- Paperback: 224 pages
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (15 Mar 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0747565937
- ISBN-13: 978-0747565932
- Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 12.8 x 1.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 165,823 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Star Magazine, 3rd May 2004
"an essential read."
Lads Mag, May 2004
"Jolly good...This new author treats the subject with sharpness and power. A great Start.."
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The opening chapter sets the scene; this book is sharp, intelligent and very funny. Govinden manages to encapsulate DJ and Amy's inner most thoughts, their quirks & neuroses and their amazing highs - more than that though, you actually end up caring about their unique relationship.
The one liners throughout this book will have you smirking and laughing out loud, I really enjoyed reading this and I think that you will too - don't let your grandma near it though - unless she is open minded!
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The synopsis is right - you DO get the idea after the first five chapters. After that, it all gets a bit repetitive: drugs, smart-arse comments on a loop. There is no real... er... well, I suppose the word I'm looking for is NERVE. If you want a bit of euro-trash glamour, this is not really it. Still, there is something sweet about it that keeps you reading.
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This is a very sharp book, ticking all the boxes for being 'modern' and 'hip', gratuitous sex, some violence, contemporary music references... you can tell that the author is just crying out wanting this book to be turned into a film. It's a pretty quick read (200 pages goes very fast), engaging for the first half, but unfortunately once you get beyond the halfway point you realise that the storytelling is stuck in a loop. Although moving from city to city, there is very little character progression (except to a small degree in the character of Amy) and the ending just sort of tails off rather than having a resolution. So, a great attitude for a first novel, a good storytelling technique, but a limp second half.
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