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What do we think of Martin Amis? Is he great or just good?

>> No.15178158

>>15178012
Really good, but he's never blown my mind. I like reading him a lot and I love his speaking, but I can't call any of his books a favorite.

>> No.15178441

>>15178012
i read something of his after having wrapped up american psycho.. i dnt recall much about it other than the cover was dayglow yellow & black; assuming this was not the desired reader impact

>> No.15178472

lmao what a fuckin dipshit why would anyone inhale fuckin smoke how dumb can you fucking be. anyone who smokes isn't worth reading. been my experience that people who smoke got major issues and are usually the ones to get in their high horse about fuckin masturnation and sex like what the fuck. uhhhh ok weirdo. someone natural bad but inhaling God damn plant matter good? makes a lot of fuckin sense. this board gets on my nerves so bad sometimes.

>> No.15178758

I’ve read three of his novels and only liked one of them - Money
London Fields was meh
Times Arrow was moronic

I really liked an essay he wrote about Malcolm Lowry. Nice mix of repulsion and affinity for the guy. I could relate

>> No.15178901

>>15178472
Is this pasta or just faggot autism?

>> No.15179399

>>15178012
With a car you can go anywhere.

>> No.15179726

some great writing but it’s all so cold

>> No.15180431

>>15178012
desu I prefer his father's novels, though Martin's a better journalist

>> No.15181133

>>15178012

Money I really liked. Time's Arrow was OK. He has good moments but nothing mind blowing or particularly memorable. IMO

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15181160

>>15178012
He can eat his apple jacks in peace now.

>> No.15181172

>>15178758
Agreed that Money is great. I also like his essays.

>> No.15181181

>>15181160
Hitchens was literally in love with Amis.

>> No.15181183

>>15181181
You think he only came over for the apple jacks?

>> No.15181769

Money is top tier
London Fields is also great but not as good

>> No.15181810

Anon, whenever anyone says "what do WE think," it's a clue they aren't capable of thinking on their own. What do YOU think, and why do you need other people to validate your opinion one way or another? Are you really that susceptible to peer pressure?
You'll find much more happiness in life by trusting your own instincts, rather than "checking" to make sure what you "think you like" is popular....

>> No.15181897

>>15178012

Neither. He might, at most, be moderately clever.

>> No.15182173

>>15178472
Kant and Einstein smoked, cumbrain.

>> No.15182407

>>15178012
men like amis feel so out of time these days. white, kinda edgy and clever, architects of beautiful sentences who could never resist sticking their noses in current matters, whether it be sports or culture or politics, and who were always allotted miles of column space for their cranky farts. they were so of their era that they aged at speed, a total novelty in 2020