Oh, what disappointment! London Fields had me eagerly in its command until about two hundred pages in. Then, Amis’ brilliance scorched me and left me wanting a story. This is not to say that London Fields does not contain a story. It holds several, but stingily, it seems, and they aren’t allowed to progress due [...]
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Barren Fields
Posted in Books, tagged Martin Amis, technique on April 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
London Fields, walking towards
Posted in Books, tagged Martin Amis on April 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Only one hundred or so pages into this and I’m wondering how I ever managed without Martin Amis. His sentences contain so much coiled energy that I’m rereading several passages immediately after completing them, just to relish the wordcraft. Earlier in the year, I attempted Lolita, but was underwhelmed by the narrative tricksiness and overwhelmed [...]
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