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This book is an irreverent pub crawl through Newcastle upon Tyne - officially the eighth best party city in the world! Meet the Burglar's Dog. He's angry and rude, he's got four legs and an abysmal hangover. His unique guide to drinking in Newcastle contains bleary-eyed reviews of more than 140 of the city's best and worst pubs, plus furry-tongued features on stag and hen weekends, pub DJs, toilet attendants, and other things that get up his snout. An acerbic drinking companion, the Burglar's Dog cocks his leg at pub mediocrity. No target is too soft, no gripe too petty, no insult too cruel. It is an essential reading for anyone who has yet to find something even remotely 'to die for' behind the glittering facade of a luxury lounge bar.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A handy guide to a trawl through hell.,
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This review is from: The Burglar's Dog: Alternative Guide to Drinking in Newcastle Upon Tyne (Paperback)
When you live in Newcastle, it can be very, very difficult to recognise the Party Capital City of Culture screamed at us by tourists, advertisers and our own council. That is, unless you're an idiot. As someone with a robust contempt for trendy bars, a lifelong fear of the Bigg Market and who would happily maim, imprison, torture and burn any hen/stag party who come within twenty miles of the Tyne, I absolutely love this book.
Grudgingly recommending the select few decent bars left in Newcastle, and happily slamming the rest it gives a more accurate impression of Newcastle than I've read anywhere. If you're as sick of the portrayal of this city as Parisian's are of beret capped, onion wearing, baguette carrying wankers walking past the Eiffel Tower, then this is a happy tonic. Every tedious decor, pretentious dj, over priced drink, God-awful refit or slaphappy door policy is happily (and amusingly) trounced. Buy it, buy it now. Then never visit our city again.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Totally, totally mint. Seriously. Buy the thing.,
By Darren Hubbard (Newcastle, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Burglar's Dog: Alternative Guide to Drinking in Newcastle Upon Tyne (Paperback)
300 pages of sardonic, scathing reviews of Newcastle's worst (and best) drinking holes, The Burglars Dog is undoubtedly the most accurate and hilarious book of its kind. Mark Jones must be commended for telling it like it is and, personally, I find it amazing that he managed to get a few hundred words out of dreary non-bars like Fever. The writing is fantastic, and the social commentary is tremendous. He doesn't sugarcoat the fact that the usual clientele found in Tyneside pubs are, basically, scum either. A class read, deserving a place on every pisshead's bookshelf. And it also features the word "SHITE" in big letters to describe Zoom. Splendid.
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"The best book ever written...",
By Grace Cathedral-Park (Newcastle upon Tyne) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Burglar's Dog: Alternative Guide to Drinking in Newcastle Upon Tyne (Paperback)
Hilarious, angry, perceptive, foul-mouthed, bitter and above all honest, The Burglar's Dog is far and away the best book ever written about drinking in Newcastle upon Tyne. With nearly 300 pages of exasperation and comedy bile, this book tells it like it is about each and every bar in the city, and throws in a few side-swipes at celebrities, corporations and even crows. Much more than a guide to Newcastle, The Burglar's Dog is recommended to anyone with a bee in their bonnet about... well, anything, really. Nice pictures, too. Astonishing stuff.
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