London Fields by Martin Amis
London Fields is my third in the Guardian 1000 books list, and my second Martin Amis novel. It tells the story of a love triangle between Keith Talent (A working-class alcoholic, darts-playing cheat), Nicola Six (A mysterious, beautiful, educated femme fatale) and Guy Clinch (an upper-middle class, Hugh-Grant-like character).
The story unfolds through the eyes [...]
Money by Martin Amis
Money makes the world go round, or at least it does in John Self’s case. Described in the blurb of Martin Amis’ fifth Novel as “consumerist extraordinaire”, Self spends most of his time appeasing his appetite for alcohol, cigarettes, drugs, food, pornography and women.
Set in the Eighties when Reagan was still president of the [...]
