Deadfolk
Written by Charlie Williams
Narrated by James Clamp
3.5/5
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About this audiobook
Royston Blake is head doorman at Hoppers Wine Bar & Bistro in the backwater English town of Mangel. He drives a Ford Capri 2.8i and can walk the streets of his town knowing he’s respected by one and all—until a rumour begins to circulate that Blake’s “lost his bottle.” Even his sharp-tongued girl, Sal, has overheard the talk that the formerly fearsome bloke has gone soft, lost his edge, and become a pushover in a town where he can ill afford it. To make matters worse, the violent Munton brothers are after him, and the thought of ending up in the back of their bloody Meat Wagon is almost too much to bear. Something’s gotta give, but it sure as hell won’t be Blake. Following advice from his best mate, Legsy, Blake embarks on a plan to re-establish his reputation as a hard man, ensure his appeal to the women of Mangel, and seal his future with the new owner of Hoppers. The logic of the plan is sound: knock around Baz Munton a bit and regain the respect of Mangel’s populace. But sound logic never really took off in Mangel, and Blake finds he’s got his work cut out for him. This brutal black comedy introduces a wholly original voice to the ranks of contemporary literature’s most memorable protagonists.
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Reviews for Deadfolk
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Set in the backwater English town of Mangel. A rumour circulates that Royston Blake, normally respected by everyone, has gone soft. With advice from his best mate, he tries to re-establish his reputation. Eventually, he gets involved with the Munton Brothers, who are the meanest crooks and stand-over men in the town. His life then goes into a downward spiral when he has a fight with Baz Munton and kills him.This novel was hard to get into because the writing is in dialect, not just the dialogue but the narrative too. In addition, the first third was slow going as it dealt mainly with Blake’s boring life in a boring town. The action started to get going when he tangled with Baz Munton. But it never really reached any high note. The final half of the book staggered from ineptitude to horror and back again. One tantalising item that was never resolved was the “doofer”, which those in the know coveted.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5This might have gone better if I hadn't been listening to it in the car most of the time. The accent it uses is even worse through the Kindle text-to-speech voice. Anyway, if you're a fan of Guy Ritchie movies like "Snatch" then you'd probably enjoy this.