The Boy with Two Heads
- Published: 6 June 2013
- ISBN: 9781448157020
- Imprint: Penguin eBooks
- Format: EBook
- Pages: 400
[A] simple, funny and very engaging premise . . . Mulligan rewrites tragedy as a triumph, and turns the story into a neat way to explore friendship and tolerance.
Josh Lacey, Guardian
One of the best storytellers
Mr Ripley's Enchanted Books
Mulligan certainly delivers in this extraordinary examination of grief . . . A highly original, emotionally-charged black comedy/thriller. A worthy successor to Mulligan’s excellent Trash.
Sally Morris, Daily Mail
[A] poignant, imaginative take on adolescence
Amanda Craig, The Times, Saturday Review
Addictive
Booktrust
I really enjoyed this funny, sad and truthful fable . . . Mulligan makes a great deal of friendship and the huge source of strength and support it can be.
The Book Bag
A poignant and heart-warming story about life and all the hardships and troubles that this can bring . . . A fascinating and brilliant read . . . Another blinding story from Andy Mulligan, which delivers the unexpected with superb imaginative qualities.
Vincent Ripley, Mr Ripley's Enchanted Books
A complex and absorbing novel with vivid characters
Booktrust
Gripping dark comedy . . . [A] clever portrayal of a boy on the cusp of adolescence struggling to reconcile opposing impulses within himself
Children's Books Ireland
Blisteringly funny, and sad
Financial Times website
Fast-paced and irresistibly readable. Two heads, it appears, really are better than one
Michael Cart, Booklist
[A] poignant, imaginative take on adolescence
The Times, Saturday Review
[A] simple, funny and very engaging premise...Mulligan rewrites tragedy as a triumph, and turns the story into a neat way to explore friendship and tolerance.
Guardian
A complex and absorbing novel with vivid characters
Booktrust
A poignant and heart-warming story about life and all the hardships and troubles that this can bring...A fascinating and brilliant read...Another blinding story from Andy Mulligan, which delivers the unexpected with superb imaginative qualities.
Mr Ripley's Enchanted Books
Addictive
Booktrust
Blisteringly funny, and sad
Financial Times website
Gripping dark comedy . . . [A] clever portrayal of a boy on the cusp of adolescence struggling to reconcile opposing impulses within himself
Children's Books Ireland
I really enjoyed this funny, sad and truthful fable...Mulligan makes a great deal of friendship and the huge source of strength and support it can be.
The Book Bag
Mulligan certainly delivers in this extraordinary examination of grief....highly original, emotionally-charged black comedy / thriller. A worthy successor to Mulligan’s excellent Trash.
Daily Mail
One of the best storytellers
Mr Ripley's Enchanted Books