Its hilariously funny; its also really weird a bit like English people.
India Knight
Theres no other novel quite like it. Andrew Barrow has the most curious, in both senses, comic ear and, as if by magic, can turn everyday speech into the stuff of sublime comedy.
Craig Brown
Andrew Barrows The Tap Dancer must be my favourite novel and one I wish Id written.
Alan Bennett
Andrew Barrows first novel is reminiscent of John Mortimers A Voyage Round My Father. Both are portraits of ageing patriarchs whose behaviour is outrageously self-centred but who retain a place in their childrens affections by their sheer eccentricity.
Sunday Telegraph
A comic masterpiece Andrew Barrows insight into the minutiae of English family life is absolutely brilliant his ear for dialogue is matchless this is a great literary creation.
Spectator
Weird but wonderful first novel brilliantly funny horribly true.
Harpers & Queen
A magnificent creation Could rank alongside Mr Pooter and Nancy Mitfords Uncle Matthew.
Independent
All the characters, even the minor ones, are perfectly realised, thanks largely to Barrows remarkable skill at pinpointing the social and psychological undercurrents of casual conversation.
Times Literary Supplement
Father, tap dancing weirdly across the kitchen in moments of glee, has immense vitality A comic masterpiece. Financial Times
