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Dandy in the Underworld (Hardcover)

by Sebastian Horsley (Author)
3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)

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  • Hardcover: 328 pages
  • Publisher: Sceptre (6 Sep 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0340934077
  • ISBN-13: 978-0340934074
  • Product Dimensions: 22 x 14 x 3.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 73,616 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Cosmo Landesman

'Sebastian has written a truly great book. It's
so funny it left me feeling depressed about myself'


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'Sebastian Horsley is a pervert who stands for everything that is wrong with British society today.'

(Jeremy Vine )

'He is simultaneously enthralling, charming and fantastically annoying.'

(Will Self )

'A posturing popinjay, a neon narcissist, an incorrigible entertainer'

(Jessica Berens, Observer )

'Sebastian is an atheist, but the first I've ever met whose spiritual tradition doesn't just come from a lack of imagination. His attempts to become other than he is, are epic.'

(Nick Cave )

'Dandy in the Underworld is immortality for a while (with a dashing immorality)'

(Sarah Lucas )
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Wildly entertaining and funny....at first, 9 Jul 2008
By Book Hunter (London, England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Dandy in the Underworld (Paperback)
...then it got dull, repetetive and annoying. Author is too self conscious and is often plain offensive in a decidedly unfunny way. Not to mention the fact that he is a total loser and that there is no point to the memoir and no message to carry away from it.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Funny in parts... but couldn't get through, 12 Feb 2008
Well, the title of this review says it all, really.

Sebastian Horsley pontificates about his misbehaviour and drug abuse, philandering, snobbery, and buying sex like it is going out of style.

Unfortunately, the majority of the book is stolen from others: Marc Bolan (the title and much else...), Quentin Crisp, even Oscar Wilde is honoured with the flattery of imitation.

Couldn't get to the end, or, in fact, the middle...
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10 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Boring life and terrible writing, 8 Jan 2008
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Please don't bother reading this book. Contrary to what others have said, Mr Horsley has not had a very interesting life. He dwells on his drug addiction and relationship with an ex-con (yawn) whilst neglecting the more interesting characters such as his father and grandfather. All of this might be forgivable if he had any talent as a writer. Unfortunately he does not.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Self Indulgence
What a waste - of his life and my money. Luckily I only bought a second-hand paperback copy which is in the pile of books on the floor waiting to go to a charity shop. Read more
Published 5 months ago by tomofbath

5.0 out of 5 stars dandy in the underworld
AWSOME! Could not put it down.. he is seriousley messed up.... but that makes for excellent reading!
Published 8 months ago by Ms. C. L. Smith

3.0 out of 5 stars The Middle Ground
Few books seem to have sent readers flying to extremes as this one. Horsely's marmite persona is certainly going to divide opinion, but I frankly think that the reaction to this... Read more
Published 11 months ago by MJ Perry

4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Read (If your into that sort of thing)
I got this book on the recommendation of a guest on "The Book Show" and I have to say that I enjoyed it, for such a short book it did take me some time to read but it was not a... Read more
Published 20 months ago by C. Dobinson

5.0 out of 5 stars In response to the sour little review below this one
Forgive me for finding this review unconvincing. Sebastian Horsley's life - including having nails driven through his hands and being put up on a cross thousands of miles from... Read more
Published 22 months ago by Ashley Gould

5.0 out of 5 stars Filthy Gorgeous
Like Russell Brand, Sebastian Horsley is an ex-junkie sex fiend. But even though he's not a professional comic, Horsley's tale is funnier, despite being several million degrees... Read more
Published 22 months ago by Wooster

5.0 out of 5 stars When a book polarises so, there must be something there?...
Five stars or one star - not too many books get such extreme reactions? The truth is this book deserves both ratings and extreme reactions are certainly what Horsely seeks... Read more
Published on 10 Nov 2007 by A. Skarzynski

1.0 out of 5 stars Forced prose was hard to wade through
The author tried so hard to be funny that his desperation came across on the pages. I did manage to finish it but it was work. Read more
Published on 3 Nov 2007 by blackbeast

5.0 out of 5 stars Fine and Dandy
This is the autobiography of a self-congratualating narcissistic bohemian nihilistic dandy. A man who takes greatest pride in his own prejudice, and finds greatest favour in his... Read more
Published on 1 Nov 2007 by Rex Rover

1.0 out of 5 stars Oh the pain...
There is so much to say about how boring this book is, but honestly, it's not worth the wear and tear on my keyboard, or fingers. Read more
Published on 30 Oct 2007 by Damian Clarke

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