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2.62 AVERAGE
2.62 AVERAGE
irritating. a lot of territory covered but reading was a chore. trying to be too clever.
Never really felt settled in this book and as a result it felt over before it began.
This book is highly criticized as one of Amis’ worst novels. It was the first of his that I read and I found it quite enjoyable. I was looking for “Money” in used book stores but couldn’t find it so picked it up. I look forward to reading more from this dude in the future.
Ultimately left a bad taste-clever writer, skilful use of language, and cynical world view, but I didnt like the essential English class warfare which clouds a certian type of Englisg lterature
Nåede til side 73, og så kunne jeg ikke holde sproget og opbygningen ud. Der var ellers nogle ok elementer her og der (sikkert).
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
As an Amis fan this was difficult for me to read. Still, it's not as bad as the reviews made out. But not great either. More like a 'best of' rehasing old, familiar themes. Or perhaps a remix and demos album would be a better analogy. One for the curious only.
What a waste of time and energy. Don't bother, it's terrible.
I had only discovered Amis a few years prior and had ravenously devoured most of his books to this point in time (disliking only a couple, while considering most of the rest masterpieces).
I was, of course, profoundly excited for his first new work in 7 years and to be reading it in real time. It is, however, a slight disappointment and the beginning of a downturn in his writing that he hasn't really ever recovered from.
It's still better than most of the dreck on the market, but it's not up to his previous standards.
I was, of course, profoundly excited for his first new work in 7 years and to be reading it in real time. It is, however, a slight disappointment and the beginning of a downturn in his writing that he hasn't really ever recovered from.
It's still better than most of the dreck on the market, but it's not up to his previous standards.