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A mighty and moving hymn to belonging, pride and growth. Passionately-convicted work from a man writing from within his own culture, without sentimentality. Read this if you are ever host to the demon of judgementalism; Matt Scott loves his characters and the world that produced them, and the rest of us should too. Niall Griffiths
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A novel that bridges the market for 14+ & youth with urban adult literary fiction. Endorsed by Niall Griffiths. Affectionate, authentic and hilarious insight into a family governed by brand-name clothes and an older brother with a hard-man reputation to hold onto. Black comedy about trainers, trading, first- and last-chance romance and family pride. Fast-tracking, blackly funny but never bleak look at the world of Chris and Year Eleven mates, Zeb, Kish and Snowman, who trade in cut-price sweets; cadged fags and favours for Graham, who has a police-scanner in his living room for company. Welcome to Britain's top Chav Town, where if you want to go legit to get your clothes, you go to Stolen from Ivor. "Frank's real name is Sukraj and business has really picked up since he started paying Graham one hundred pounds per week for security. He doesn't put a guard on the door and he hasn't fitted any new cameras but Graham's security has definitely worked."
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
An amazingly accurate portrayal of everyday life,
This review is from: Playing Mercy (Paperback)
Playing Mercy is a fantastic book that gives us an honest and up-front insight into what it's like growing up for many of the British population. The title alone indicates torment but forgiveness, backing up the lesson the book tries to teach us: that not only families labelled "chav" are responsible for yob culture. It takes a lot of skill as a writer to simply follow the day-to-day lives of people and keep it interesting enough to really enjoy the whole book. Matthew does this with ease, and has successfully captured the attitude of many of today's typical community in the UK. Gritty, funny and proud.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Amazingly accurate view of life,
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This review is from: Playing Mercy (Paperback)
I got this book yesterday morning and could not put it down, finished it last night. I teach in the town where Matthew grew up and this is such an accurate view of the populace I could almost put names to the characters. Like Shameless it deals with the real world that many people like to pretend does not exist. The characters are likeable and real. Well done. This is a must read for anyone who likes to study real people. Black humour at its best!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Real life and real tales of the unexpected,
By Mark Bullion (England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Playing Mercy (Paperback)
This book is a truly great read. If you grew up with the local fokelore tales of 'who asked who out' and 'who had who after school down behind the arcade' then the territory of this book will be familiar to you. If not, then your eyes will be opened to what it's like today growing up for the average kid in this crowded little island we call Britain today. Take note Mr Blair. Caught somewhere between the traditions of yersteryear and the raw commercial lust of today, the young proganists at the centre of the book make their way from fighting with kids from the rival school and playing "bollocks" in class to attempting to shift some dodgy jackets. You are with them and their ups and downs all the way, making it as captivating and enjoyable as it is honest. Scott cuts through the middle-class cliches of chavs (the term doesn't appear once in the book, despite being flashed around on the cover by the publishers) and Ali-G to deliver a brilliant portrayal of life in the average U.K. council estate community, with its merry-go-round of local petty criminals and teenage mothers and also those upwardly mobile enough to spend most of their weekends in IKEA. With a similar frankness that has made Shameless such a hilarious as well as brutally frank portrayal on TV, Scott's characters and their lives are incredibly moving as well as at times pant-wettingly funny. He's definitely one to watch; the prose has a chilling clarity to it and the dialogue is very often electric. I can't recommend this book highly enough, buy it and you won't be disappointed.
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