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Goodnight Steve McQueen [Paperback]

Louise Wener (Author)

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Paperback: 352 pages
Publisher: Flame (1 Aug 2002)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0340820292
ISBN-13: 978-0340820292
Product Dimensions: 23 x 15.4 x 3.2 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (20 customer reviews)

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 789,350 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Musician Danny McQueen's life changes when his girl-friend Alison is offered a job in Bruges and issues him with an ultimatum: he has six months to get a recording contract or a proper job. Otherwise he will need to find a new girlfriend..A funny, warm-hearted debut novel - engagingly written in the first person masculine - by the former singer of the Britpop band, Sleeper.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Recommended - a funny book., 4 Sep 2002

jon_s_s "jon_s_s" (brighton, uk) - See all my reviews

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Goodnight Steve McQueen asks how far should you follow your dreams. In this case the dream involves rock stardom - a situation that Louise has personal experience of, from her time fronting the UK band Sleeper.

The characters are well defined and you feel for them throughout the story, which is by turns funny/sad/funny. As many reviewers have said, this book will make you laugh out loud.

Goodnight Steve McQueen has also been described as a very "warm" book, which I also think is true. It certainly left me with a good feeling. Danny McQueen is the main character, but I particularly liked Vince, his acerbic band mate, who is obsessed with Kevin Rowland from Dexy's Midnight Runners.

I really enjoyed reading this book and would recommend it to anyone.

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5.0 out of 5 stars London's indie scene, warmly reflected in Wener's rye mirror, 14 Aug 2006

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I had my trepidations about picking up a book about an indie band, written by the lead singer of a successful band. But it was not what I feared i.e. a series of smug music industry in jokes. Instead this a laugh out load take on twenty-something life in the new millennia. Louise Wener set herself a difficult task, writing a racy novel in the male voice. But whoever coached her in the ways of the males mind did a great job.
A smart, sophisticated pager tuner. Nick Hornby meets Douglas Coupland with a sassy, sexy London feel.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Best read of the summer, 6 Aug 2002

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I picked up this book wondering what makes a former pop star think she can write. That she certainly can becomes apparent on the very first page. Louise Wener's debut novel is as funny as it is engaging. Couldn't put it down and laughed out loud more times than is probably wise on any single tube journey. This is not just a book for Sleeper fans - it's a story full of humility, populated by credible, funny and thoroughly human characters. Danny MacQueen will forever after be your best mate. If you like Roddy Doyle, Nick Hornby or Irvine Welsh, you'll love this. A great summer read.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great début novel from Louise Wener!
I really liked Sleeper back in the day and I wondered what had happened to their smart lead singer. When she brought our Goodnight Steve McQueen, as a book lover, I had to check... Read more

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Published on 26 Oct 2006 by Mrs. C. Ross

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book from start to finish...
I was already aware of Louise Wener- growing up as a beguiled 7 year old while my older sister (17 at the time) watched her with Sleeper. Read more

Published on 15 Jun 2006 by Alex A.C.M

5.0 out of 5 stars She's a good girl
I really enjoyed this book and, yes, it really reminded me of Sleeper's work. Vivid identifiable characters, brought to life convincingly and with pathos in spite of their faults... Read more

Published on 5 Dec 2003 by R. Chant

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I'd pretty much given up on modern fiction. Everything I'd tried over the last decade was either clumsily implausible, lacking a story, verbosely over-written or a combination of... Read more

Published on 3 Sep 2003 by GrinninRockLoon

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent tale of curly fries and transitional shoes
Being a cynic, I have to be honest and say that I probably intended to be harsher in my review of this book that I normally would, given it is from a former singer-turned-author... Read more

Published on 12 Aug 2003 by James Faux

4.0 out of 5 stars She's not just good at writing songs you know!
I bought this book when I was due on a long and boring train ride from Leicester station. I am currently half way through it but absolutely hooked! Read more

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