3.66 avg rating — 13,498 ratings

"the most mileage i have seen anybody get out of the language, ever. "

4.09 avg rating — 1,677 ratings

"Written by a man who obviously cared deeply enough about letters.
Later collections are a bit softer, more accommodating (maybe because we have gotten dumber and less patient as readers?)
but this here is the perfect balance of ferocity and luminosity.
Like eavesdropping on something sacred and profane."

3.28 avg rating — 6,591 ratings

"Many 'literary' authors turn to pulp for sustenance, and it is always illuminating to see how their idea of genre informs choices.
This is a hardboiled detective story that spirals into something far more sinister.
Amis has written more polished books but none (I suspect) that could be read in one (or two) sitting(s) - and the last page leaves us stranded in the mind of his narrator, minus any clearly marked Exit.
Help."

3.39 avg rating — 1,841 ratings

"a lone woman adrift in London with her handle on reality gone all wobbly. Sequestered in a flat so defamiliarized that it could be on the surface of Mars. The horror, the horror.
The horror."

3.37 avg rating — 6,374 ratings

"Everyone who *still* won't shut up about F.R.I.E.N.D.S. needs a copy of this book."