A Boy's Story

"It's about time someone wrote this book! A really entertaining look at life as a teenager in London at the end of the sixties...King captures the times excellently,mainly because he can laugh at himself...the bravado,posturing and running scared are as important to this true account as the music,clothes and teenage escapades. For those who were skins as teenagers this is an essential read...maybe it is a light read,and not intellectually challenging, but it's very funny,and nostalgic, the 2 things it sets out to achieve....look forward to a follow up......if you can't relate to the scenes in the park playing footie and laugh,you haven't lived!! Nice one Martin."
~ Written on 2002-09-12

"This was a truely wonderful read, I loved it, it took me back to the late 60s with the Ben Shermans, Sta- Prest, Dr Martens,and red socks with trousers at half mast and I could even smell the Brute after shave, I'm just about to get the photo album out and put Tighten up volume two on the record player. SKINHEADS RULE OK."
~ Written on 2002-03-29

"From start to finish this is a quality read, story of how one man grew to love soccer, which led onto some great stories about eventually running with Chelseas top boys, you felt like you're actually there with him when he's telling the stories."
~ Written on 2002-02-13

"A disappointing book which really provides nothing new for anyone trying to learn about the skinhead culture. It seems to drift aimlessly around looking for some kind of direction while the content, which is occassionally interesting, is delivered in a bland almost amaturish style. Far better to read Skinhead Nation by George Marshall or even the new book Bovver by Chris Brown."
~ Written on 2001-03-28

"Come on all you skinheads Get up on Your Feet Put Your Braces Together Put Your Boots on Your Feet....anyone who lived through the youth cult of the late sixties that was skinheadism will love this book. Long before skins became associated with racism and violence it was a fashion craze that swept across the country like an an outbreak of acne. The author recalls those days in amazing detail: the clothes, the music, the football and even the feelings. An entertaining read as well as a useful social document. With the skinhead cult history has been rewritten over recent years - Martin King has just written back it again. Well done mate!"
~ Written on 2000-12-27