! 2w
TheKidUpstairs Oh no, I'll temper my expectations. I've loved both of her books I've read, so I was really looking forward to this one! I'll look to borrow not buy! 2w
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