I finished 'Leviathon' in January and wanted to check out what else he had written. The titular room mate who literally died with a felafel in his hand The goths next door and when their stereo got shot The brown sofa, that ubiquitous item of late 20th century house shares I loved this book, and so has everyone I lent it to. I say ‘vaguely’ because I was probably stoned at the time, my brain compromised in the memory department. Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2008. May 1st 2000 We have stories about housemates who come home drunk and piss in the fridge, housemates who get into screaming arguments over which cupboard shelf the can of pineapple chunks should go on, and housemates who never really move in, but actually steal all of your things in the night and disappear. the Monsters (David Hooper Trilogy), Weapons of Choice (The Axis of Time Trilogy, Book 1). As an art school student, I lived and slept in various group houses in Queensland. I read this many years ago when John Birmingham wrote it while still writing articles for the Rolling Stone (I think). I first felt inclined to read this book after an article appeared on the BBC website regarding terrible flatmates, and this was quoted. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 23, 2017. It's not a novel in the standard sense, each chapter is like a completely separate "incident". Please sign in again so you can continue to borrow titles and access your Loans, Wish list, and Holds pages. Disgusting stories of random bogans behaving badly. Learn more about possible network issues or contact support for more help. If you've done the share house thing, as I did for years, you will love this. Read this whilst doing an acting degree in at Wollongong Uni. Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2014. It's really random but I did give it to my sister and cousin afterward and they seem to like it. John Birmingham grew up in Ipswich, Queensland and was educated at St Edmunds Christian Brother's College in Ipswich and the University of Queensland in Brisbane.
This book has quite a reputation as a modern day classic of Australian literature but I found it tedious, in fact it took me months to finish it. Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2015, Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2013, quirky, British, complicated, and hilarious this book is very hard to get in the us si it was wonderful to find it here, Should be required reading for students about to house share, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 24, 2012, These are the random notes of an australian who has a massive number of house mates over the years, and has kept notes on them all.
Still can't tell if this is more humorous or horrific. Important Notice about Copyrighted Materials.
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