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Sleb [Paperback]

Andrew Holmes (Author)

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Paperback: 368 pages
Publisher: Sceptre (4 July 2002)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0340823607
ISBN-13: 978-0340823606
Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 15.4 x 3 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,351,839 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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'I think we could finally be looking at Britain's answer to Bret Easton Ellis. And about time too. Holmes has given us not only a first class satire on the cost and price of fame but an unglamourised image of the modern man in the self destructive - but ultimatley likeable - Chris Sewell. Encore please.' Sam Oliver, Fiction Buyer, Waterstone's Newcastle; "Chock-full of cultural references. American Psycho for the new century - with laughs" - Steve Birt, Assistant Manager, Ottakar's, Gloucester

Heat Magazine, 20 July 2002

Deliciously sharp celebrity satire... SLEB is terribly clever.. Andrew Holmes, like the departed Felix Carter, could be far more than a one-hit wonder.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Unique and thouroughly enterning throughout, 16 Mar 2003

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Chris. Just a normal man with a normal life who has a normal job who has a normal wife and a normal pet cat and a man who likes the normnal drink now and then. This amusing story charts Chris's demise into alchoholism, without him realising or accepting it of course, as his life goes from bad to worse. Then even worse. Andrew Holmes manages to bring all the characters to life with some excellent and, at times very very funny writing. We sympathise with Christopher sewell, at the same time thanking god that it could never happen to us. could it?
This is a brilliant and light hearted look at alcoholism and our fascination with celebrities, and our underlieing desire to be like them. Cant wait for Holmes next novel if it is anywhere near as fantastic as this one.

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4.0 out of 5 stars So close to a "Must Read", 13 April 2003

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I loved "Sleb", think I was drawn to it in W H Smith's because of the striking cover, but thought it looked worth a read. How glad I was to have made that decision. It is sparklingly funny in parts, but has a very serious side - the dangers of drink etc.

I think it is one of the most compelling portraits of a descent into alcaholism that I have ever read - the self justifying, the lying etc.

Above all it is entertainment - I have leant my copy now, and it is one of those books that I think I may never see again, as it will be surely always out on loan - have commanded all my friends to read it.

Please, Andrew Holmes, more more........

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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant, 6 Feb 2007

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I picked up this book cheap in a book sale. The back cover made the book sound like it could be entertaining...

Well I must say it didn't let me down. The storyline was funny, but with a sinister level involved. In fact there were numerous occasions in the book that had me laughing out loud.

Overall, an excellent book, well worth reading if you like books that make you laugh.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Not bad, but
This could have been a fun and topical satire on our celebrity obsessed culture. It's a well drawn and convincing portrayal of a man's descent into alcoholism and his denial... Read more

Published on 18 July 2003 by Rose's Dad

5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious and engaging!
Sleb was excellent! Holmes makes it surprisingly easy to relate to a heavy drinker whose wife has left him. Read more

Published on 14 July 2003 by noops02

3.0 out of 5 stars Good, but not THAT good!
This was an enjoyable read, but a little predictable and not as good as the other reviews are making it out to be. An ideal book to read on a bus or train, but very lightweight.

Published on 15 April 2003 by james w

5.0 out of 5 stars A fantastic debut - a must-read novel.
It took me a couple of attempts to get into Sleb, but once I did I was hooked. Holmes tells the story of advertising sales executive Christopher Sewell, and explains just how he... Read more

Published on 10 Feb 2003 by Ms. E. Jepson

4.0 out of 5 stars An impressive debut: just a few niggles
Andrew Holmes writes with confidence and style. His subtle, and not so subtle, inclusion of contemporary culture really bring the novel and it's subject matter to life. Read more

Published on 12 Aug 2002 by golygydd

5.0 out of 5 stars This review glows
I had thought Sleb was going to be just a smart satire on fame but it's much more than that: it's also a cleverly structured whodunit and a very telling portrait of psychological... Read more

Published on 1 Aug 2002

5.0 out of 5 stars 'SLEB' is 2002's FIRST MUST READ!!!!!
Funnny-tragic-accurate insight into our fascination with celebrity.

I bought this book on the back of two reviews: 'Big Issue' and 'Heat' (that celebrity bug! Read more

Published on 20 July 2002 by Alfred Lamp esq

5.0 out of 5 stars An author to watch
This insightful novel is by turns sad and hysterically funny, with a truly original narrative voice in the shape of the out-of-control drinker and black humorist Christopher... Read more

Published on 19 Jun 2002 by Rowena Matthieson

5.0 out of 5 stars sleb-rity genius
Sleb is such an enjoyable book, that the pages turn by faster than Jamiroquai's Ferrari. This novel explores the flipside of all our teenage superstar fantasies: Hey, do you wanna... Read more

Published on 8 April 2002

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