Sinclair C5 "a delightful toy" "The Daily Telegraph" described it as "a cleverly-designed 'fun' machine that can hardly be regarded as serious, everyday all-weather transport", while "The Engineer" viewed it as "a smashing big boy's toy, tough enough to take teenage thrashing and possibly a serious vehicle for fit adults to nip out in for the Sunday papers". On the plus side, the C5's handling characteristics were praised by reviewers. "The Guardian" called it "very easy to master once you have become familiar with the under-thigh handlebar steering and the semi-recumbent driving position with feet on bicycle-type pedals." The "Daily Mirror" described
Clive Sinclair (author) published in 1973 by Allison and Busby. As he said in a 2012 interview: "The truth is I’ve always been a short story writer rather than a novelist. "Bibliosexuality" was originally a collection of short stories about a certain David Drollkind. Margaret Busby said she would publish it, if I could find a way of linking them. That’s how it became a novel." Sinclair went on to become better known as a writer of short stories, with his next book, the 1981 collection "Hearts of Gold", winning him the Somerset Maugham Award. In 1983, he was recognised in "Granta"′s list