The Information

Absolutely loved it!!!

A little too difficult sometimes, a little dull others, but plain Amis all along. Bitter, honest, witty writing. I've read better books from him. Not so much better writers than him

If it wasn't for the faint whiff of misogyny throughout, this might have been a great book.

Love me some Martin Amis, just for this...

I think it is his best...

I´m reading it

While the prose almost went too far into pretentious obtuse level for me, what kept me reading was Tull's base jealousy for Barry and how they both acted like five year olds. (Moral of the story - all lit people are five year olds who use big words?) Maybe it's just my LIS training screwing with my head, but I thought Amis kept trying to make some commentary about lit/info culture in the...more

While the prose almost went too far into pretentious obtuse level for me, what kept me reading was Tull's base jealousy for Barry and how they both acted like five year olds. (Moral of the story - all lit people are five year olds who use big words?) Maybe it's just my LIS training screwing with my head, but I thought Amis kept trying to make some commentary about lit/info culture in the constant quips to "the information" and I couldn't figure out what he was doing with it. But, the plot itself is hysterical and I loved Tull's twin sons maybe more than I should have.   hide

Just started reading it, review and rating will follow

A bleak look into the life of someone who has no hope of ever attaining his dreams. Amis ushers us through a landscape of depravity and sadness. One is easily fooled into thinking that the light at the end of the tunnel is a happy ending when really it's nothing more than the protagonists life exploding once again.