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The Crew (1999)

by Dougie Brimson(Favorite Author)

3.4 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0747275874 (ISBN13: 9780747275879)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Headline Book Publishing

review 1: While on holiday recently I decided to go read the books on my Kindle from the oldest to the newest downloaded, rather than just picking things I'd only acquired recently. I've had the Kindle for 3 years and have downloaded a lot of free books in that time, but never got round to reading them.This was one of the oldest items I had, having downloaded it as it was free and I like crime novels. It's not my usual type of read (even for a crime-related book)and I wasn't really sure what to make of it. It moves along at a fast pace and I'd never read a book set in this milieu before, so that was interesting. I didn't feel however that there was much character development so it was mostly plot-based. For me it didn't adequately explain how the characters had got to be the way the... morey were, and I was left with the uncomfortable feeling that I was perhaps meant to be rooting for the violent, racist criminals, rather than the police.An interesting read, but I won't be seeking out anything else by this author.
review 2: Now this is a book that I've wanted to read for a long time, but never got round to. So I was very happy to have finally read it over the past few days. It's one of those books however that I don't think needs a massive review, and with nearly 450 reviews on Amazon alone I don't know what else I can say that hasn't been said before. First published in 1999, you can find out more about it's conception over on Dougie's website here. Very interesting to see how the book came to fruition. I read a few hooligan books when I was younger but this is the first fictional book I've read.It's an absolutely brilliant book and one you don't need to be a huge football fan to enjoy, yes football is part of it but it's so much more than that. There's a lot of reviews over on Amazon from female readers who have read and really enjoyed this book. Some scenes are a bit brutal, but to be honest anyone going into the book not expecting that is a bit naive. For me having grown up witnessing and watching violence in films and real life it doesn't offend me in the written form. That said, the violence is absolutely necessary to the book and isn't just thrown in for the sake of it. Plenty of swearing also which I don't bat an eyelid at but I know some people complain about it in books which is baffling.The book is full of twists and turns, and as for the ending, I'm reeling and can't wait to read Top Dog when my review tbr is less staggering, especially as it's now a film. I know a few people were disappointed by the ending of this book but I'm certainly not one of them. All through the book my opinions changed about each of the characters. At times I liked them, at others I couldn't stand them. You get to see both sides: the hooligans and the police attempting to uncover what they have planned in Italy. The police have no idea however just what Billy Evans has planned. You can really feel the frustration that Paul Jarvis has trying to take Evans down and the hatred he has for him is so strong.All very realistic and believable it's a very hard hitting and thought provoking read. And I don't think there's many people more qualified to have written a book like this than Dougie Brimson. The writing is incredible. less

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