Honor’s Reviews > A White Merc with Fins > Status Update

A seagull shat on this book during the bank robbery. Think that might be a sign that it wont go unnamed narrators way. I have a feeling Suzy and Someone are gonna scarper with the money, which does make me feel a bit for him as he has fallen in love with her, even though I was kind of hoping for it a couple chapters ago.

The game of leaving earth is definitely one I’ll be playing. I’m going to write down the rules of it in my notes. “The big secret of the western world, that is hidden by all the fantasies of Making It, is that loneliness is hell.” Suzy’s final essence, what she would think of when she dies was “driving with the wind in my hair”, which I think is lovely.

Had to take a break halfway through the chapter to say that so far, Chapter 12 the “Miracle of Prozac” is my favourite yet. “I felt like a sinner in Hell, with Heaven just one impossible door away”, “this is the proverbial it”, the whole bit about people being lined up to be shot in Russia and the pointlessness that paralyses them. So good. Also unnamed narrator did great talking to the IRA. Kinda proud

20 pages on and still scarred by the raw oyster excerpt. Didn’t think Brady was packing heat and not sure I wanted to know. Gaps are starting to show in the Plan- I will be disappointed if there isn’t at least one character death, unsure why. Better not be Suzy.

Absolutely ripped through this on the flight back from the holiday from hell. Still think Suzy is way too good for unnamed narrator but he treats her good, however gross his internal monologue is. Pretty sure she’s gonna screw him over with “someone” anyways. I love his relationship with Dai Substantial and I wonder if he dies in this book because that will be a very sad chapter indeed.

Plane reading. Thought narrators name was John Denver but Supaservice also called him Mr Milkshake so I dont think he’s a reliable source, still unknown. I do not like the way he talks about women and I hope Suzy actually does go to India and bins him off. Loser.

Nameless narrator complains about the strug of being lower middle class for 13 pages. Valid points though. Do like the line “Is Hell centrally heated?” and the description of the nightclub “an ocean of dried-out souls shifting with the pull of man-made moonlight”. Very nice.

P decent so far. Needed a break from the Little Friend. Want to find out more about Suzy (the only female with lines so far) besides the fact that the nameless narrator wants 2 bone her. I really hope Chicho gets his share of the restaurant and doesnt die.