If you have never read Pennac, do not start with this' dictator and the hammock. " This is the first book I read of it, and found it very disappointing. The idea is promising, but Pennac does not develop. The purpose is self-absorbed, or informative or entertaining, and even writing does not look like much, what would be the minimum expected of a writer also known. I suppose that other books have become famous because finding merit to it is difficult, especially in terms of fame of its author. A book readers so its fans, who will find there probably a more intimate and personal Pennac in his other works.