Customer Reviews
Very similar to Golden Handcuffs by Polly Courtney. - By: Daniel Storey, 06 Oct 2008 
I brought this book because I remember reading a similar book written by Polly Courtney (Golden Handcuffs) & thought this book would give me another similar insight into lifein the city.
Both books are very similar by the fact that they are both based on the author's experiencesin workingin big city banks.
Geraint like Polly found the working into the city not a fun place to be & both had since left the city & gone on to become authors.
In this book Geraint explains how he got lucky & went from a hippy traveller to a man earning more moneyin a year than most of us will ever earn.
Personally I don't think this book gives any new insight about what is happeningin the city & how much city boys are earning because I think most people are aware of that nowadays but it does make you wonder what sort of place London is becomingin the 21st century.
Still this book is a very fun read & my only criticism of it is it's a shame the author had to write the story based on his experiences rather than the actual truth.
CITY BOYZ - By: Arsenil, 29 Sep 2008 
This book has confirmed what I thought of those peoplein the city. Not particularly intelligent, lucky to earn silly money for doing what a Sunday market trader could do!!!
I enjoyed the funny side. Easy to read.
City Babylon? - By: Zarla, 27 Sep 2008 A lot of this reminded me of Imogen Edward-Jones' Babylon books, except this time 'anonymous' has (kind of) declared his identity. Like the Babylon books, cocaine is one of the main characters (almost as if no other drug exists); prostitutes appear regularly & large sums of money are thrown at the undeserving. Nothing unexpected - the stuff about gargantuan bonuses & insider trading was hardly a revelation. There were two phrases I really liked, though. For sheer cleverness, originality & sort-of-lyricism, these surpass anythingin the Babylon books. Steve's dad tells him 'to keep his nose clean'- hilarious double entendre. The other quotation was 'I am no longer convinced that the light at the end of the tunnel is,in fact, a fast-approaching train.' I think he should have finished the book with this, instead of with the grimly cliched stuff about love making the world go round.
witty, explosive and a breath of fresh air - By: F.H., 19 Sep 2008 Cityboy is a comical & absorbing insight to lifein the city, truly uniquein the sense that the author never had a burning desire to be an investment banker yet he succeeds through being cunning & fortunate. The use of adages, renowned quotes, references to history, & hilarious interpretation of personal experiences make this book a worthy read. I must confess that the book tails off slightly towards the end & loses momementum but the savvy geraint anderson can be forgiven for this such was his brilliance. A useful reference text (i.e. hours involved, qualities required, nature of the role, how to succeed, etc) to those that look to pursue a careerin the city, a caveat for those at the FSA & an absorbing read for everyone else!
I loved this book, it is so true - By: kiwi girl, 16 Sep 2008 
I am married to a research analyst & thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. It is so true what Geraint writes about lifein the financial markets. The brutality of the hours, he explains well the huge highs & lows experienced by those connected to this industry.
He is a brilliant writer & has some very thought provoking observations to make. Thank you Geraint for writing such an honest but entertaining account of your experiences.
