421 pages
English language
Published Aug. 25, 2017
Dads come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. There are fat ones and thin ones, tall ones and short ones. There are young ones and old ones, clever ones and stupid ones. There are silly ones and serious ones, loud ones and quiet ones. Of course, there are good dads, and bad dads ... A high-speed cops and robbers adventure with heart and soul about a father and son taking on the villainous Mr Big - and winning! This riches-to-rags story will have you on the edge of your seat and howling with laughter! Bad Dad is a fast and furious, heart-warming story of a father and son on an adventure - and a thrilling mission to break an innocent man into prison!
Father: Not too bad, but I'm not so impressed. James: Quite good, I'll give it a 4.
I do think James needs to remember more about how much he loved The Hobbit, giving that 5 stars - this fodder isn't too bad so I'd give it a 3.
The WORST aspect of the book is the way COVER reveals a huge turn to the STORY before you read it... taking away the surprise of one of the biggest developments.
This has to be one of the laziest written books ever, incredibly disappointed as I had started to enjoy David Walliams books but this was just dire. The writing is rambling at times, barely realistic and a dumb plot full of un-imaginative characters....and don't get me started on the illustrations! I thought Tony Ross was one of the best illustrators of children's books, he has either lost his way or somebody is doing a really bad impersonation of him. One of the worst parts was the author throwing in a random lesbian couple, the romance building between them was awkward and left me cringing, better writing would have made those characters more effective.
Only highlight was Raj, great to see him back in this book.
Seriously don't bother with this, check out his other work instead, Gangster Granny is miles better.
