Ah I loved this, a great laugh out loud in places book about good old sibling rivalry that extends through the years no matter how old you are!!

Stuart Heritage moves back to the town where he grew up to find his brother Pete who is just obnoxious n pretty useless really has somehow managed to take the number one son spot!

The book follow the brothers through childhood and you see just how different they are, fight and argue and yet still they love one another.

It’s a lovely book with heart and good laughs and a lot of truth in it too!!

'Don't Be a Dick Pete' is the story of Stuart Heritage's relationship with his brother Pete and their sibling rivalry.

Warning: Do NOT - repeat NOT - read this book in an even vaguely public place!
This is a guffaw-fest, like a 5-hour stand-up comedy.
Stuart Heritage is in for a nasty shock. When he moves back to the small place where he grew up, his brother, loud, truant, unreliable, rubbish son, Pete seems to have taken his place as “Number One Son”. We follow the brothers through childhood and adolescence with their entirely different approach to life. They row, they clash, they scream at each other and still this is a book about brotherly love, a thought-provoking exploration of ever-changing family dynamics. A most beautiful, funny and satisfying rant against the scourge of younger siblings.

Don't Be A Dick Pete is Stuart Heritage's biography of his brother Pete. Once the favored child, Pete has now eclipsed his older brother and become the firm favourite. This book is quite interesting and has some amusing anecdotes. Its unique in that it is a biography from someone elses perspective. I did struggle midway through as I found it lagged a little but overall it was quite enjoyable.

I love Stuart Heritage’s columns in the Guardian and chose to read this book as I had heard about it and thought it sounded very amusing.
It is an extremely funny and at times moving account of the relationship between two brothers told from Stuart’s side (the perfect son). Stuart does give Pete an opportunity to give feedback a few times throughout the book, so it is not as harsh as the title suggests!
Stuart is dismayed to learn that ‘adult Pete’ may not be ‘the dick’ he thought he was and that Stuart himself may not be ‘the perfect son’. This book is about testing Stuart’s theory and seeing whether there is any real basis for these labels.
The outcome is a really funny read which I am sure most people with a sibling can relate to in some way.
Thank you to NetGalley for a Kindle copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Brilliant. I howled with laughter through most of this, well the funny bits were funny and I was entertained thoroughly. Thank goodness I don’t have a brother like Pete, although he’d be worthwhile at a party and at a funfair. Now I want to read Pete’s version of events.

Love this book. For every older sibling who ever had to cut a hard-fought path for their younger brother or sister to just stroll along, this book is for you. Equally this book is for every annoying younger sibling who lived in the golden shadow of their older brother or sister.

Genuine humour, a hint of pathos and buckets of family nostalgia. A great read.

Absolutely brilliant, funny and very wise. I have two sons and found myself nodding and chucking at many points in the book. A fantastic, insightful look at masculinity today, highly recommended.