Riders - Jilly Cooper > Reviews

Advantages: Once you've bought the book you never need not to have a dose of brilliant reading close by ever again!
Disadvantages: You can't actually have Rupert Campbell Black!!

...not be complete knowing that Riders and Rupert C B are not gracing my bookshelves!! (OK, sad I know, but I love this book ......) Anyway, enough of my incessant ramblings, onto the task in hand .... The Author, Jilly Cooper was born 21st February 1937 in Hornchurch, Essex to Brigadier W.B Sallitt and Mary Elaine Whincup. Cooper began her life in the world of writing when she became a reporter on a local paper, 'Middlesex Independent' from 1957 ... Read review

Advantages: An excellent read and one you'll want to read again
Disadvantages: You can't put it down!

Riders is the first in a series of six books (so far) by Jilly Cooper which will have you hooked right from the start. This book follows Rupert Campbell Black and his arch rival Jake Lovell as they fight for supremacy on the showjumping circuit. Rupert and Jake met as children at the boarding school where Jake’s mother was cook and Rupert was boarder. Because of Jake’s low birth added to the fact that he was a gypsy Rupert made ... Read review

Advantages: Good, long read, with excellent characters
Disadvantages: It had to end!!

The first of the epic Cooper books featuring Rupert Campbell-Black and his feisty friends - this is a classic. My friends take the mickey out of me for reading what they call "trash" but at the end of the day, the characters become so real that whether you hate them or love them you have to know what happens to them. Set in the world of horse racing, this is a fast-paced book, detailing the loves and losses of a set of snobby, upper class, and incredibly ... Read review

Advantages: Keep you entertained for hours
Disadvantages: none

The series which starts with Riders is fantastic. Riders follows the life of Showjumping, in particular Rupert Campbell-Black, Billy Lloyd-Foxe and Jake Lovell . The storyline is fantastic, a lot of research has gone into the book and you can tell that Jilly Cooper is very proud of her work. I am the proud owner of a signed copy of Score, and I wouldn't part with it for anything. Rupert comes across as a complete pig, and Billy as a loveable ... Read review

Advantages: Clever, fun and unputdownable
Disadvantages: None

Jilly Cooper is a genius, and this is, by common consent, one of her best novels. 'Riders' is blockbusting fiction that anyone can read, however much they usually sneer at this genre; she is highly regarded by critics and a number of English Literature professors. 'Riders' is a compelling read, introducing readers to the the sexy, charismatic Rupert Campbell-Black and galloping through a fast-paced plot of sex, show jumping and witty social satire ... Read review