Advantages: immensely readable, you'll be dying to know how it ends Disadvantages: none
"A great read" - Glamour "Holmes has a great line in drunken, rage-filled monologues which collapse into pathos." - Literary Review
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In this media-obsessed world, we are exposed to the famous day in day out - on the tv, in the papers, ... ...not to be envious at times of the trappings of celebrity - wouldn't it be nice to be adored by the public, to have people interested in our lives, to get to attend a constant stream of parties and premieres, experiencing all the glitz and glam of the life these golden people appear to lead?
Nowadays, it seems that a new celebrity comes out of the woodwork every day and that you don't even have to do very much in order to make your entrance through ...
Pmshack99 10.06.2005
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Sleb - Andrew Holmes
Advantages: A humerous satirical novel Disadvantages: Not as gripping as I had hoped!
...in this interview. Sleb is the first novel from the pen of Andrew Holmes. The tale follows the fortunes and misfortunes of two men, Felix Carter, a successful popular rock star with a rising career as an actor. Felix is a man with everything, fame, fortune, women at his feet and a massive drink problem.
Christopher Sewell, is an advertising sales executive with a glossy magazine who also has everything, a nice flat, good job, wife and a massive ... ...Holmes is a freelance journalist.
Sleb was Andrew's first novel and it was short listed for the WHSmith New Talent Award. Sleb has been followed by four further books.
Andrew's profile can be viewed on literary agents Greene Heaton's website.
www.greeneheaton.co.uk/pages/authors/author.asp?AuthorID=6
Sle b (2002)
All Fur Coat (2004)
64 Clarke (2005)
Rain Dogs and Love Cats (2007)
Criminal Records (2008) Published by Hodder & Stoughton in ...
brittle1906 19.01.2009
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Sleb - Andrew Holmes
Advantages: A wonderful read Disadvantages: You'll not want to put it down
Felix Carter is dead and Chris Sewell is serving a life sentence for the murder of the Rock Star who had it all. He decides to tell all in a one off interview about how one drunken night he forced his way into Carter's home, brandishing a gun and ended up in prison for his murder.
Billed as a book "Capturing the spirit of our celebrity-obsessed culture" this book deals with the murder of said rock star. The cover itself screams Robbie Williams and ... ...aforementioned star are in fact Robbie. If you have ever wanted to murder a smug pop star then this is the book for you.
The advertising blurb compelled me to buy this and I wasn't disappointed. The book is relevant for our time, showing how celebrity obsessed our society really is and how easily a murder can occur. I could envisage a scenario like this occurring which I find quite frightening.
The book does jump around a bit but you need to stick ...
frankieslady 11.10.2002
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: somewhat helpful Review of Sleb - Andrew Holmes
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