No good deed is a funny and painful examination of friendship, the strange currents of ambition. No good deed is a misanthropic look at modern life, providing perceptive insight into the challenges of tackling middle age, marriage and. 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. What if the homeless man youve just given money to thanks you by name and turns out to be one of your. John niven s latest novel, no good deed, is barely an improvement over his godawful last book, single white male. By this point in the story, john nivens flawed but likeable restaurant critic protagonist, a scotmadegoodinlondon called allan grainger, had. 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. Buy no good deed by john niven from waterstones today. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over.
No good deed by john niven what if the homeless man youve just given money to thanks you by name and turns out to be one of your closest friends, one you havent seen for over twenty years. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders. Fortunes are reversed and scabrous comedy gives way to a nuanced investigation of. In no good deed, john niven turns his acerbic wit to middle class attitudes to charity, poverty and friendship. Roger cox scotland on sunday niven is a master at probing dark, uncomfortable areas of the male psyche that most novelists indeed, most men. 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. The longawaited new novel by john niven, bestselling author of kill your friends and straight white male.
No good deed by john niven, 9780099592174, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. 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. When a homeless man addresses him by name, he recognises him as craig, an old school friend and. 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.
A thoroughly enjoyable dark comedy about social desire, male insecurity and the meaning of success. While alan is an unlikeable sod, craig is even less so. The viciously funny novel by john niven, bestselling author of kill your friends and straight white male. The problem, again, is utterly shitty characters, a vapidly shallow theme and barely any story worth reading.
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