Dazed & Confused
"Run out at once and buy Stuart David's darkly hilarious second
novel, The Peacock Manifesto!"
The Guardian
"Fast and funny."
Uncut - 5*
"This riotous second novel is piss yourself, crying in public,
honking like a sea-lion funny - the DJing scene alone is as Peacock
might say "pure fucking genius." The characters are colourful
yet believable enough to make any situation fizzle. By the genuinely
touching conclusion, Peacock is still at large and the reader is left
just gagging for more."
Jockey Slut
"Stuart David's follow-up to his universally acclaimed and achingly
lovely literary debut 'Nalda Said' resembles a beery 'Fear and Loathing
In Las Vegas' with an impenetrable Glaswegian accent. This addictive
read displays all the trademarks of David's astute and innovative
storytelling talent."
The Face
"The Peacock Manifesto has a rare lightness: it's a journey into
aspiration - an attempt to rise above everyday low standards which is
confounded by everyday errors. A bit like the KLF making 'Justified And
Ancient' with Tammy Wiynette, and just as likable."
iD
"A fantastic second outing for David. The Peacock Manifesto is a
hilarious road trip across America with two hearts-of-gold dumb asses,
with dubious fashion sense and dodgy contacts, proving the author's
continuing skills, as a fine comic writer."
The Bookseller
"One of the best original titles this April."
The Big Issue
"The phrase 'black comedy' is bandied about too much these days,
but this book fits the bill perfectly. It could be a Fear and Loathing
In Las Vegas for the Trainspotting generation, but David's novel is much
better than that. Someone turn this into a hit Brit Flick now."
Radio One Website
"Stuart David's new novel is a delight to read. Like Trainspotting
the thick Glaswegian dialect does not detract from the humour, and I
just couldn't put it down. Unfortunately I was reading it on the train
and annoyed the hell out of the whole carriage by laughing loudly!"
The List
"In the follow up to his marvellous debut, Nalda Said, David
reinforces his talent for simple yet unpredictable storytelling,
contriving a genuinely touching and original treatise on the disparity
betwixt reality and myth. Unflashily written, with a fluent knack for
dialogue, he makes us care about his characters without ever straining
for pathos. It is impossible to remain untouched by their quest."
New Insight
"Stuart David's black comedy is already attracting cult
status."
Attitude
"With a frenetic mixture of farce and reality David has created a
rollercoaster ride of a novel."
What's On London
"A damn fine work."
Caledonia
"The Peacock Manifesto provides giggles galore!"
Cardiff Magazine
"The Peacock Manifesto is as fizzy and fun as an alcopop but
without the sickly aftertaste. Imagine Jack Kerouac with a bellyful of
Buckfast and a chip on his shoulder the size of Skye and you're halfway
there, although such laboured metaphors seem all the more contrived when
compared to the precision comic acrobatics David performs
throughout."
Best for Music
"At times poignant, at other times gut wrenchingly funny, this is a
remarkably accomplished novel of black comedy that views the excesses of
American culture through the jaundiced eye of a man who comes across
like Trainspotting's Begbie in a Hawaiian shirt."
The Edge
"Stuart David is deservedly fast becoming an established writer as
well as an established musician, and we can only hope he doesn't abandon
either."
Teletext
"A killingly funny novel that puts David among the crop of any new
British writers. Nalda Said showed David can be tender and moving -
Peacock's just as gripping."
erasingclouds.com
"The Peacock Manifesto is like Jack Kerouac's stuff, only less
boring, like Charles Bukowski's, only less grimy, like Hunter
S.Thompson's only more funny."
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