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Bundle!
As Dom Carter points out during a prime-time interview on national television:
"Life is like a bundle. It's great unless you're one of the people at the bottom."
And he should know, having experienced both. If you consider an honest, everyday existence as being the bottom, that is. Compared with the glamorous, untouchable world of the celebrity, it can certainly feel that way sometimes.
But in reality, how untouchable are famous people? How impenetrable is their privileged world? And even if you're positioned at the top of the bundle, are you really immune from being hurt?
Dom Carter is about to find out.
This is the anarchic story of Big D and his four best friends as they unwittingly bundle their way up the celebrity ladder, when what starts off as an outlandish hobby becomes a worldwide phenomenon that threatens to spiral out of control.
"Life is like a bundle. It's great unless you're one of the people at the bottom."
And he should know, having experienced both. If you consider an honest, everyday existence as being the bottom, that is. Compared with the glamorous, untouchable world of the celebrity, it can certainly feel that way sometimes.
But in reality, how untouchable are famous people? How impenetrable is their privileged world? And even if you're positioned at the top of the bundle, are you really immune from being hurt?
Dom Carter is about to find out.
This is the anarchic story of Big D and his four best friends as they unwittingly bundle their way up the celebrity ladder, when what starts off as an outlandish hobby becomes a worldwide phenomenon that threatens to spiral out of control.
240 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 16, 2014
About the author
Mark Fieldsend
2 books10 followersMARK FIELDSEND chose numbers over words as a career path, gaining an Imperial College physics degree and more financial qualifications than he knows what to do with. However, writing remains one of his big passions. Mark lives in Oxfordshire where he is Finance Director for a leading engineering firm.
Mark is the brother of Amanda Fieldsend, author of One From The Sea.
Mark is the brother of Amanda Fieldsend, author of One From The Sea.
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May 10, 2025
An amusing and relatable 1st novel
Having read the excellent Pigeon Street, I needed to read Mark's previous novel, Bundle
The characters are as believable as being with your own mates down the pub on a Friday night. The story is amusing and sad all wrapped into one. You think, when reading some of the discussions that the lads have down the pub and elsewhere, what a ridiculous bunch of misfits, but the sad thing about it is, we all remember having those same conversations in our carefree youth.
I encourage you to read this novel, AND the excellent Pigeon Street, not only to try to up Mark Fieldend's credibility as an excellent author of real life, amusing characters, but because they are both great reads.
This guy needs to keep on writing
Having read the excellent Pigeon Street, I needed to read Mark's previous novel, Bundle
The characters are as believable as being with your own mates down the pub on a Friday night. The story is amusing and sad all wrapped into one. You think, when reading some of the discussions that the lads have down the pub and elsewhere, what a ridiculous bunch of misfits, but the sad thing about it is, we all remember having those same conversations in our carefree youth.
I encourage you to read this novel, AND the excellent Pigeon Street, not only to try to up Mark Fieldend's credibility as an excellent author of real life, amusing characters, but because they are both great reads.
This guy needs to keep on writing
August 21, 2014
I thoroughly enjoyed this well written book.
What starts out as a drunken pub conversation between friends, soon spirals out of control, making the main character, twenty something Dom Carter (“Big D”), an unlikely national celebrity in the process. The story successfully blends the everyday interactions of Big D’s group of friends with increasingly surreal celebrity encounters, to create a fascinating and fast moving story. The author has created a compelling central character in Big D, who really develops over the course of the story.
The humorous dialogue which features throughout, was probably the highlight of the book for me, ranging from witty one-liners to honest and sometimes crude jokes. It is also filled with nostalgic pop culture references, but still manages to feels fresh and I feel that it offers a new take on celebrity culture.
It is a great debut novel and I found it hard to put down! I will definitely keep an eye out for this author in the future.
What starts out as a drunken pub conversation between friends, soon spirals out of control, making the main character, twenty something Dom Carter (“Big D”), an unlikely national celebrity in the process. The story successfully blends the everyday interactions of Big D’s group of friends with increasingly surreal celebrity encounters, to create a fascinating and fast moving story. The author has created a compelling central character in Big D, who really develops over the course of the story.
The humorous dialogue which features throughout, was probably the highlight of the book for me, ranging from witty one-liners to honest and sometimes crude jokes. It is also filled with nostalgic pop culture references, but still manages to feels fresh and I feel that it offers a new take on celebrity culture.
It is a great debut novel and I found it hard to put down! I will definitely keep an eye out for this author in the future.
August 26, 2014
Illuminating, sophisticated, tearjerking....aren't words I'd use to describe this novel, but for me, it's all the better for it. For those of a certain age (35 if you're asking!), this is a sharp, slick and side-splitting ride through nineties and noughties pop culture.
The story of Bundle! mainly unfolds through the lens of a lead character who at times reeks of amusing immaturity but hints at a soft underbelly and endearing quality (or moral fibre) which ultimates keeps the pages turning and ensures we're with Big D and his chums to see how everything pans out.
Packed with plenty of laughs this novel also has subtle and insightful observations on the psyche of modern man (and in my view, much for women to learn!) and is hung together by the bond that exists with friends of any age and background. I'd heartedly recommend this to anyone wanting something light, fun and quick to love.
The story of Bundle! mainly unfolds through the lens of a lead character who at times reeks of amusing immaturity but hints at a soft underbelly and endearing quality (or moral fibre) which ultimates keeps the pages turning and ensures we're with Big D and his chums to see how everything pans out.
Packed with plenty of laughs this novel also has subtle and insightful observations on the psyche of modern man (and in my view, much for women to learn!) and is hung together by the bond that exists with friends of any age and background. I'd heartedly recommend this to anyone wanting something light, fun and quick to love.
August 22, 2014
A unique twist on a ‘careful-what-you-wish-for’ tale based in the modern phenomenon of the celebrity world. Following the lives of ‘Big D’ and his group of mates while they struggle to find direction in their lives, Bundle opens a door into the psyche of the 20-something, bored, male brain. When we meet them, the majority of the lad’s lives are in the pub, talking about the pub or trying to pull any woman that happens to visit their pub - until Big D hits upon a drunken idea that changes the course of their fortune. Packed with rude humour and crass observations, the journey of the four friends is endearing and compelling. Bundle unites Inbetweeners-style banter with serious questions of the dark side of celebrity culture, and scarily, it is easy to believe that this could be a true story.
May 16, 2015
Absolutely loved this book!
Even the cover with its sued-y material feels good to touch although the design is a little weird.. (Sorry Luke Westwod!)
I could tell I was going to like this book just from reading the prologue, and you can tell its going to be funny throughout just from the first chapter.
A couple of reviews I have read about this book mention that it can be quite dark but I didn't find it dark at all. When I read the disclaimer about how all the characters are fictional blah de blah I wondered why books have this.. however, it can be pretty easy to believe this book was based on true events. There's quite a surprising climax, and the way the author ends the story is pretty cool.
I love the comedic value of this book and the style of writing. Looking forward to more from this author!
So glad I received a free copy of this book.
Even the cover with its sued-y material feels good to touch although the design is a little weird.. (Sorry Luke Westwod!)
I could tell I was going to like this book just from reading the prologue, and you can tell its going to be funny throughout just from the first chapter.
A couple of reviews I have read about this book mention that it can be quite dark but I didn't find it dark at all. When I read the disclaimer about how all the characters are fictional blah de blah I wondered why books have this.. however, it can be pretty easy to believe this book was based on true events. There's quite a surprising climax, and the way the author ends the story is pretty cool.
I love the comedic value of this book and the style of writing. Looking forward to more from this author!
So glad I received a free copy of this book.
August 21, 2014
Whilst, on the face of it, this is a book about our fascination with celebrity culture and all the pitfalls that go with it, I found this to be a very dark, and incredibly funny, take on life as a young twenty-something living in a small town. I think any man reading this will find echoes of himself as both the arrogant, chauvinistic "lad" and the insecure, needing-to-be-loved boy that we all are at times. The characters are a genuine reflection of the sorts of people you'll find everywhere and are very well portrayed - I particularly like Yeti, I wish we'd known more about him.
August 29, 2014
Before I read this, I had never even heard of bundling, but the author draws you in to the crazy ideas of Big D, the lead character, and soon you know all there is to know. I love Mark's style of writing, including taking scenes and anecdotes from daily life, but twisting these enough to make a compelling story. I certainly didn't see the ending coming and read the final 50 pages late into the night just to find out what happened!
The relationships between the main characters is a believable, funny, and insightful view of male friendship, and I'd recommend the book to men and women alike.
The relationships between the main characters is a believable, funny, and insightful view of male friendship, and I'd recommend the book to men and women alike.
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