Entertaining, enjoyable, fairly light read ( )

Book is set in Paisley, my home town. Loved the detail, but what really frustrated me was that he got one bit wrong re local geography, which completely lost me. if I hadn't known the area it wouldn't have bothered me. Great characterisatiion, drawn with a fine brush.

A novel about the rise and fall of a Scottish rock bank, told from the perspective of its bass player, Daniel Weir (nickname: Weird). Nothing revelatory, but since I’m fascinated by band dynamics and performance personas, there was a lot for me to enjoy in this. Especially since Banks’ opening description of Danny states that he’s tall, with lank, greasy black hair, and a hooked nose—it’s Snape in a band! (Seriously, I could not shake this image for the entire rest of the book.) But oddly, what I think I enjoyed most was the descriptions of Danny (once he’s retired and gone into hiding, pretending to be somebody else) getting drunk and wandering around Glasgow with his buddies. The aimless drunk Scottish banter—that’s what I loved. Perhaps because it seemed the most real?

Successful rock star tries to return to his roots anonomously. ( )