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Liked It “A novel that touches on many of Amis's enduring themes (greed, lust, corruption, self-delusion, self-destruction) in a particularly bitter-comic manner. I find it hilarious, but some might find it crude and offensive.” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “I hate everything Martin Amis has ever written. I don't know why I thought this book would be any different. It took me three days to figure out what the heck he was saying in the first paragraph. You know what would be funny? Him hooking up with the insufferable Annie Proulx! HAHAHAHAHA! OMG,...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“A novel that touches on many of Amis's enduring themes (greed, lust, corruption, self-delusion, self-destruction) in a particularly bitter-comic manner. I find it hilarious, but some might find it crude and offensive.”
Chris B wrote this review Monday, August 10 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
0 of 1 members found this review helpful“At first I thought he was a pig and I hated this book. But it didn't take long before I was laughing out loud. I really enjoyed this.”
Tess wrote this review Saturday, March 14 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
0 of 1 members found this review helpful“Overview: Editorial Review.
The Literary Hammer wrote this review Friday, January 30 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
The story of John Self and his insatiable appetite for money, alcohol, drugs, porn and more. Ceaselessly inventive and thrillingly savage, it is a tale of life lived without restraint; of money and the disasters it can precipitate.”
“This book has quite a few moments of brilliance, stylistically. It reminds me of American Psycho at times in terms of its relentlessness. Although the cynicism can be taxing, a worthwhile read.”
Jupe82 wrote this review Saturday, June 28 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Not sure why my husband picked out this book as a christmas gift last year...took me several attempts to get past the first 20 pages or so and feel like I had a grasp on the guy I was reading about. Never know why such dysfunctional charachters rule the day (or, movies such as Little Miss Sunshine), but I guess when it comes down to it - they're more interesting than those that live a normal day-to-day life...anyway, by the time I figured out what was going on I knew I did not like the character and I personally find it hard to read a book when I don't like the protagonist...in a clever way, the author converts you to root for this pathetic soul at times, but it was short-lived and the book became scary and depressing - in a Pulp Fiction way...I'm sure there are better books you could read.”
Heather B wrote this review Monday, January 28 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No1 of 1 members found this review helpful“I hate everything Martin Amis has ever written. I don't know why I thought this book would be any different. It took me three days to figure out what the heck he was saying in the first paragraph. You know what would be funny? Him hooking up with the insufferable Annie Proulx! HAHAHAHAHA! OMG, what a pretentious-fest THAT would be. LOL! ROTFLMAO! I just want to key their cars. Martin Amis could use a UFIA, IMHO.”
Constance Velocity wrote this review Thursday, January 3 2008. ( reply | view 1 replies | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Totally debauched, evil, clearly misogynist, yet cracking good fun. ”
Tim Halbur wrote this review Thursday, December 20 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Debauchery. Brilliant. Some human elements too, ha!”
Ronan Conroy wrote this review Tuesday, December 11 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
