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Bete De Jour: The Intimate Adventures of an Ugly Man (Hardcover)

by Stan Cattermole (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Collins; First Edition edition (28 May 2009)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0007312741
  • ISBN-13: 978-0007312740
  • Product Dimensions: 22 x 14.2 x 3.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 87,462 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Cattermole has been called one of the most exciting new literary talents of 2009 - impressive stuff for a guy who just wants to get lucky. (...)so funny you can't help feeling that, sooner or later, he'll succeed. --London Lite, May 19, 2009


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The writing. Oh, the writing. I enjoy reading Stan Cattermole's writing as much as I enjoy Mark Twain and Charles Dickens and Kurt Vonnegut. I have rarely read anything more painfully humorous and delightfully moving.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A compelling book with broad appeal, 7 Jun 2009
By Valerie E. Polichar (San Diego, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This compelling and intelligent book isn't just about the life of "an ugly man," as pseudonymous Stan Cattermole describes himself. More, it's a personal reflection on feelings familiar to anyone who has ever felt they were born in the wrong family -- or were unloveable -- or lacked something that everyone else seems to be finding -- or had moments of being torn between self-confidence and self-loathing. In other words, most of us can find ourselves somewhere on these pages.

As with the best memoirists, Cattermole has excellent pacing, a keen sense of humor, and a gift for believable dialogue. A number of bloggers are getting book contracts these days; not all of them make the transition from screen to print. Others seem caught in their particular moment in time; their stories will seem dated in a few years. Not Cattermole, a clearly skilled writer with the ability to root his personal history in the essence of human nature. This story is more than true -- it is heart-true.

I highly recommend this book.

P.S. it's also pretty sexy ;-)
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Book de Jour, 18 Jun 2009
By A. Waldron "Panda" (Kenilworth, UK) - See all my reviews
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On the surface and in the bookjacket blurb, Stan's book appears to promise a blokey and perhaps slightly erotic male version of Bridget Jones.

As you read on, you'll realise that Bete de Jour is in a completely different class - and in a class of his own. Beautifully crafted and practically impossible to put down, you'll find yourself with Stan on a journey that will have you laughing out loud while wiping away tears of sadness - and then laughing out loud again. And although the book is certainly sexy, the profound climax of the book has nothing to do with sex. But it will move you.

I'm not surprised Stan's been described as a major new writing talent. His offering here is proof indeed that you can't judge a book simply by its cover.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The blog...the book...the brilliance!, 9 Jun 2009
I read Bete de Jour, the blog from day one and Stan Cattermole never ceased to make me laugh, cry, gasp and even get rather cross, on occasion. Every human emotion was there.
Then came the book. What could possibly hold my attention?
I read it in less than 24 hours and hung off every word. It's real. It's raw. It's a life story that will grab you by the hair and leave you screaming for more by the end.
Read it! You won't regret it!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Elephant Man meets Adrian Mole
Born of a blog, Cattermole's book moves smoothly from screen to page by being well paced, neatly crafted & displaying an astonishing skill for natural dialogue. Read more
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I have never before been moved to write a review on Amazon.

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I sat down to write something about this book but ended up opening it again and now 30 minutes have gone by. You see how that happens? Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Definitely worth a read
I stumbled on Stan's blog by accident and have been hooked for many months now. Being slightly older than his target audience, I'm not a natural blog follower but his wonderfully... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Cousin Bete

5.0 out of 5 stars Genius.
I cannot profess to being a literary critic, nor do I have an amazing way with words. Therefore I only hope I can do Bête de Jour justice. Read more
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