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Quite Ugly One Morning (Paperback)

by Christopher Brookmyre (Author)
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  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Abacus; New edition edition (3 Jan 1998)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0349108854
  • ISBN-13: 978-0349108858
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.4 x 2.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (51 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 7,728 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'Thrillingly unpleasant' ESQUIRE 'A sharp, funny novel, with strong characters and some smart dialogue' TLS 'A wicked satire...excellent plotting and a goodly amount of acidic one-liners' THE SCOTSMAN 'a great title and a thrillingly unpleasant murder mytery.' ESQUIRE 'enjoy it and have a good rant, because it's only fiction, isn't it' NURSING TIMES 'Very violent, very funny. A comedy with political edge, which you take gleefully in one gulp' LITERARY REVIEW 'The dialogue is a joy throughout and the plot crackles along with confident gusto and intelligence...an assured debut by a talented writer' THE TIMES

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Yeah, yeah, the usual. A crime. A corpse. A killer. Heard it. Except this stiff happens to be a Ponsonby, scion of a venerable Edinburgh medical clan, and the manner of his death speaks of unspeakable things. Why is the body displayed like a slice of beef? How come his hands are digitally challenged? And if it's not the corpse, what is that awful smell? A post-Thatcherite nightmare of frightening plausibility, QUITE UGLY ONE MORNING is a wickedly entertaining and vivacious thriller, full of acerbic wit, cracking dialogue and villains both reputed and shell-suited. 'Very violent, very funny. A comedy with political edge, which you take gleefully in one gulp' LITERARY REVIEW 'The dialogue is a joy throughout and the plot crackles along with confident gusto and intelligence...an assured debut by a talented writer' THE TIMES

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5.0 out of 5 stars Brookmyre will blow you away, 28 Jan 2002
By duncan@duncanwallace.co.uk (Edinburgh, Scotland) - See all my reviews
Quite ugly one morning starts off at a fast funny pace and simply continues at a high rate of accelleration. I was laughing so loud and so often I was told to shut up in case I woke the neighbours. He is a fan of Bill Hicks and other of my own personal gods so it fits my sick and twisted sense of humour. The plot with its twists and turns will keep you on your seat as the language will have you in the aisles. (NB. You may need to call a friend in Scotland to explain some of the trickier Scots language).
I live in Edinburgh so it was a delight to read a book set here with main characters that continue into his following novels which are all worth purchasing too for as many sleepless nights filled with laugher your alarm clock can stand.
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Plus 100 Gold Stars, 2 May 2003
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I've just finished re-reading this book again and it's as funny now as it was five years ago. While I know it must appeal to just about anyone who as a sense of humour and enjoys a whodunnit, if you are live in Central Scotland, you cannot help but identify with the things this guy says. I've recommended Brookmyre to everyone I know and no-one has done anything other than praise him and then went out and bought all his novels. Read this book and you will know what I mean.

PS The best opening line in a book I've ever come across!

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Contains all a first novel shoud: violence, murder & comedy, 22 Jan 2003
By R. Fox "cheseface" (Shropshire, UK) - See all my reviews
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I read this recently after a friend had recommended it sometime ago. I can only say I wish I'd read it sooner. This is a great first book, with all the fresh, dynamic offerings of great first novels such as Last Exit To Brooklyn (Selby), The Wasp Factory (Banks), and Less Than Zero (Ellis).

The basic plot is about the truly horrendous murder of a doctor in Edinburgh, the unwitting involvement of an investigative journalist, and the revelation of a somewhat blood-curdling business scam at a local hospital. The humour is thick and fast, the violence is thick and fast, and the main characters are so well shaped you could make an omlette with them. The first ten pages of this book are uncomfortable reading as the police investigate a murder scene brimming with blood, vomit (both from the scene and added to by certain police officers), and human poo. And it doesn't let up from here. However, the humour does salvage the discomfort caused by the murder because the jokes are aplenty and the writing is quality. But I wouldn't recommend this to fans of Inspector Morse or Bergerac.

The only problem I'd have with this book is the simplistic, almost childish attitude towatd 1980s Tory Britan. Don't get me wrong - I don't mind anyone that likes a good Thatcher-bashing - but the air to this is less one of political astuteness and more of basic aggression, good versus evil. As a result, the only politically motivated character in the book, the Tory-loving Stephen Lime, seems to be a thinly veiled charicature of Tory greed rather than a solid, imposing figure. None of the other characters are especially driven by politics, so it makes him stand out a bit too much as more of a political 'Anorak' rather than someone with ministerial prowess. But that's just niggling really. It's still a great book.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Sick sense of humour
This was the first of Brookmyre's books that I read. He has a very sick sense of humour which appeals to me. Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars QUITE UGLY ONE MORNING
Tartan Noir is the best description I have seen for this writer & this book.Very gory but interesting,David Tennant is excellent as the reader.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Reading it again
I recently re-read Christopher Brookmyre's first book and confirmed that this story was as funny and entertaining as I remembered. Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious
Not really my kind of thing but nobody could dispute the humour. I was laughing out loud.
Published 20 months ago by love reading

4.0 out of 5 stars Very funny
Although not quite as tightly plotted as some of Brookmyre's later novels, Quite Ugly One Morning is still a cracking good read, blackly comic and full of wit. Read more
Published on 23 May 2007 by Telboy

3.0 out of 5 stars Amusing but lacking atmosphere or tension
I had heard positive things about Christopher Brookmyre and this book seemed generally well received. So I thought I would give it a try. Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Genuinely Enjoyable
Christopher Brookmyre was born in Glasgow in 1968 and has worked in Edinburgh, London and LA as a journalist. Read more
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3.0 out of 5 stars Ugly, maybe. Dead, yes.
Brookmyres first book, and my first read of his. Not a bad entry. You cant take this seriously, if you do it just wont work, everything will be open to criticism, like searching... Read more
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