A review by acommonreader
Lost for Words by Edward St Aubyn

5.0

While making my way slowly through the longish "Barkskin", I thought this weekend I'd take a break and indulged myself in "Lost For Words", a caricature of London's publishig scene by Edward St. Aubyn. It's a comedy set around a fictional literature award not unlike some well coveted prizes in world. The plot is engaging and keeps me on my toes until the very end. The author's sarcasm pokes fun at all issues and characters that came his way, yet done gently and humourously without leaving a bad taste. There's certainly no short supply of the author's complacent showing-off of his own knowledge of the literature world, yet I found it not so annoying as it sounds. Perhaps because Mr. St. Aubyn has so deftly removed himself from the book, and put the words into the mouth of the comic relief in the form of (who else) a French writer.
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Highly recommended and as far as entertainment value is concerned, it's ★★★★★ out of 5.