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angus_mckeogh's review against another edition
2.0
Self is one of my favorite authors but this was not one of my favorite books of his. It had moments of flash, but then connecting segments of almost incomprehensible narrative. Too disjointed. Too little happening. I would suggest starting into his canon of work with this one.
_hannah_dial's review against another edition
1.0
I hated this book. It gets one star because Self's an interesting writer (the only reason I made it to the end). I would like to read more of him, but sans the horrific, nightmare-inducing, quease-fest of this book's content. I read it years ago, and some of the stuff is seared onto my brain and still creeps me out.
yazzer's review against another edition
dark
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
angelajuniper's review against another edition
1.0
Awful. Self indulgent ranting. My first and last attempt at Wil Self.
katecarter's review
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This book is absolutely unhinged, chaotic, deranged. It was good, but there were several times I had to set the book down, put my head in my hands, and say “What the actual f*ck?” It’s like if Freud decided to write fiction in England in the 90s. If you want to feel a little pretentious and like you have an expanded vocabulary, this is also a great book for that.
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