Chris High

Advantages: Easy - good holiday read, need another book though!
Disadvantages: Too quick, finished before you know it

...For anybody who doesn't know who Chris Moyles is, he is the Breakfast show DJ on Radio 1. Chris presents the show along with his sidekick Comedy Dave and his 'team'. They include Dominic Byrne (Newsreader), Carrie (Sports), Rachel (Producer) and Aled. Not sure exactly what Aleds role is other than covering for Rachel and being the object of Chris's ridicule on a daily basis. Chris is not everybodys cup of tea and is the self confessed 'saviour of Radio 1'. I personally like Chris Moyles. I first heard him when he was on in the evenings. As his popularity grew he got more prime time spots such as Saturday mornings and eventually the breakfast show. I find that Chris cheers me up in a morning. I listen to his show on the way to work and I don't think a record gets played for the first half hour. I asked for this book as a Christmas... Read review

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Advantages: Good insight into broadcasting industry, get to know the real Chris Moyles
Disadvantages: Simply written

...I have just finished the hardback version of this book after getting it for my birthday. I was really pleased with the present as I listen to the Chris Moyles Show every day on the way to work and used to listen to his drive time show he did previously on Radio 1 so I feel like I know quite a bit about him and was interested to know more and to discover how he'd become so successful. Firstly I think it's obvious Chris has written the book himself rather than use a ghostwriter. The language is easy and it's really quick to read. The one thing that irritated me was the way he kept counting down how many words he'd written and how many he had left to write....i just wanted him to get on with the story and it felt like he couldn't be bothered and was just padding. But apart from that I thought the book was really interesting. It gives... Read review

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Advantages: This is my favourite Chris Ryan book and i have them all
Disadvantages: As much as i tried i could not guess the twists

...Chris Ryan is an ex SAS soldier who writes novels based loosely on his experiences of combat. During the original Gulf War, Ryan was the only member of an eight man team to escape from Iraq; three colleagues were killed and four were captured. This was the longest escape and evasion in the history of the SAS and the tale was written in the autobiographical bestseller 'The One That Got Away'. Since the initial non-fiction book Chris Ryan has written 8 novels as well as a couple of non-fiction and children's books and it is thought that the powers that be in British Intelligence are not happy with Ryan who they feel has made their trade secrets known to enemies and civilians. The Watchman is the most complete Ryan novel I have read, telling the story of an SAS soldier paid by British Intelligence to track and kill an assassin... Read review

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