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How To Be A Better Person

"Those who fear that years as a heavy-metal buff might stunt an author's growth should read Seb Hunter and marvel. After a delightful novice's guide to classical music, Rock Me Amadeus, he worked as a volunteer for two years in one-man bid to disprove Mrs Thatcher ("no such thing as society") and shun New Labour's "myopic gold rush". With forays to a London Oxfam shop and a hostel in Staines, his city of Winchester becomes the focus of this experiment in altruism. With comic touch and loopy charm, our ethical guy befriends asylum-seekers, DJs for hospital radio, picks up litter and trains for a half-marathon (he comes 341st). Soon he breaks through into a "blue sky" feeling of benevolence. If you wish to do good without turning into a do-gooder, burst the "little bubble" of self-regard and get with his programme"

- The Independent

"Seb Hunter’s attempt to become a man of virtue is funny, thoughtful and utterly charming. Holden Caulfield, protagonist of JD Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye, said that his favourite writers were those he wished were terrific friends he could call up whenever he wanted. It is this quality to Seb Hunter’s voice that makes How to be a Better Person the book it is: quick-witted, confessional and brilliantly human."

- Waterstones Books Quarterly

"Frequently the action slips from devastatingly dry to downright hilarious... Seb Hunter can lay claim to shining a light upon the Catch-22 nightmares which many innocent people are dropped into every day. And for that he deserves to feel a little better."

- Glasgow Herald

"Funny and true."

- The Observer

"Manages to be both darkly cynical but inspiring."

- Elle

"Entertaining and inspirational... it's also refreshingly uncynical."

- The Gloss