an excellent read - Rated 
I wasn't expecting too much but very pleasantly surprised.
Yes its a bit explicit, but well written and an enjoyable read.
I will definitely read Mr Clary's next novel.
Very funny but very far fetched - Rated 
Julian Clary is so witty and this book made me laugh out loud. Towards the end the plot became really rather contrived, but as he writes so well you can forgive him.
How fab,how funny - Rated
How fab,how funny,how long untill the next one?
Defo a one sitting read,yes it did become slightly contrived at the end but i dont think it was suposed to be real life,
Well done Julian x
Most Fab!! - Rated
To enjoy the book you must have an open mind,but if
you are looking at it now, you must have one...so
read on.
I wouldn't have thought Julian could have written such a
well plotted book.(Not saying he isn't up to it,
just didn't know he had such a clever side as he has!!)
It tells of Johnny's rise from living with his mother,
to going to stage school, then turning tricks as one
may say. I found the book very naughty, and very funny.
Johnny isn't shy about telling you of his attributes.
When the murders start happening, well it's so natural
and l found myself knowing what he had to do.
The end? Unpredictable, but truly enjoying.
Would l buy another of his books? Yes no doubt about
it, only next time l will buy it as soon as it comes
out in hardback.
Murder quite fab - Rated
I also read this in one sitting, and found myself thoroughly involved until fairly near the end when the situation became so impossibly contrived that I couldn't believe it with even the tiniest part of my mind. The whole tone of the story changed very cleverly but I didn't think the writing always reflected this at the end. It didn't need to be funny all the time. I became tired of the little comparisons to people, eg the Gyles Brandreth aside, particularly those at the end of the book which were an irritating distraction when the story should have been enough to keep the attention.
I liked the main character, Johnny Debonair, though I thought he was a bit dim and far too self-obsessed. Catherine gave out signals from the beginning about her character, so her later part in his life came as no surprise. To be honest, none of the characters was entirely believable, but then this was fiction! I particularly liked his elderly friends, who did ring truer than the others.
I wouldn't recommend this to anyone who is uneasy with reading about homosexuality or the sex act in general. Mr Clary certainly isn't coy about anything, nor is Johnny D!
Julian Clary certainly has a way with words and I look forward to his next novel with anticipation.
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