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The Fall and Rise of Gordon Coppinger by David Nobbs

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


*** Possible Spoilers ***

This was a modern variation on the Gatsby tale but focused primarily on the wealthy individual itself as opposed to someone on the periphery. I came across it when I was using Goodreads list of books that relates to a specific search. So I searched for Tom Sharpe - my favorite author but very, very dark comedy - selected one of his books at random and then checked what else people liked that might be similar. This isn't as humorous as Sharpe's material but I did have a couple of chuckles throughout the course of the book. Basically it's the story of a wealthy narcissist who find himself, much to his surprise, beginning to notice and empathize with other people. In the end his world falls apart but he doesn't seem to mind much. I can't say that this is brilliant comedy but I enjoyed it and I can recommend it to others - perhaps older readers.



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