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He really does come across as an arrogant condescending dick. And I read The Pregnant Widow a while ago and can confirm that he really does not have much cause to be arrogant and condescending anymore.
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Perhaps I am just profoundly lazy but seriously, it was one comment. Why the hell do people angry over all this pointless stuff?
He doesn't have the power to negate anyone's work. He's one writer. One comment. So he thinks that, so what like? A whole article on it? Meh. Maybe I'm just being grumpy.
I also think though that his attitude isn't entirely singular and is part of an entire thinking on children's literature
There's so much in this world that if you can write off an entire genre/idea/kula shaker with a good Oscar Wilde quip then you've significantly reduced your workload in becoming a 'cultured' person.
I, for example, am now tempted to write off Martin Amis as a misguided, arrogant fool who is not worth my time. But really it's even better to put the time and effort in reading something and then declaring it void of interest.
None of it negates that he is/was a genius (I haven't read much of the recent stuff) imho. A genius and an arrogant condescending dick.
why read both? is it for studies? or are you genuinely that interested?
humm, it was a bit teenage fiction thriller by the numbers until the last third of the book when it became quite unrelenting in its, well, despair I suppose. Makes a few interesting points about the things we take for granted about our own physical bodies. I can't tell if it was a bit light or actually just sparse and to the point. Also the writing style bears no relation to the other book I read by him so that's something...I should ask Martin Amis
what are your books about @jonah ?
I have to admit I just don't really get Martin Amis. I enjoyed Money, London Fields, Rachel Papers, but never really understood what elevates his stuff to the level of great literature. Maybe there is a lot of stuff going on that just goes over my head. I finished The Pregnant Widow just feeling vaguely annoyed though. I couldn't see any point to it at all.
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