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Horse's Arse (Paperback)

by Charlie Owen (Author)
3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
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  • Paperback: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Headline (12 Jul 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0755336844
  • ISBN-13: 978-0755336845
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 2.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 11,048 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Guy Ritchie

'Charlie Owen is a talent. This is the first book since LAYER CAKE
to have an authentic voice that humorously exposes the dark and eccentric
world of English street crime'


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'Charlie Owen is a talent. This is the first book since Layer Cake to have an authentic voice that humorously exposes the dark and eccentric world of English street crime’

(Guy Ritchie )

'Foul-mouthed, scatological, amusing and appalling in equal measure'

(Guardian )
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Horses Arse - The funniest book I've ever read., 5 April 2007
By Andrew Williams (London) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Horses Arse (Hardcover)
Charlie Owen has captured exactly, the slightly dark, often cynical humour that exists or at least did exist in the Police Service. This book is both hysterically funny and yet deeply moving in almost equal measure. Whilst it is set in Manchester, it could I suspect, be set in almost any urban overflow in Britain and manages to cause the reader to empathise with every character, even the baddies. I love it, and hope that he follows it up with another one very soon.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Truly original, 18 Feb 2007
By A female fan (South London) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Horses Arse (Paperback)
I am not what you would describe as an avid reader. However, I have read this book numerous times, and laughed out loud each and every time.
Written almost entirely from a male perspective, ( I am female ) this book is gritty yet hilarious, with the language to match. The author somehow manages to describe and relate characters and the story as it unfolds, as if he were talking into your ear. The animated descriptions that instantly come to life in your head as the scenes unfold, place the reader back in the 70's with the unruly mob of police officers constantly battling for one-up manship with the local criminals. A gift of a book!



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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Hatfield writ large, 2 Mar 2006
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This review is from: Horses Arse (Paperback)
Thinly disguised, this book is about Hatfield policing at its rawest. A Splendid read.
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1.0 out of 5 stars disgusted
I bought this book as its title seems to indicate a book of humour. It is no such thing. The title " Horses arse" seems to reflect the attitude of SOME police on a section of... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Rev. J. Cooper

1.0 out of 5 stars Quite Poor Actually
This book does seem to divide opinion and well... I have to say I'm in the negative camp. It was actually recommended to me by a friend, who's taste I trust, as one of the... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Iain Mac

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Read


Again another book by the same author, my husband could not put the book down.
Published 3 months ago by C. England

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
Absolutely stupendous. One of those books that does not need a linear plot, (by the way it has a superb asynchronous plot) and I suspect if it written in a linear fashion, would... Read more
Published 4 months ago by C. A. Onderise.

1.0 out of 5 stars Dreadful
This "novel" is completely devoid of plot, character development or, frankly anything of note. There are plenty of books out there which give the inside track on "the Job", but... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Steve

1.0 out of 5 stars Very Obvious
Have not read such an predictable book for ages. As has been said in previous reviews, this is just the memoirs of an ex-policeman made into a novel. Schoolboy humour.
Published 6 months ago by Tom Willis

4.0 out of 5 stars Quick read with lots of laugh
This is a quick read but is full of laughs. It's uncouth, vulgar and detestable and that's why I loved it. The review of "Life on Mars meets the Sweeney" is right on the button!
Published 8 months ago by Teenie

1.0 out of 5 stars A string of anecdotes searching for a plot
I wanted to like this book, but I couldn't. Spurred by its 70s Manchester setting and its references to Life On Mars and the Sweeney on the cover, I must admit I had high hopes,... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Mb Cunliffe

4.0 out of 5 stars Top Read
I thoroughly enjoyed this book,its not normally something I would go for but I judged the book by the cover,Im glad I did. Read more
Published 16 months ago by P. G. Luckley

5.0 out of 5 stars Red faced and breathless with laughter
I was doing a quiet night shift in a police communications centre when I read this book, as the tears ran down my face and I became breathless with laughter my colleagues put... Read more
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