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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
Very similar to Golden Handcuffs by Polly Courtney. I brought this book because I remember reading a similar book written by Polly Courtney (Golden Handcuffs) and thought this book would give me another similar insight into life in the city.
Both books are very similar by the fact that they are both based on the author's experiences in working in big city banks.
Geraint like Polly found the working into the city not a fun place to be and both had since left the city and gone on to become authors.
In this book Geraint explains how he got... more info
CITY BOYZ This book has confirmed what I thought of those people in the city. Not particularly intelligent, lucky to earn silly money for doing what a Sunday market trader could do!!!
I enjoyed the funny side. Easy to read.
City Babylon? A lot of this reminded me of Imogen Edward-Jones' Babylon books, except this time 'anonymous' has (kind of) declared his identity. Like the Babylon books, cocaine is one of the main characters (almost as if no other drug exists); prostitutes appear regularly & large sums of money are thrown at the undeserving. Nothing unexpected - the stuff about gargantuan bonuses and insider trading was hardly a revelation. There were two phrases I really liked, though. For sheer cleverness, originality and... more info
witty, explosive and a breath of fresh air Cityboy is a comical and absorbing insight to life in the city, truly unique in the sense that the author never had a burning desire to be an investment banker yet he succeeds through being cunning and fortunate. The use of adages, renowned quotes, references to history, and hilarious interpretation of personal experiences make this book a worthy read. I must confess that the book tails off slightly towards the end and loses momementum but the savvy geraint anderson can be forgiven for this such was his... more info
