No good deed book john niven

Whilst brilliantly observed, especially the savage details of upper middle class life, no good deed is not particularly funny aside from a memorable plumbingrelated scene. When a homeless man addresses him by name, he recognises him as craig, an old school friend and. Alan is a restaurant critic and author and along with his oldmoney wife, hes done very well thank you mostly due to the property boom. By this point in the story, john nivens flawed but likeable restaurant critic protagonist, a scotmadegoodinlondon called allan grainger, had. In no good deed, john niven turns his acerbic wit to middle class attitudes to charity, poverty and friendship. John niven is one of my favourite comedic writers, and no good deed was heading for a rock solid four stars until the somewhat halfarsed denouement which simply doesnt work. What if the homeless man youve just given money to thanks you by name and turns out to be one of your. What do you do when the homeless man on the street youve just given m. He is the author of ten novels and has written for a wide range of publications, including a weekly column for the scottish sunday mail. No good deed by john niven, 9780099592174, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Fortunes are reversed and scabrous comedy gives way to a nuanced investigation of.

While alan is an unlikeable sod, craig is even less so. Buy no good deed by john niven from waterstones today. The longawaited new novel by john niven, bestselling author of kill your friends and straight white male. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. The viciously funny novel by john niven, bestselling author of kill your friends and straight white male.

Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders. No good deed is a misanthropic look at modern life, providing perceptive insight into the challenges of tackling middle age, marriage and. The problem, again, is utterly shitty characters, a vapidly shallow theme and barely any story worth reading. No good deed was published by william heinemann on 29 june 2017. No good deed is a misanthropic look at modern life, providing perceptive insight into the challenges of tackling middle age, marriage and parenting. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

A thoroughly enjoyable dark comedy about social desire, male insecurity and the meaning of success. No good deed is a funny and painful examination of friendship, the strange currents of ambition. No good deed always feels rooted in the real world, even in its most outrageously improbable moments. Roger cox scotland on sunday niven is a master at probing dark, uncomfortable areas of the male psyche that most novelists indeed, most men.