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Since when is London Fields considered "bad literature"? It's certainly not in the same category as the other two. Amis sure has his detractors. I'm not from t
by cgh 12y ago
Since when is London Fields considered "bad literature"? It's certainly not in the same category as the other two.
Amis sure has his detractors. I'm not from the UK so maybe that's why I don't get it.
- davidwtbuxton 12y agoWas just me expressing my distaste for Amis in general and London Fields in particular. He is highly regarded in the UK, but I cannot fathom why (I'm a Brit). I think London Fields and Time's Arrow employ a lot of clever but bad prose (bad in that the prose does not flow). And specifically for London Fields I felt it quite misogynistic. Currently wading through The Information to see if there's something else that grabs me, giving him the benefit of the doubt. So far I think Amis is massively over-rated. Not enjoyable.