A review by kimchifairy
The Patrick Melrose Novels by Edward St. Aubyn

A strange and undeniably compulsive experience to read all five novels back-to-back: beautiful writing, full of crystalline sentences and unexpectedly funny moments and startling similes. The cast of characters is rich and varied, taking in Rich Twat, Posh Twat and a generous detour via Rich Posh Twat. Reading it as one novel does rather blunt the shocking human unpleasantness which is nevertheless omnipresent, though: at some point, though I'm not quite sure where, the startling repulsiveness of the wealthy gives way to a looming sense of self-pity.