Cityboy: Beer and Loathing in the Square Mile

from Ricardus

It's very entertaining. It reads rather surprisingly like a modern version of one of those Victorian "rake's progress" type morality tales. As he steps deeper into debauchery, he has occasional reminders of the Christian principles of his parents. I'm not sure if that's a clever literary referenc...

from Ricardus

It's very entertaining. It reads rather surprisingly like a modern version of one of those Victorian "rake's progress" type morality tales. As he steps deeper into debauchery, he has occasional reminders of the Christian principles of his parents. I'm not sure if that's a clever literary referenc...

from Aula

Interesting (if perhaps slightly dated) look into the world of banking in London. I didn't like the unconscious sexism, racism and homophobia that came through - while Anderson mentions all of those topics at some stage, his writing betrays a lack of true insight. I found it a bit difficult to re...

from oataker

Fictionalised account of his time as a worker in The City of London. Vivid and inventive use of expletives which becomes a bit repetitive. But the book is mostly interesting for his complete condemnation of the whole City shebang. All you ever thought about it was right; it is parasitic and only ...

from Ricardus

It's very entertaining. It reads rather surprisingly like a modern version of one of those Victorian "rake's progress" type morality tales. As he steps deeper into debauchery, he has occasional reminders of the Christian principles of his parents. I'm not sure if that's a clever literary referenc...