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kingjason's review
5.0
Every time I read or even re-read something by Rupert Dreyfus I always end up asking why is this guy not read by everybody and why hasn't he won any of the big awards? When a book like A Brief History in Seven Killings can win the Man Booker, dull, bloating and some dire writing, it makes you wonder what's going on when one paragraph in Broke blows the prize winners away:
"How the hell did we let things get so bad? Why do we keep electing these ruthless bastards, year after year? When did it become perfectly acceptable that the people they’re supposedly representing have to fight for crumbs in a world with so much cake that those who hoard the largest slice can’t even eat it all?"
The incredibly powerful writing by Dreyfus can make the reader feel so much, anger, outrage and fear. He can then share with you one small character and give you so much hope. The next instance he can create a scene so ridiculous you end up doing one of those real life LMAOs.
Broke is a fantastic book, brilliant cast of characters, Oscar our hero, a hippy and an ex-chef with some serious anger issues pull off the scam to end all scams. The blend of humour, violence, bad language and crazy plot make this an obvious choice to be made into a film, along the lines of Snatch and Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.
As with all his books there are plenty of links to Dreyfus's other books, this story seems to be happening alongside the events in Spark. I love how much effort Dreyfus puts in to add that little bit of fun for the reader.
I 100% recommend this book as I think I've already found my top read for 2019.
Blog review> https://felcherman.wordpress.com/2019/02/24/broke-by-rupert-dreyfus/
"How the hell did we let things get so bad? Why do we keep electing these ruthless bastards, year after year? When did it become perfectly acceptable that the people they’re supposedly representing have to fight for crumbs in a world with so much cake that those who hoard the largest slice can’t even eat it all?"
The incredibly powerful writing by Dreyfus can make the reader feel so much, anger, outrage and fear. He can then share with you one small character and give you so much hope. The next instance he can create a scene so ridiculous you end up doing one of those real life LMAOs.
Broke is a fantastic book, brilliant cast of characters, Oscar our hero, a hippy and an ex-chef with some serious anger issues pull off the scam to end all scams. The blend of humour, violence, bad language and crazy plot make this an obvious choice to be made into a film, along the lines of Snatch and Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.
As with all his books there are plenty of links to Dreyfus's other books, this story seems to be happening alongside the events in Spark. I love how much effort Dreyfus puts in to add that little bit of fun for the reader.
I 100% recommend this book as I think I've already found my top read for 2019.
Blog review> https://felcherman.wordpress.com/2019/02/24/broke-by-rupert-dreyfus/
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