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"For all its savagery... Other People is a funny book... an achievement light years ahead of his earlier novels." -- "The Times"
"Powerful and electrifying... Other People is a metaphysical thriller, Kafka reshot in the style of Psycho." -- J. G. Ballard
"One of the most gifted novelists of his generation." -- "Time"
"Amis is a force unto himself... There is, quite simply, no one else like him." -- Jonathan Yardley, "Washington Post Book World"
"Powerful and electrifying... Other People is a metaphysical thriller, Kafka reshot in the style of Psycho." -- J. G. Ballard
"One of the most gifted novelists of his generation." -- "Time"
"Amis is a force unto himself... There is, quite simply, no one else like him." -- Jonathan Yardley, "Washington Post Book World"
The Times
For all its savagery-Other People is a funny book-an achievement light years ahead of his earlier novels
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
So what was it all about then? I can't make any sense at all out of the ending. Is it all supposed to end mysteriously? Are we supposed to draw our own conclusions? The first couple of chapters are a bit of an adventure, the long middle bit seems to be saying the same thing over and over again when the reader is supposed to make sense out of Mary making sense of the world and her past, and the ending is quite a puzzle to me - there could be any number of explanations. This is my first Amis and I thought it was very bleak and very enigmatic. It was quite an interesting journey, but something you need to think about a bit.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This is the frist of his book that I have read and although it was very different to the type of book I normally read, I found myself throughly enjoyig it, and carried on that way until the last pages. It seemed to end very ubruptly and I was left not realy knowing what had happened.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This was a book I picked up to read one night while I was working just to fill some time. I had no previous experience of Martin Amis work before and I can honestly say I will be looking to read more! By the end of the first chapter I couldn't put the book down it was too intrigueing. Mary's discovery of herself after suffering amnesia, is at first a downward spiral into a sad lonely world, she is in suspicion of herself and the past which is hidden to her. The story takes us through many aspects of life and how it can degenerate. Mary in her amnesiac naivety, easily steps into this world and lets it conssume her. An intense book that leaves u wanting more!
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Journey of a lost soul
Like many others i enjoyed this book but was puzzled by the end. Amis writes crackling desriptons of the sordid and every day world that makes me feel as though i am seeing things... Read more
Published on 14 Dec 2006 by K. Lester
A poor showing from a great author.
Hmmmm, not quite sure what to make of this one. I'm a confirmed Amis fan and have read most (though not all) of his work. This one really left me flat. Read more
Published on 17 Nov 2006 by R. Blain
A great book, but a depressing story.
This is one of the few books that I have read from start to finish whilst on one long journey. This is a testament to the transfixing story line that is pursued through out this... Read more
Published on 19 Nov 2005 by R. Britain
Compact & Contained - A Cracking Read!
I have found the later Amis work ('Money', 'London Fields' etc) to be rather laboured - excellent character studies but they drag. Read more
Published on 27 Jun 2003 by A. Reynolds
A really really good book
Other people - they're just everywhere aren't they - and that is just the point of this fantastic book - not Amis' best but a corker none the less. Do not hesitate. Read more
Published on 29 May 2003 by "rephrasingwhitlock"
acute work
of the fiction that i've read by Amis, this one's my favourite. the opening is unforgettable; hallucinogenic, beautifully observed, carefully ordered. Read more
Published on 5 Mar 2003 by I. J. Mclachlan
A book you'll never forget !
When actually reading this book you'll find it facinating, but its only when you've finished and return to life that you will realise what an effect it has had on you. Read more
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