3.5/5
This book alternates between two settings - present-day London, where Dave the cabbie struggles to keep his sanity during his divorce from his wife, and a post-apocalyptic future with a religion based on a book Dave wrote for his son. There's a glossary in the back to help with the slang, but since I'm not British, it didn't all work for me (a "munchjack" is a "muntjac"? That totally helps.) On the other hand, some of it is really funny like "starbuck" for breakfast. I also had to read some of the "Mokni" spoken in the future aloud to figure out what the hell they were saying.

The future society based on Dave's angry rant is fantastically well done. It's a good satire and an entertaining read, but in the end it leaves way too many questions open. I didn't particularly like the ending, either - it fits the theme of the work but I really wanted more. I read this over the course of a few days, which worked out well because there are so many connections between Dave's world and the future. I think this book is better for people with a decent knowledge of London - it took me a while to pick up things that might have been more obvious if I was British.