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'A terrifying, painfully funny Swiftian exercise in moral disgust' Observer
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Smooth-talking, sensual and self-deluded, Gregory Riding leads an existence of formidable foppishness, his days and nights a series of effortless, titillating conquests and tireless sex - sister, employers, acquaintances are but co-stars among a cast of thousands to have passed through his busy bed. His foster brother, Terry, has to make do with the leavings as he trawls through life in a miasma of grief, burdened by an unmentionable past and the unlikelihood of ever having a good time in bed. But roles are reversed with both lives dramatically changed, when Success swivels her capricious gaze. (20030924)
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Cannot believe people have slated this fantastic book!!!,
By London reader (London) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Success (Paperback)
I'm not an unswerving Amis fan - there are definitely longeurs in many of his longer novels and his use of repetition and stereotyping sometimes fall flat i.m.h.o.- but this is an amazingly tight, verbally dextrous masterpiece. Neither Gregory or Terry's voices are meant to be taken 100% literally, or as giving the direct views of Martin Amis - we're inside their minds, with all the misconceptions, prejudices and self-delusions they're burdened with. The differences between what these two unreliable narrators report about events, places and conversations are pointed and revealing, and while for much of the book we see them as grotesques, this is in fact how they view themselves, the reports of their own inner voices, and they are not static characters but evolve throughout. What I love about this work, apart from Amis's dazzling powers of originality in language, and Gregory's masterclass in snobbery, is that by the (hugely poignant) ending the reader's sympathies and expectations have been completely and expertly warped round. Anyone looking for a comforting, intellectually bankrupt, politically correct read that's chewing gum for the mind need not pick this up - but if you want to cackle out loud and be challenged and amazed by a master of language then get stuck in at once.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Beautifuly written,
By ice cream (UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Success (Paperback)
I just finished reading "success" and I liked it. It is quite dark but not disturbing. I didnt feel any sympathy for any of the characters but unusally enough that didnt matter! Its a beautifully written piece and an easy read.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A small Gem....,
By Morris (Cote d'Azur) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Success (Paperback)
I read this book a few years ago, and have just picked it up again.It really is rather good. London is portrayed wonderfully, its grime, its perculiarities, its downright strangeness (I am currently suffering withdrawal systomes, being based on the Cote d'Azur, so this is especially appealing to me). The writing is sharp, it's funny, it's just plain good. Amis disects the British class system with painfully accuracy. I would recommend the novel 'Money' to anyone who enjoyed 'success'. I may be going 'tonto'... As Keith Talent might say... 'Nice Darts'.
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