Money
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.From the Trade Paperback edition.
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.From the Trade Paperback edition.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780140088915 (0140088911)
Publish date: March 4th 1986
Publisher: Penguin
Pages no: 368
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Novels,
Humor,
Comedy,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Literary Fiction,
20th Century,
Contemporary,
Thriller
I managed to finish this but only just - I really disliked the protagonist, the story got on my nerves, the language was not enjoyable and at no time did the character development make the ending plausible. The set-up had some promise, so 2** for that.
The experience of reading Money was sad, pathetic, funny—though I hated to laugh—shallow and stupid, then, just as I slipped into a careless ignorance and began to judge it, wrongly, glimmers emerged of rare depth and perceptiveness of certain segments of humanity, and although those segments are no...
Lookit this edition! Penguin Ink, it's called.
If you're having girl problems [a:Amis|11337|Martin Amis|http://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1343160070p2/11337.jpg] feels bad for you son,this book is so shit I can't be bothered to rhyme Hit me!
First you need to go back to the quote that starts my review of The Moonstone. Betteredge argues that it is a real problem for the rich that they are idle. Well, Martin Amis takes that premise and doesn't just see the raise, he goes all in. But his setting isn't high society 19th century England. It...
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