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A cross between Trainspotting and The Beach, Last Seen in Bangkok is a must read for anyone who's even thought of going anywhere besides Majorca on holiday. Vinny Croston's, had enough of the work, weather and women in England. When he meets Jeed in Pattaya he thinks he's found true love in tropical paradise. Along with his best mate Keith Rossi a debt ridden Cocaine dealer he conspires to realise his dream and embarks on a treacherous journey through fraud, drugs, violence, triads, prostitution, trafficking and money laundering. From the gloom of Manchester to the heat of Bangkok the tale twists and turns through Pattaya's sleaze and the idyll of Samui and Pha Ngan. Discover what really happens in Thailand buy and read Last Seen in Bangkok.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Vinny is an ordinary lad from Manchester who gets fed up with Benidorm and decides to go to Thailand. He loves it. The booze is cheap, the people are tolerant there are lots of bars and friendly bar-girls and he soon gets himself a Thai girlfriend. Her name is Jeed and she makes Vinny feel good about himself. The sex is great. Days drift into each other. Decisions take care of themselves. Until the money runs out and Vinny needs to go back to England to work.
It takes a while but after a stint working in the gloom and doom of Manchester Vinny and his drug-dealer mate make it back to Thailand. Bangkok veterans will find it all familiar but there's lots of useful information for first-timers about getting around in Thailand, ordering Thai food, dealing with taxi-drivers, checking into hotels etc.. The best part is when Vinny and Keith do all the usual hotspots, Nana Plaza, Soi Cowboy etc. then it's back to good old Pattaya before heading off to Samui to get themselves in real trouble. It all ends very badly indeed.
Lavin has an easy down to earth style, nothing too fancy. The book is very funny in parts. Vinny is an uncomplicated character who comes across as being the victim of his own wants and desires. `Last Seen In Bangkok' is a cautionary tale in a way, full of interesting information that could help a newcomer to Thailand avoid some of Vinny's mistakes. It would certainly make a good read on the plane.
It takes a while but after a stint working in the gloom and doom of Manchester Vinny and his drug-dealer mate make it back to Thailand. Bangkok veterans will find it all familiar but there's lots of useful information for first-timers about getting around in Thailand, ordering Thai food, dealing with taxi-drivers, checking into hotels etc.. The best part is when Vinny and Keith do all the usual hotspots, Nana Plaza, Soi Cowboy etc. then it's back to good old Pattaya before heading off to Samui to get themselves in real trouble. It all ends very badly indeed.
Lavin has an easy down to earth style, nothing too fancy. The book is very funny in parts. Vinny is an uncomplicated character who comes across as being the victim of his own wants and desires. `Last Seen In Bangkok' is a cautionary tale in a way, full of interesting information that could help a newcomer to Thailand avoid some of Vinny's mistakes. It would certainly make a good read on the plane.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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Wow. Just got done reading this trip of a novel. I fancied a quick and modern read, but got a lot more than I bargained for with Last Seen in Bangkok. The beauty of this book is that it is written by a lad who's spent some proper time in Thailand, knows the Bangkok scene like the back of his hand, and has brains enough to engineer that experience into a cracking story. The contrasts between grey Bolton/Manchester and lovely turquoise Thailand are deliberately jarring, and the humour inherent in the slang, culture, and fashions of both nations meld into a streetwise romp that you never want to end (I was counting the remaining pages with increasing sadness).
There's dozens of books out there set in working class drug and football culture, and almost every one is loaded with cliches you've heard a million times before. Most authors who attempt this are either too naive to know what they're on about, or else too mired in depravity to be an intellectual and therefore a real writer. Lavin is a real writer, and he has obviously been up to his waist in the stimulant and sex industry both in the UK and the Far East. His constant mastery of word play reminds you why cliches actually emerge in the first place, and the plot twists always seem to catch you unawares. The major miracle for me was how, after a marathon football casual, drug-traveller-rave prostitute extravaganza, I still felt a physical catch in my throat when the story caught up with the protagonist in the end. These are real people with real feelings, but are caught up in life's savage dynamic. Buy this and prepare to be moved, in several directions, a very long way. Excellent.
There's dozens of books out there set in working class drug and football culture, and almost every one is loaded with cliches you've heard a million times before. Most authors who attempt this are either too naive to know what they're on about, or else too mired in depravity to be an intellectual and therefore a real writer. Lavin is a real writer, and he has obviously been up to his waist in the stimulant and sex industry both in the UK and the Far East. His constant mastery of word play reminds you why cliches actually emerge in the first place, and the plot twists always seem to catch you unawares. The major miracle for me was how, after a marathon football casual, drug-traveller-rave prostitute extravaganza, I still felt a physical catch in my throat when the story caught up with the protagonist in the end. These are real people with real feelings, but are caught up in life's savage dynamic. Buy this and prepare to be moved, in several directions, a very long way. Excellent.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
For myself who has travelled to Thailand on a number of occasions it would be so easy to dismiss this book, I am glad that I didn't.
Extremelly well written and shows the writter has great skill in observation, intelligence and imagination.
A great read for somebody about to embark on there first trip to Thailand and also for the hardened ex-pat farangs who think they know it all, it will stire the memory of that first trip that they encountered to the land of smiles.
I look forward to Lavin's next novel.
Extremelly well written and shows the writter has great skill in observation, intelligence and imagination.
A great read for somebody about to embark on there first trip to Thailand and also for the hardened ex-pat farangs who think they know it all, it will stire the memory of that first trip that they encountered to the land of smiles.
I look forward to Lavin's next novel.
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Been There, Done It!
Having been to Thailand on 4 occasions now and being a fat 40 something ex football lad, I can totally relate to this book. Read more
Published on 26 Feb 2010 by B Section
not bad first book
not a bad first book by this guy, bit boring in parts but good ending
not sure if it justifies the price tag, try and pinch one from some where !!
not sure if it justifies the price tag, try and pinch one from some where !!
Published on 6 Dec 2009 by j buckley
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