I really enjoyed this book. It is about a 14-year-old boy Michael Swarbrick who has a lot of stuff going on around him that he doesn't like. His brother is an idiot and is going out with the girl he fancies (or that he admires as he prefers to say) and his parents are nudists. And pretty much because of them he gets himself into many embarrassing situations and gets the blame for a lot of stuff, so much so that he even becomes an "international hate figure". It's pretty funny how he gets into all these situations innocently yet they build and build such that it gets worse and worse for him.
Also the characters are very good. Michael himself narrates the book. His style is for plenty of footnotes and several lists. It works. His best friend is someone who loves his food, loves leering at ladies and is susceptible to making up outrageous stories about himself. The other characters include Michael's mum who is a nudist, his father a more reluctant one, his big bro who is someone who likes to play the field. His swimming instructor is someone who loves to shout and doesn't even remember his name. And that is just naming a few.
One other thing to mention is that the publicity for this book said it was "as wincingly funny as the Inbetweeners". Just to clarify, this book is funny in the same way as the Inbetweeners because of all the embarrassing situations within but it is definitely not as crude so don't worry about that.
(I got this book through Amazon Vine and it is available to buy here.)
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