Book review : How to be good

No no no… it’s not me telling you how to be a good person, it’s the title of the book I read while waiting for the elections results in the month of march.We all know the boat already sailed on that one, I can never tell you how to be good!

This book revolves around the character Katie who is a doctor married to David and together they have two children Molly and Tom. Katie has an affair which she blames on the fact that David is angry, cynical and basically hard to live with. David is not only bolshie but even goes to the extent of cussing in front of the children. He also contributes to the local newspaper and his column is aptly called ' the angriest man in Holloway'.

After David finds out about Katie’s affair he moves out. He ends up living with a faith health called DJ Good news. After an encounter with this faith healer, David changes and becomes good. Annoyingly nice... which drives his family insane just as he did when he was an angry man. He gives out the family's money. Gives out the kids toys and computers. Katie comes home to find he has taken in some children from god-knows-where. He tries to get the rest neighbourhood to take in needy kids in their homes. David also quits his job which entailed him bitching about anything and everything. He not only drives his family insane but his friends, family and neighbourhood too.

I loved this book especially because the writer Nick Hornby writes from the point of view of a woman. I swear if I didn’t google him I would have sworn the book was written by a woman. I recommend this book to every married person as the writer has some very important tips for married folks. Get the book and see how this family copes with daddy’s new attitude.