- Paperback: 144 pages
- Publisher: Yellow Jersey; New edition edition (7 Nov 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0224061925
- ISBN-13: 978-0224061926
- Product Dimensions: 16 x 10.4 x 1.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,739,014 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'The spikiest, wittiest, sharpest columnist on the block, agent provocateur Julie Burchill unmissably analyses the enigmatic phenomenon that is Becks' Hello; 'Obviously brilliant - sharp, funny and full of mischievous zest' New Statesman; 'Pocket-sized ego-wank' Loaded; 'An entertaining and infuriating book' GQ; 'Julie Burchill has caused much merriment in macho football circles by writing a homage to the England captain but this entertaining, slim volume has more fresh ideas than usual' Independent on Sunday
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"The spikiest, wittiest, sharpest columnist on the block, agent provocateur Julie Burchill . unmissably analyses the enigmatic phenomenon that is Becks" Hello.
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8 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
In this small but perfectly formed book, Julie Burchill has brought all her razor-sharp understanding of celebrity culture to bear on the iconic figure of David Beckham. This is not a drab exercise in analysing ball skills, it reaches far deeper into the national psyche to ask why the England captain has become such an impossible man to dislike - even to those who hate, as she does, the whole money-spinning, filthy-lucre world of modern football. When we were subjected over the years to those endless images of Gazza bawling his eyes out, the feeling eventually was that you wished somebody would really give him something to cry about. The sight of Becks beaming with paternal pride as he carries his little lad around the pitch on his shoulders evokes the opposite response. One day I might be as happy as that. All this and much, much more is in this book. Only Burchill could have written it this movingly, this accurately - and this good.
2 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Fans of the author will like this book. It is evocative and spikey, and very, very readable. However, if you are genuinely interested in the 'Beckham phenomenon' from a sociological perspective, then there are better options. This is, however, worth a look if you're seeking an evenings easy, but at the same time interesting, reading.
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