- The Beatle Man
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Scott M. Liddell
Publisher: Closed Loop Publishing
Binding:Paperback Pages: 188
Publication Date: 2008-03-18
Edition: unknown
ISBN: 0955683009
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Customer Reviews
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Really good read, really bad publishing by Campbell79 - England
- This book is difficult to put down, it keeps you reading due to suspense and intrigue from the start. I agree with other reviewers in that it is similar to Irvine Welsh as a gritty read with intermingling story lines which are cleverly tied up at the end. The characters are well thought out and the story flows and is very easy to read. Very good - I would certainy read more by this gifted author. Highly recommended.
However, the publishers of this book should hang their heads in shame as they have not even bothered to proof-read or edit this story. It is absolutely full of grammatical errors which somewhat detracts from the reading itself. The typist struggles with the difference between "where" and "were", "you're" and "your", "of" and "off", "new" and "knew". Not to mention the dropped letters and words added into sentences. If I was Scott M. Liddell and I had managed to write a book as well thought out as The Beatle Man, I would feel very let down by Closed Loop Publishing.
- 1 people found this review helpful.
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Good book, poor proof reading by J. McEwan - UK
- I agree with most of the comments, but this book is littered with page upon page of spelling, typo and grammatical errors which should have been picked up before publishing. That said, it is to the author's credit that this doesn't detract from the fact that this is a good read. I look forward to his next book.
- 0 people found this review helpful.
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Great promise from a new writer... by J. Moakler - Glasgow, UK
- An imaginatively complex plot, an array of interesting characters and the wit and turn of phrase to go with it, result in an entertaining debut from Scott Liddell.
The pace builds towards the end as the threads are drawn together and the climactic scenes unfold (no spoilers here!)
Well worth a read, and I look forward to the next one.
- 1 people found this review helpful.
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Well worth a read... by m mckay - Scotland
- I have to admit that when I picked this book up I wasn't entirely sure that it was my cup of tea, but once I started reading I couldn't stop. There's a lot to take in at first, but as things start falling into place you just can't help yourself reading a little more, and a little more...and a little more!
For anyone who is fond of Irvine Welsh or Iain Banks, it's definitely worth a read. There's plenty of giggles in there and bucketloads of intrigue - it keeps you guessing right up to the last chapter.
Click that Buy Button and enjoy, and in the meantime I'm holding out for Book #2!
- 3 people found this review helpful.
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Hey Bulldog! by S. A. Douglas -
- It's a tricky business, this book reviewing lark.
Too harsh a review and you come across as an embittered never was, a non-writer who's jealous of those who can. Too nice and you sound like a mewling sycophant!
Luckily, this book - without being perfect - is obviously not rubbish but rather is an effectively written and tightly plotted thriller somewhat in the Rebus mode.
It starts well, with a firm authorial hand on the tiller as the narrative kicks off in faintly comedic strain. The various characters are introduced in a steady early stream and each proves to be engaging and interesting, while the central conceit of the title (a presumably mentally ill man who speaks only in Beatles' lyrics, and the effect his passage through life has on those around him) is just odd enough to hold the attention.
All of which would be worthless if the plot was weak or uninvolving. Fortunately, the story of how Danny McColl collides with the terrible Finch family and appoints himself a sort of weirdly ineffectual protector for those who live in his new stair (including the Beatle Man) is well told by the author and comes to a satisfyingly twisted conclusion which ties up every loose end.
Don't get me wrong: like I said at he start, this book isn't perfect. There is perhaps a slight tendency to lean in the direction of caricature (Asian shopkeeper, Glaswegian wideboy, posh lawyer who likes a drink and the ladies and so on) and the writing does at times seem unsure if it wants to be a more chatty, less idiotic Irvine Welsh or a 'proper' gritty crime novel, but these failings - such as they are - are never enough to adversely effect the narrative.
All in all, this is both an excellent first novel and a good novel full-stop.
- 3 people found this review helpful.