Jimmy Punchinello aka Fat Jimmy, is a stand-up comedian. He is – like any other artist – working on his big break-through on television.  Meanwhile he lives on the money of occasional gigs around town or part time jobs as general servant on cricket tournaments or the like.

He shares his flat with his sidekick Lenny, a comedian himself.  But Lenny is the opposite of Fat Jimmy: shy and introverted.  Both of them spend most of the time in the pub of a friend of theirs planning the next audition or the next gig. For Fat Jimmy one thing is for sure – One day he will make it into television.

Fat Jimmy is a young man who loves women and sex and he isn’t shy to share his wisdom about women banter with Lenny. His lectures about women are only one example of funny, cynical and sarcastic dialogues in this book, as are his thoughts about his family, friends and the people in the business he meets on his journey to become a TV-star.

I had so much fun reading it and I had a lot of good laughs. Jimmy’s humour is not for the highly sensitive, though. He definitely doesn’t mince his words. Which is very refreshing and a lot different than the humour or the dialogues in most other stories I have read in the past. Reason may be because I am used to novels by female authors which are funny as hell too, but in a different kind of way.

The author writes in a brisk and straight forward language, which makes reading entertaining and diverting. There is a lot of switching from one scene to another and therefore it never gets boring. The story plays out well and is spiced up with funny dialogues and insights from Fat Jimmy’s family – his parents and four siblings.  Moreover, the story comes with a message: You have to have faith in yourself and never give up your dreams. This way you will lead a happy and fulfilling life and never get bored.

If you are looking for a funny book for your holiday, something different than mainstream, then go for this book.