Spud: The madness continues - SA best seller / Fantastic Book

But Spud is returning to a boarding school where he is no longer the youngest or the smallest. His dormitory mates, known as the Crazy Eight, have an unusual new member and his house has a new clutch of first years (the Normal Seven). If Spud thinks his second year will be a breeze, however, he is seriously mistaken. He is soon beset with women trouble, coerced into misguided late night adventures, and finds his dreams of a famous career on the stage in tatters after landing the part of the Dove of Peace in a disastrous house play production of Noah’s Ark. Hilarious, bitter-sweet, tragic and real, join Spud as he takes another tentative step forward while all around him the madness continues...

 Worth it!, 15 February 2006
Reviewer:  Priscilla Fick from Mossel Bay, South Africa
1479 of 2865 people found the following review helpful:

This is probably one of the best books I have read in a long time. Having attended an elite girls' school myself, I was able to identify with the characters in the book. John Milton (aka Spud), Gecko, Rambo, and the other five members of the crazy eight, as well as Spud's strange parents will have you in fits of laughter from the very first page. So too will the antics of his eccentric English teacher, The Guv. Ah and let's also not forget the blossoming of young love, along with all the hormonal confusion it brings... I recommend this book to everyone between the ages of 13 to 100! It really is worth every penny.

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 funny..., 22 January 2007
Reviewer:  Louisa from Johannesburg, South Africa
422 of 819 people found the following review helpful:

I liked this book. It reads like a diary - which isn't something that I usually enjoy - but anyone who was ever in boarding school will really be able to relate to alot of the madness described. Some pages were so funny they almost made me cry. In general it was a good easy read, well written...but no heavy hook in it?

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 A taste of teenage adventure and comedy., 15 April 2007
Reviewer:  Mr Wallace-John Barnes from Port Elizabeth, South Africa
119 of 229 people found the following review helpful:

This is one of the funniest and most entertaining books I have read. Once you start reading it you won't be able to put it down again..! It has that exciting edge to it, with events that keep you entertained on every page. It's about a boy, nicknamed Spud, who goes to boarding school to start his highschool career. There he goes through teenage challenges and tells the story of how he lives and handles school. His comedic personality will keep you entertained for hours of reading. I recommend this book for teenage boys and for adults who enjoy laughting and like adventure and excitement..