John King (1) (1960–)
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- Födelsedag
- 1960
- Kön
- male
- Nationalitet
- UK
- Födelseort
- Slough, Berkshire, England, UK
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- Verk
- 11
- Även av
- 2
- Medlemmar
- 780
- Popularitet
- #32,630
- Betyg
- 3.2
- Recensioner
- 5
- ISBN
- 256
- Språk
- 13
- Favoritmärkt
- 1
This book is part novel and part social commentary. It tells you, repeatedly, that yes hooligans are bad but they’re driven to it by society and the state. And there’s a bit of: They’re people too, with real feelings and hopes, etc. Oh, here’s a hooligan now, let me show you.
And the hooligan on display is Tom Johnson, who is truly passionate about Chelsea – perhaps the only meaningful thing in his life – and his mates, and fighting with other “firms,” which is also called “doing the business.” The best chapters plant you in a specific time and place: Tottenham Away. West Ham at home. That’s where the action is, and the best writing. There are other chapters in there with another point of view that I never was able to latch onto. And they were frankly, boring.
A confusing book. Better if it had stuck with Tom Johnson and cut out some of his somewhat self-aggrandizing commentary.… (mer)