Review - Work Sex Rugby

Work, Sex and Rugby by Lewis Davies

I read this recently on Andy's recommendation, because I've run out of things to read at home (just waiting for Christmas now and the books that brings).

Plot: Lewis works as a builder and plays rugby, but he is beginning to question the routine that he finds he has fallen into and the future he has in his small town.

Review: Whilst it's well written, and a remarkably accurate portrayal of the whole small town/rugby thing, a couple of things about this book disappointed me somewhat. And it's a shame because I wanted to like it.

The first is the ending; it doesn't really work, and what happens isn't given enough justification in the preceding story. It feels almost like Davies gets to Sunday, and just can't decide what to do with it.

The second is the unexpected, and completely unnecessary slip into first person narrative in the aforementioned bad ending. If there's one thing that throws me out of a story, it's a change in PoV like this.

Worth a read, though, and entertaining for the most part.