Now for my first BAD Review!

Well, you can't please everybody. Here's my first less than enthusiastic review in New Books Magazine:

The Dropout is a book about Paul dropping out of university and returning home. Interestingly, only the first half is written from his perspective, in the second half other points of view are recorded. It was good to get the background to some of the characters and I was interested all the way through. However, the characters were a little unpleasant and I can’t say I warmed to any of them, especially the lead character Paul.

I also found that the plot was tied up in quite a lazy way (you’ll understand if you read it but I don’t want to give away the whole plot!) and it didn’t quite seem believable as a story.

I don’t think I would read anything else by this author and I think that the amount of sex scenes may make it an uncomfortable discussion at a book group.
Reviewed by: Nicky Hallam - Exeter

First review of THE DROPOUT

This is from my first review on Amazon, posted by "Timbo".

David Gee’s tongue-in-cheek, if dark, social and sexual satire (a sort of cross between David Lodge and Tom Sharpe) leads us through a topsy-turvy world of sexual shenanigans and unconventional relationships conducted behind the outwardly respectable façade of small town life, a façade which the return of the prodigal son, Paul, cracks wide open, to reveal the unsavoury secrets lurking behind it. 

This is a highly-absorbing, entertaining and ultimately satisfying read, and one which I would unhesitatingly recommend.

A longer version of his review was first posted at    
 http://www.polarimagazine.com/bookreviews/dropout-david-gee/