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Twisting My Melon (2011)

by Shaun Ryder(Favorite Author)

3.59 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0593068270 (ISBN13: 9780593068274)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Bantam Press

review 1: Shaun doesn't really have a great writing style (as could be expected). In many ways it's like reading a story narrated by my dad ("I got a house on Market Street in Salford, just off Bradford Road, behind the Pig and Bucket pub" kind of stuff.) He also takes for granted that the reader is familiar with some of the more well-known anecdotes, adding his own clarifications to the legends. so if you've not already heard them, you're left guessing. But otherwise it's a decent book for anyone interested in Madchester, the Mondays or indie in general.
review 2: As expected, an anarchic jaunt through the rise and fall and partial rise again of those cheeky Mancunian caners. The book pulls no punches and it is no surprise to hear of Shaun's early criminal exploits and ... moregrowing fondness for illegal substances. While hardly a beacon of outstanding literature, there are plenty of laughs as we follow Shaun and the boys on their adventures and misadventures in the music business. A few eye opening moments as he reveals some of the truth behind the fractures.A definite read for anyone who came through the Madchester era less

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