Spud

I just finished reading Spud, a book by John Van de Ruit. It isn't the kind of book i usually read, actually it is exactly the type of book i usually read, except this one is aimed at people a little bit younger than myself. The reason I decided to read it anyway is because it was in the "we recommend" section in Waterstones, i often pick my books from there as who better to take a recommendation from than people who love book (and i assume that if you work at waterstones you like to read).

The book is about a young boy John Milton (Spud) who lives in southafrica in the 1980/90s and has just won a scholarship to a boarding school there. The book covers his first years at school, where he meets his fabulously weird friends and teachers and also chronicles his surprisingly hectic love life. I really enjoyed this book it was funny (contains the best "your mum" joke i have ever read) and i even got a little teary at the end. i deeply recommend this book to anyone young or old and especially if you went to boarding school. I enjoyed it so much I have already pre-ordered the sequel.