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"When writers try to make art that is universal and not personal they always fail - it's being personal which makes it universal in the end. Clayton Littlewoods book is tender, warm and full of humanity. Soho is like an upturned dustbin and he like a drunk rummaging through it. He shows us all that glitters is not gold. And all that smells is not garbage. Living in Soho is like coming all the time. Reading his book is too." --Sebastian Horsley, author of Dandy in the Underworld
'Funny, percetive, sexy, exquisitely observed.' (Stephen Fry)
--Stephen Fry
'His novel truly shines.' Gay Times Book of the Year 2009
--Gay Times
"Clayton Littlewood's book is tender, warm and full of humanity."
--New Statesman
'Funny, percetive, sexy, exquisitely observed.' (Stephen Fry)
--Stephen Fry
'His novel truly shines.' Gay Times Book of the Year 2009
--Gay Times
"Clayton Littlewood's book is tender, warm and full of humanity."
--New Statesman
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"Like the queer descendant of Samuel Pepys, Clayton Littlewood captures the day-to-day drama of his London in all of its demented glory."
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Littlewood gives a great insight into to the real world of life in Soho , the drugs the sex and the prostitutes.Littlewood also chronicles the victims of all this headonism with his touching portrayals of there daily struggle to survive .The fact is that the book is so very real is so refreshing in this fictionalized world we live in.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Clayton Littlewoods book started life as a blog on myspace, the cult of blogging having led to several book deals it seems to be an area to watch `Wife in the North' and `Belle Du Jour' to name two. Hmmm why would I have two blogs? The blog started when Clayton and his partner rented shop space on Old Compton Street in London and started their clothes store `Dirty White Boy' he started making notes on the people who came in, the crazy landlady, the brothel upstairs and the sights and sounds of a street that never sleeps. This blog got a huge following leading to a column in the London Paper and now the book.
The comparisons it has had made to it are things such as Armistead Maupin and also Samuel Pepys diary but from the noughties. You can see why the comparisons to Tales of the City, his prose is sumptuous and witty and the characters that he tells you all about are fascinating and quirky, plus Old Compton Street and San Francisco are both gay Mecca's. The comparisons to Pepys are that it's almost a diary (well I suppose blogs are `the new diary' to a degree) charting the life of London and in particular one of the streets at the heart of it.
The street itself is pretty much the star of the show, the lead character if you will, with all the regular shoppers, tramps, prostitutes at becoming great secondary characters, only they aren't characters, they are real.
The comparisons it has had made to it are things such as Armistead Maupin and also Samuel Pepys diary but from the noughties. You can see why the comparisons to Tales of the City, his prose is sumptuous and witty and the characters that he tells you all about are fascinating and quirky, plus Old Compton Street and San Francisco are both gay Mecca's. The comparisons to Pepys are that it's almost a diary (well I suppose blogs are `the new diary' to a degree) charting the life of London and in particular one of the streets at the heart of it.
The street itself is pretty much the star of the show, the lead character if you will, with all the regular shoppers, tramps, prostitutes at becoming great secondary characters, only they aren't characters, they are real.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
from laugh out loud to deeply poignant. i hope & trust this wonderful journey will go way beyond
the gay and lesbian audience. it's themes are universal plus it's filthy, funny & celebrity packed.
what more do you want!!
hermionegingold. x
the gay and lesbian audience. it's themes are universal plus it's filthy, funny & celebrity packed.
what more do you want!!
hermionegingold. x
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A TRUE CULT CLASSIC!
Clayton Littlewood had the perfect credentials as an observer to write this book from his base (fashion clothing shop) in Old Compton St, Soho: His richness of a plethora of... Read more
Published 4 months ago by R. M. Greenfield
most enjoyable
lots of laugh out loud moments about life in soho . As ex shop girl I particulary enjoyed the mad cap characters that came in to buy or not to buy . Read more
Published 11 months ago by cartoon
Definitely five stars!
I love London, I love wandering in Soho, but I don't live in the UK so this book was my window to Soho's everyday life. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Pafsilipi
Great sense of humour and character descriptions
I just loved Clayton's sense of humour and his character descriptions. I was rooting for him to succeed against the odds.
Published 18 months ago by Shaun Attwood
Dirty White Boy - Get it. Read it. Love it.
You just HAVE to buy and read this entirely brilliant book: it is a deliciously compelling and captivating page-turner, beautifully crafted at all times! Read more
Published 23 months ago by S. Foxhall
dirty white yawn
I guess this may have been an effective blog and newspaper column but it did not work for me as a book, with little character development and few interesting insights. Read more
Published on 23 April 2010
Wonderful read
This has got to be the best and warmest chronicling of Soho life. Dirty White Boy has a fabulous stock of great characters, glorious charm and heartwarming wit. Read more
Published on 27 Mar 2010 by Aiden S
A must read!!!!
This is a hilarious, no holds barred account of the true Soho. Fabulously accurate and a real birds-eye view of the Soho we love and hate. Read more
Published on 21 Feb 2010 by Scott London
Soho, full of character, full of characters...
I bought this book kind of by mistake and I am glad I did: I loved it. The shop he ran in Soho with his partner gave Clayton Littlewood the perfect position for people-watching;... Read more
Published on 5 Oct 2009 by J. PARDOE
Soho Rocks!!
A laugh out loud (but occasionally weepy) "fly in the designer boutique window" view of real life in Soho. Read more
Published on 9 May 2009 by Gail Stevens
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