- Hardcover: 502 pages
- Publisher: William Heinemann Ltd; 1st edition (15 April 1996)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0434002674
- ISBN-13: 978-0434002672
- Product Dimensions: 23.9 x 15.5 x 4.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 83,768 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Hours after stumbling across a vicious badger hunt in 1984, Alex Goodman found himself alone in a hospital bed, a man with no memory and no past. This is an account of his ten-year hunt for revenge, during which he became involved with dangerous men.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Great read,the first fifty pages were a bit hard work but then you see where it is going and you're hooked.how through one small act of protection for a wild animal so many lives were destroyed defies belief.the part about the tonnage bets really scared me,god does that really go on.anyway if there really is an Alex Goodman out there then there's no point saying take care,but god bless you.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I was involved in one of the incidents described in this book. The author has researched very well and the facts for this particular incident are very accurate.yes it can be depressing but that is the way it happened.The author says some very nice things about me and my colleagues all of which are appreciated. A very enjoyable read particularly if it's about you!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Whilst reading this book, I was reminded of the (inanely stupid or ridiculously brave) man whose job at the circus is to put his head squarely in the mouth of a (presumably well-fed) lion.
Why? Well the book itself is nothing short of magnificent. What at first feels like a sequence of unrelated vignettes suddenly knits together to form an impossibly linked insight into a tortured man's life. I chose to say impossibly as opposed to improbably here as throughout there are smatterings of true life events that only serve to reinforce this meld. And this is where I feel my head has (carefully) been placed within the book's own lion's mouth; for many, this fine line between the improbable and impossible will be hard to persevere with. Do you trust what is in front of you enough to suspend the belief that the claimed true life element of the book is nothing short of cynical ploy - after all, how can all these seemingly unconnected happenings coincide to shape the life of a poor, down and out man dying of cancer who has only 1 remaining photograph to prove his existence? Or, do you embrace the book and marvel at the bravery of a man who chose to confront, expose and even come to understand many of the dark, hidden evils that are prevalent upon our own doorsteps only to lose everything dear to him?
There is no grey area with this book and this is borne out by the reviews on this page. You either believe it or you don't; after all the lion man doesn't take a bow for simply walking into the cage with the lion - he either gets booed for not going in at all or he gets plaudits for clearing the lion's saliva from his brow.
I for one chose to keep my head firmly in the lion's mouth right until the very end and found it was one hell of a rewarding read.
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Great Read! Get Better & Better!
I have now read the book five times over about 12 years!
With every read the book just gets better and better!
I Goolged Alex Goodman & The Sett! Read more
With every read the book just gets better and better!
I Goolged Alex Goodman & The Sett! Read more
Published 1 day ago by Mark-Walworth
Great Book!
First of all, i don't care if the story is true or not and whether Alex Goodman really existed, so i want to leave this debate out of the review. Read more
Published 10 months ago by A.N.Other
An extraordinary tale
This is the extraordinary tale of one, seemingly, completely ordinary man's revenge against four killers. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Sally Walker
Demanding but rewarding read
I found the 100 pages were so full of characters that it was not an easy read but ut was worth the effort. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Rosie Gamgee
The Sett
The book arrived well within the timescales stated and in very good condition. i would be happy to use this service again
Published on 31 Dec 2009 by Mr. I. Derbyshire
the sett lies
The author should be arrested for slander for his lies about real people, even if they are dead their families arnt. Read more
Published on 11 Sep 2009 by Ian Smith
stae of book
Book had all its pages although a bit scruffy, but as it cost 1p then it was well worth it. Excellent book to read.
Published on 18 May 2009 by J. GIBBS
Fantastic
It took me 6 months to read this book, I started the first and second chapter and put it down 5 and a half months later I picked it back up and didn't put it back down untill I had... Read more
Published on 9 Jun 2008 by J. Beaumont
a little truth a lot of fiction
Having known baldy paul{blackledge}and most of the other Blackburn characters,i can say that this book has more than its fair share of outright lies. Read more
Published on 3 Dec 2007 by Thomas Smith
Huge plot. Loads of characters. But is it true?
The negatives:
As stated by most others: there are lots of characters in the story. I personally read quite fast so tend to skim names of characters. Read more
As stated by most others: there are lots of characters in the story. I personally read quite fast so tend to skim names of characters. Read more
Published on 1 May 2007 by Avid reader.
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