I'm about 40 pages in. My new book club strategy is to put any older selection aside if I haven't finished it yet and start the newer one on time. This was a bit twee at first and I almost can't believe the town was chock-full of so many colourful characters, but I can't deny that it's very readable. I like his sense of humour which often has me chuckling so far, such as:
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‘What’s this?’ I said. ‘You’re starting school today.’ ‘I ain’t. I’m stopping ’ome.’ ‘Now, come on, Loll. You’re a big boy now.’ ‘I ain’t.’ ‘You are.’ ‘Boo-hoo.’ They picked me up bodily, kicking and bawling, and carried me up to the road. ‘Boys who don’t go to school get put into boxes, and turn into rabbits, and get chopped up Sundays.’ I felt this was overdoing it rather, but I said no more after that.
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