Like many other Londoners, I snap up a copy of the "Londonpaper" almost every day (or end up having one pressed into my torso during rush hour) and it certainly makes a good quick read if you're stuck on public transport or grabbing a lonely evening coffee. I prefer it to its competitor (the London Lite) for a number of reasons, one being its often entertaining and always very varied columnists. Last year, we met the enigmatic and anonymous 'Cityboy', ... ...from the Square Mile, but few foresaw that this Cityboy would ultimately end up publicly abandoning his career as a stockbroker - along with its bonuses and its lavish lifestyle.
In his infamous column, Cityboy revealed himself as Geraint Anderson and urged anyone still trapped in the rat race to follow suit, while announcing his upcoming novel which would elaborate on the darker side of the financial battlefield. Anderson purports to have churned ...
amsterdamage 09.08.2009
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Cityboy: Beer and Loathing in the Square Mile - Geraint Anderson
Advantages: Great entertainment. Good value. Good insight into a much published industry. Disadvantages: The stories of excess may turn an anti-capitalist's stomach.
A fantastic book in every way for both people who work / have worked in the city or for people on the outside who see the life in the city as one big pit of money and debauchery, in this regard the book far from discredits their view. Being a city worker myself I am privvy to alot of the tales documented and can vouch for both their validity and the basic premise of excess...
The book itself is far more rounded than simple tales of traders drinking ... ...their is a far reaching message that should make any reader look at their lives to really unearth their true motivation and existence in the modern world...
The book is like any good book totally dependent on the interpretation of the reader, it can be taken as a like hearted folly or as the spark for a transition of a deep thinkers life, that is the true beauty of what has been achieved by Geraint Anderson who writes in a comfortable style to satisfy ...
smcallow 18.08.2009
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