Køn: male
Nationalitet: USA
Fødested: New York, New York, USA
Uddannelse: Hunter College (Economics)
New York University School of Law
Erhverv: writer
Kort biografi: David Lamb is a native New Yorker, born and raised, bitten with the writing bug since he was in elementary school and had handwriting nobody could decipher. Like Charles Dickens, David grew up a poor boy in the big city who found that the pen really is mightier than the sword. In middle school Lamb's hero was David Lampel whose velvet voice could be heard reporting the news over David's grandmother's radio. Whenever he heard him on the radio, David would substitute Lamb for Lampel and pretend he was delivering the news. Sure that he was destined to be a famous reporter David was happy to go to a high school with a journalism program. Like most kids, by the time he finished high school he had a whole new career in mind. After high school he went to Hunter College and majored in Economics because he wanted to be cool like that college kid who came to speak at his last year of high school. He was an Economics major, he was dressed sharp and above-all the girls thought he was the man! So like any unreasonable high school boy fueled by overactive hormones David figured if he majored in Economics they'd think he was cool. After finishing college David went on to law school at NYU, but all the time writing was still his heart. While working as a lawyer by day, at night he transformed into a writer and eventually wrote and produced the award-winning hit off-Broadway romantic comedy Platanos Y Collard Greens. Being a writer and having the chance make people laugh out loud while challenging them to think about the world around them, and inspire each of us to believe in the power of love and our own ability to overcome life's challenges is a great gift that David truly enjoys and thanks you for allowing him to share with you in It's Good To Be King (Until The Bell Chimes) [from Amazon.com, retrieved 4/20/2017]

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On Top Of The World (Until The Bell Chimes) af David Lamb

I really enjoyed this; t's touching, romantic, clever, and thought provoking I didn't laugh out loud, but I was very amused through the entire book. The plot is inspired by A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, although this doesn't stick to the Christmas theme. It is narrated mostly by Scrooʝe, Belle, and Cratchit.

Scrooʝe belongs to a loving family, until his parents are killed in a car accident, leaving him and his beloved younger sister Fannie Lou in the care of Grandma Candy, who dies when they are twelve and ten, leaving Scrooʝe to the foster care system. A bright, studious boy, wanting to be a teacher, cursed with poverty and coke bottle glasses, he looks to be social outcast in college, until he meets Belle, who turns him into a sharp dresser, reveals his good looks to the envy of the other girls, and their future life together is looking very promising.

Until Scrooʝe and his friends Marley and Cratchit turn out to be talented rappers, and Scrooʝe discovers a positive genius for manipulating media attention, including exploiting Marley's death; and cheating other people, including Cratchit, through sharp dealing. Eventually, Belle has enough, and leaves him.

Then Marley and the three spirits get hold of him, and Scrooʝe has to think about what he has become and where he wants to go.

A very satisfying book, and I will definitely look for more from this author.… (mere)

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PuddinTame | 1 anden anmeldelse | Apr 20, 2017 |

On Top Of The World (Until The Bell Chimes) af David Lamb

I feel like I was reading a different book from the other readers. Every review that I have seen thus far was how much everyone enjoyed this book and the twist on a classic story of Scrooʝe. This is where I do agree with the readers. I liked this modern day twist on this classic. However, the biggest reason I wanted to check out this book is due to the promoting of this book being a satirical, comedic read. I have read books in this category and had both reactions...good and bad. Yet, when it came to this book I thought it would be like black humor. Which is more of a dry humor but funny and maybe even a little crude. This is the book I was expecting. Sadly, I did not get this outcome. I hardly laughed. There was so more hope that I had for this book that I kept reading it despite my lack of interest; just waiting for the turning point but it never came for me.

I never really understood why Belle still held feelings for Scrooʝe. Scrooʝe was a jerk. Even when the story flashed back to when Belle and Scrooʝe first met, I had no love for Scrooʝe. Belle on the other hand was a dear heart. As I stated this book may not have been for me but you find try it out yourself as I seem to be in the minority group.… (mere)

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Cherylk | 1 anden anmeldelse | Nov 16, 2016 |

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