false 119116 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171773662m/119116.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171773662s/119116.jpg My Idea of Fun is Will Self’s highly acclaimed first novel. The story of a devilishly clever international financier/marketing wizard and his young apprentice, My Idea of Fun is both a frighteningly dark subterranean exploration of capitalism run rampant and a wickedly sharp, technically acute display of linguistic pyrotechnics that glows with pure white-hot brilliance. Ian Wharton is a very ordinary young man until he is taken under the wing of a gentleman known variously as Mr. Broadhurst, Samuel Northcliff, and finally and simply the Fat Controller. Loudmouthed, impeccably tailored, and a fount of bombastic erudition, the Fat Controller initiates Ian into the dark secrets of his arts -- of marketing, money, and the human psyche -- and takes Ian, and the reader, on a wild voyage around the edges of reality. As we careen into the twenty-first century, Self perfectly captures the zeitgeist of our times: money is the only common language; consumerism, violence, and psychosis (drug-induced and otherwise) prevail; and the human soul has become the ultimate product.</div>]]> 119116 8 114670 1993 My Idea of Fun: A Novel total:274|5:52|4:87|3:84|2:26|1:25| 274 937 355 29 13794 3.59 2821 389 20999639 1115263 119116 0802142133 9780802142139 17 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171773662m/119116.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171773662s/119116.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/119116.My_Idea_of_Fun_A_Novel 3.41 199 My Idea of Fun is Will Self’s highly acclaimed first novel. The story of a devilishly clever international financier/marketing wizard and his young apprentice, My Idea of Fun is both a frighteningly dark subterranean exploration of capitalism run rampant and a wickedly sharp, technically acute display of linguistic pyrotechnics that glows with pure white-hot brilliance. Ian Wharton is a very ordinary young man until he is taken under the wing of a gentleman known variously as Mr. Broadhurst, Samuel Northcliff, and finally and simply the Fat Controller. Loudmouthed, impeccably tailored, and a fount of bombastic erudition, the Fat Controller initiates Ian into the dark secrets of his arts -- of marketing, money, and the human psyche -- and takes Ian, and the reader, on a wild voyage around the edges of reality. As we careen into the twenty-first century, Self perfectly captures the zeitgeist of our times: money is the only common language; consumerism, violence, and psychosis (drug-induced and otherwise) prevail; and the human soul has become the ultimate product.</div>]]> 1993 1 4 false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Fri Apr 25 16:53:31 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 25 16:57:57 -0700 2008 more...]]> 536416 43492 119116 0802142133 9780802142139 17 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171773662m/119116.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171773662s/119116.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/119116.My_Idea_of_Fun_A_Novel 3.42 274 My Idea of Fun is Will Self’s highly acclaimed first novel. The story of a devilishly clever international financier/marketing wizard and his young apprentice, My Idea of Fun is both a frighteningly dark subterranean exploration of capitalism run rampant and a wickedly sharp, technically acute display of linguistic pyrotechnics that glows with pure white-hot brilliance. Ian Wharton is a very ordinary young man until he is taken under the wing of a gentleman known variously as Mr. Broadhurst, Samuel Northcliff, and finally and simply the Fat Controller. Loudmouthed, impeccably tailored, and a fount of bombastic erudition, the Fat Controller initiates Ian into the dark secrets of his arts -- of marketing, money, and the human psyche -- and takes Ian, and the reader, on a wild voyage around the edges of reality. As we careen into the twenty-first century, Self perfectly captures the zeitgeist of our times: money is the only common language; consumerism, violence, and psychosis (drug-induced and otherwise) prevail; and the human soul has become the ultimate product.</div>]]> 1993 4 2 false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Mon Apr 02 14:26:21 -0700 2007 Mon Apr 02 14:40:57 -0700 2007 The characters are people you might avoid in real life...or be seduced by.

What makes this book so readable is the introspection of the narrator/main character...more...]]> 34000446 1570719 119116 0802142133 9780802142139 17 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171773662m/119116.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171773662s/119116.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/119116.My_Idea_of_Fun_A_Novel 3.42 274 My Idea of Fun is Will Self’s highly acclaimed first novel. The story of a devilishly clever international financier/marketing wizard and his young apprentice, My Idea of Fun is both a frighteningly dark subterranean exploration of capitalism run rampant and a wickedly sharp, technically acute display of linguistic pyrotechnics that glows with pure white-hot brilliance. Ian Wharton is a very ordinary young man until he is taken under the wing of a gentleman known variously as Mr. Broadhurst, Samuel Northcliff, and finally and simply the Fat Controller. Loudmouthed, impeccably tailored, and a fount of bombastic erudition, the Fat Controller initiates Ian into the dark secrets of his arts -- of marketing, money, and the human psyche -- and takes Ian, and the reader, on a wild voyage around the edges of reality. As we careen into the twenty-first century, Self perfectly captures the zeitgeist of our times: money is the only common language; consumerism, violence, and psychosis (drug-induced and otherwise) prevail; and the human soul has become the ultimate product.</div>]]> 1993 1 3 false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2001 Sat Sep 27 18:31:13 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 27 20:52:00 -0700 2008 more...]]> 18077892 100996 119116 0802142133 9780802142139 17 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171773662m/119116.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171773662s/119116.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/119116.My_Idea_of_Fun_A_Novel 3.42 274 My Idea of Fun is Will Self’s highly acclaimed first novel. The story of a devilishly clever international financier/marketing wizard and his young apprentice, My Idea of Fun is both a frighteningly dark subterranean exploration of capitalism run rampant and a wickedly sharp, technically acute display of linguistic pyrotechnics that glows with pure white-hot brilliance. Ian Wharton is a very ordinary young man until he is taken under the wing of a gentleman known variously as Mr. Broadhurst, Samuel Northcliff, and finally and simply the Fat Controller. Loudmouthed, impeccably tailored, and a fount of bombastic erudition, the Fat Controller initiates Ian into the dark secrets of his arts -- of marketing, money, and the human psyche -- and takes Ian, and the reader, on a wild voyage around the edges of reality. As we careen into the twenty-first century, Self perfectly captures the zeitgeist of our times: money is the only common language; consumerism, violence, and psychosis (drug-induced and otherwise) prevail; and the human soul has become the ultimate product.</div>]]> 1993 2 1 false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 18 23:46:31 -0700 2008 Tue May 13 17:56:38 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1625267 112769 929429 0140234004 9780140234008 3 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179541416m/929429.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179541416s/929429.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/929429.My_Idea_of_Fun 3.29 17 My Idea of Fun is Will Self’s highly acclaimed first novel. The story of a devilishly clever international financier/marketing wizard and his young apprentice, My Idea of Fun is both a frighteningly dark subterranean exploration of capitalism run rampant and a wickedly sharp, technically acute display of linguistic pyrotechnics that glows with pure white-hot brilliance. Ian Wharton is a very ordinary young man until he is taken under the wing of a gentleman known variously as Mr. Broadhurst, Samuel Northcliff, and finally and simply the Fat Controller. Loudmouthed, impeccably tailored, and a fount of bombastic erudition, the Fat Controller initiates Ian into the dark secrets of his arts -- of marketing, money, and the human psyche -- and takes Ian, and the reader, on a wild voyage around the edges of reality. As we careen into the twenty-first century, Self perfectly captures the zeitgeist of our times: money is the only common language; consumerism, violence, and psychosis (drug-induced and otherwise) prevail; and the human soul has become the ultimate product.</div>]]> 1993 1 1 false Sat Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Sun Jun 03 08:00:39 -0700 2007 Sun Jun 03 08:01:55 -0700 2007 Certainl...more...]]> 4922168 138926 119108 0679750932 9780679750932 9 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171773649m/119108.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171773649s/119108.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/119108.My_Idea_of_Fun 3.45 51
Ian Wharton is a very ordinary young man until he is taken under the wing of a gentleman known variously as Mr. Broadhurst, Samuel Northcliff, and finally and conclusively simply as the Fat Controller, Loud-mouthed, impeccably tailored, a fount of bombastic erudition, the Fat Controller initiates Ian into the dark secrets of his arts -- of marketing, money, and the human psyche -- and takes Ian, and the reader, on a wild voyage around the edges of reality.]]> 1993 5 1 false Wed Aug 22 00:30:36 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 22 01:48:04 -0700 2007 2924606 90643 929429 0140234004 9780140234008 3 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179541416m/929429.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179541416s/929429.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/929429.My_Idea_of_Fun 3.42 274 My Idea of Fun is Will Self’s highly acclaimed first novel. The story of a devilishly clever international financier/marketing wizard and his young apprentice, My Idea of Fun is both a frighteningly dark subterranean exploration of capitalism run rampant and a wickedly sharp, technically acute display of linguistic pyrotechnics that glows with pure white-hot brilliance. Ian Wharton is a very ordinary young man until he is taken under the wing of a gentleman known variously as Mr. Broadhurst, Samuel Northcliff, and finally and simply the Fat Controller. Loudmouthed, impeccably tailored, and a fount of bombastic erudition, the Fat Controller initiates Ian into the dark secrets of his arts -- of marketing, money, and the human psyche -- and takes Ian, and the reader, on a wild voyage around the edges of reality. As we careen into the twenty-first century, Self perfectly captures the zeitgeist of our times: money is the only common language; consumerism, violence, and psychosis (drug-induced and otherwise) prevail; and the human soul has become the ultimate product.</div>]]> 1993 2 1 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1998 Tue Jul 10 19:20:49 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 10 19:21:48 -0700 2007 3352575 177578 119108 0679750932 9780679750932 9 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171773649m/119108.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171773649s/119108.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/119108.My_Idea_of_Fun 3.42 274
Ian Wharton is a very ordinary young man until he is taken under the wing of a gentleman known variously as Mr. Broadhurst, Samuel Northcliff, and finally and conclusively simply as the Fat Controller, Loud-mouthed, impeccably tailored, a fount of bombastic erudition, the Fat Controller initiates Ian into the dark secrets of his arts -- of marketing, money, and the human psyche -- and takes Ian, and the reader, on a wild voyage around the edges of reality.]]> 1993 0 0 false Sun Jun 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 21 11:53:56 -0700 2007 Sun Jun 14 13:44:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> 9098710 614680 119116 0802142133 9780802142139 17 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171773662m/119116.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171773662s/119116.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/119116.My_Idea_of_Fun_A_Novel 3.42 274 My Idea of Fun is Will Self’s highly acclaimed first novel. The story of a devilishly clever international financier/marketing wizard and his young apprentice, My Idea of Fun is both a frighteningly dark subterranean exploration of capitalism run rampant and a wickedly sharp, technically acute display of linguistic pyrotechnics that glows with pure white-hot brilliance. Ian Wharton is a very ordinary young man until he is taken under the wing of a gentleman known variously as Mr. Broadhurst, Samuel Northcliff, and finally and simply the Fat Controller. Loudmouthed, impeccably tailored, and a fount of bombastic erudition, the Fat Controller initiates Ian into the dark secrets of his arts -- of marketing, money, and the human psyche -- and takes Ian, and the reader, on a wild voyage around the edges of reality. As we careen into the twenty-first century, Self perfectly captures the zeitgeist of our times: money is the only common language; consumerism, violence, and psychosis (drug-induced and otherwise) prevail; and the human soul has become the ultimate product.</div>]]> 1993 1 0 false Wed May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2002 Wed Nov 14 08:00:39 -0800 2007 Wed Nov 14 16:58:23 -0800 2007 based on the occult factor present in the book (not that that factor makes
the book any more interesting-it does not). Nevertheless, I thought Joe would like it,
cause of, you know, the occult. J...more...]]> 54023380 1071724 119116 0802142133 9780802142139 17 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171773662m/119116.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171773662s/119116.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/119116.My_Idea_of_Fun_A_Novel 3.42 274 My Idea of Fun is Will Self’s highly acclaimed first novel. The story of a devilishly clever international financier/marketing wizard and his young apprentice, My Idea of Fun is both a frighteningly dark subterranean exploration of capitalism run rampant and a wickedly sharp, technically acute display of linguistic pyrotechnics that glows with pure white-hot brilliance. Ian Wharton is a very ordinary young man until he is taken under the wing of a gentleman known variously as Mr. Broadhurst, Samuel Northcliff, and finally and simply the Fat Controller. Loudmouthed, impeccably tailored, and a fount of bombastic erudition, the Fat Controller initiates Ian into the dark secrets of his arts -- of marketing, money, and the human psyche -- and takes Ian, and the reader, on a wild voyage around the edges of reality. As we careen into the twenty-first century, Self perfectly captures the zeitgeist of our times: money is the only common language; consumerism, violence, and psychosis (drug-induced and otherwise) prevail; and the human soul has become the ultimate product.</div>]]> 1993 3 0 false Sun Apr 26 11:44:54 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 26 11:45:18 -0700 2009 6221965 376260 929429 0140234004 9780140234008 3 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179541416m/929429.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179541416s/929429.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/929429.My_Idea_of_Fun 3.42 274 My Idea of Fun is Will Self’s highly acclaimed first novel. The story of a devilishly clever international financier/marketing wizard and his young apprentice, My Idea of Fun is both a frighteningly dark subterranean exploration of capitalism run rampant and a wickedly sharp, technically acute display of linguistic pyrotechnics that glows with pure white-hot brilliance. Ian Wharton is a very ordinary young man until he is taken under the wing of a gentleman known variously as Mr. Broadhurst, Samuel Northcliff, and finally and simply the Fat Controller. Loudmouthed, impeccably tailored, and a fount of bombastic erudition, the Fat Controller initiates Ian into the dark secrets of his arts -- of marketing, money, and the human psyche -- and takes Ian, and the reader, on a wild voyage around the edges of reality. As we careen into the twenty-first century, Self perfectly captures the zeitgeist of our times: money is the only common language; consumerism, violence, and psychosis (drug-induced and otherwise) prevail; and the human soul has become the ultimate product.</div>]]> 1993 2 0 false Fri Sep 14 19:15:10 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 14 19:15:10 -0700 2007 more...]]> 2909930 182186 119116 0802142133 9780802142139 17 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171773662m/119116.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171773662s/119116.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/119116.My_Idea_of_Fun_A_Novel 3.42 274 My Idea of Fun is Will Self’s highly acclaimed first novel. The story of a devilishly clever international financier/marketing wizard and his young apprentice, My Idea of Fun is both a frighteningly dark subterranean exploration of capitalism run rampant and a wickedly sharp, technically acute display of linguistic pyrotechnics that glows with pure white-hot brilliance. Ian Wharton is a very ordinary young man until he is taken under the wing of a gentleman known variously as Mr. Broadhurst, Samuel Northcliff, and finally and simply the Fat Controller. Loudmouthed, impeccably tailored, and a fount of bombastic erudition, the Fat Controller initiates Ian into the dark secrets of his arts -- of marketing, money, and the human psyche -- and takes Ian, and the reader, on a wild voyage around the edges of reality. As we careen into the twenty-first century, Self perfectly captures the zeitgeist of our times: money is the only common language; consumerism, violence, and psychosis (drug-induced and otherwise) prevail; and the human soul has become the ultimate product.</div>]]> 1993 1 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Tue Jul 10 11:53:21 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 11 06:51:47 -0700 2007 19329669 300895 119108 0679750932 9780679750932 9 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171773649m/119108.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171773649s/119108.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/119108.My_Idea_of_Fun 3.42 274
Ian Wharton is a very ordinary young man until he is taken under the wing of a gentleman known variously as Mr. Broadhurst, Samuel Northcliff, and finally and conclusively simply as the Fat Controller, Loud-mouthed, impeccably tailored, a fount of bombastic erudition, the Fat Controller initiates Ian into the dark secrets of his arts -- of marketing, money, and the human psyche -- and takes Ian, and the reader, on a wild voyage around the edges of reality.]]> 1993 3 0 false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1995 Wed Apr 02 17:54:30 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 02 17:54:30 -0700 2008 9344177 631274 119116 0802142133 9780802142139 17 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171773662m/119116.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171773662s/119116.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/119116.My_Idea_of_Fun_A_Novel 3.42 274 My Idea of Fun is Will Self’s highly acclaimed first novel. The story of a devilishly clever international financier/marketing wizard and his young apprentice, My Idea of Fun is both a frighteningly dark subterranean exploration of capitalism run rampant and a wickedly sharp, technically acute display of linguistic pyrotechnics that glows with pure white-hot brilliance. Ian Wharton is a very ordinary young man until he is taken under the wing of a gentleman known variously as Mr. Broadhurst, Samuel Northcliff, and finally and simply the Fat Controller. Loudmouthed, impeccably tailored, and a fount of bombastic erudition, the Fat Controller initiates Ian into the dark secrets of his arts -- of marketing, money, and the human psyche -- and takes Ian, and the reader, on a wild voyage around the edges of reality. As we careen into the twenty-first century, Self perfectly captures the zeitgeist of our times: money is the only common language; consumerism, violence, and psychosis (drug-induced and otherwise) prevail; and the human soul has become the ultimate product.</div>]]> 1993 5 0 false Tue Nov 20 03:35:55 -0800 2007 Tue Nov 20 04:20:30 -0800 2007 32316123 1497559 119116 0802142133 9780802142139 17 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171773662m/119116.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171773662s/119116.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/119116.My_Idea_of_Fun_A_Novel 3.42 274 My Idea of Fun is Will Self’s highly acclaimed first novel. The story of a devilishly clever international financier/marketing wizard and his young apprentice, My Idea of Fun is both a frighteningly dark subterranean exploration of capitalism run rampant and a wickedly sharp, technically acute display of linguistic pyrotechnics that glows with pure white-hot brilliance. Ian Wharton is a very ordinary young man until he is taken under the wing of a gentleman known variously as Mr. Broadhurst, Samuel Northcliff, and finally and simply the Fat Controller. Loudmouthed, impeccably tailored, and a fount of bombastic erudition, the Fat Controller initiates Ian into the dark secrets of his arts -- of marketing, money, and the human psyche -- and takes Ian, and the reader, on a wild voyage around the edges of reality. As we careen into the twenty-first century, Self perfectly captures the zeitgeist of our times: money is the only common language; consumerism, violence, and psychosis (drug-induced and otherwise) prevail; and the human soul has become the ultimate product.</div>]]> 1993 4 0 false Mon Sep 08 00:50:00 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 18 22:08:05 -0700 2008 1885716 126411 119108 0679750932 9780679750932 9 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171773649m/119108.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171773649s/119108.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/119108.My_Idea_of_Fun 3.42 274
Ian Wharton is a very ordinary young man until he is taken under the wing of a gentleman known variously as Mr. Broadhurst, Samuel Northcliff, and finally and conclusively simply as the Fat Controller, Loud-mouthed, impeccably tailored, a fount of bombastic erudition, the Fat Controller initiates Ian into the dark secrets of his arts -- of marketing, money, and the human psyche -- and takes Ian, and the reader, on a wild voyage around the edges of reality.]]> 1993 4 0 false Tue Jun 12 10:34:30 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 03 11:29:14 -0700 2007 13285676 257189 119116 0802142133 9780802142139 17 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171773662m/119116.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171773662s/119116.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/119116.My_Idea_of_Fun_A_Novel 3.42 274 My Idea of Fun is Will Self’s highly acclaimed first novel. The story of a devilishly clever international financier/marketing wizard and his young apprentice, My Idea of Fun is both a frighteningly dark subterranean exploration of capitalism run rampant and a wickedly sharp, technically acute display of linguistic pyrotechnics that glows with pure white-hot brilliance. Ian Wharton is a very ordinary young man until he is taken under the wing of a gentleman known variously as Mr. Broadhurst, Samuel Northcliff, and finally and simply the Fat Controller. Loudmouthed, impeccably tailored, and a fount of bombastic erudition, the Fat Controller initiates Ian into the dark secrets of his arts -- of marketing, money, and the human psyche -- and takes Ian, and the reader, on a wild voyage around the edges of reality. As we careen into the twenty-first century, Self perfectly captures the zeitgeist of our times: money is the only common language; consumerism, violence, and psychosis (drug-induced and otherwise) prevail; and the human soul has become the ultimate product.</div>]]> 1993 4 0 false Mon Jan 28 05:30:49 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 23 10:52:47 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 23 10:58:20 -0800 2008 cock and bull and so far i'm loving this too. it amazes and amuses me how many people get so offended by self's work. ]]> 10575448 413101 119108 0679750932 9780679750932 9 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171773649m/119108.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171773649s/119108.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/119108.My_Idea_of_Fun 3.42 274
Ian Wharton is a very ordinary young man until he is taken under the wing of a gentleman known variously as Mr. Broadhurst, Samuel Northcliff, and finally and conclusively simply as the Fat Controller, Loud-mouthed, impeccably tailored, a fount of bombastic erudition, the Fat Controller initiates Ian into the dark secrets of his arts -- of marketing, money, and the human psyche -- and takes Ian, and the reader, on a wild voyage around the edges of reality.]]> 1993 3 0 false Mon Dec 17 13:24:07 -0800 2007 Mon Dec 17 13:26:17 -0800 2007 35712102 266037 119116 0802142133 9780802142139 17 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171773662m/119116.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171773662s/119116.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/119116.My_Idea_of_Fun_A_Novel 3.42 274 My Idea of Fun is Will Self’s highly acclaimed first novel. The story of a devilishly clever international financier/marketing wizard and his young apprentice, My Idea of Fun is both a frighteningly dark subterranean exploration of capitalism run rampant and a wickedly sharp, technically acute display of linguistic pyrotechnics that glows with pure white-hot brilliance. Ian Wharton is a very ordinary young man until he is taken under the wing of a gentleman known variously as Mr. Broadhurst, Samuel Northcliff, and finally and simply the Fat Controller. Loudmouthed, impeccably tailored, and a fount of bombastic erudition, the Fat Controller initiates Ian into the dark secrets of his arts -- of marketing, money, and the human psyche -- and takes Ian, and the reader, on a wild voyage around the edges of reality. As we careen into the twenty-first century, Self perfectly captures the zeitgeist of our times: money is the only common language; consumerism, violence, and psychosis (drug-induced and otherwise) prevail; and the human soul has become the ultimate product.</div>]]> 1993 1 0 false Sun Oct 19 16:01:00 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 19 16:01:29 -0700 2008 526344 46166 119116 0802142133 9780802142139 17 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171773662m/119116.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171773662s/119116.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/119116.My_Idea_of_Fun_A_Novel 3.42 274 My Idea of Fun is Will Self’s highly acclaimed first novel. The story of a devilishly clever international financier/marketing wizard and his young apprentice, My Idea of Fun is both a frighteningly dark subterranean exploration of capitalism run rampant and a wickedly sharp, technically acute display of linguistic pyrotechnics that glows with pure white-hot brilliance. Ian Wharton is a very ordinary young man until he is taken under the wing of a gentleman known variously as Mr. Broadhurst, Samuel Northcliff, and finally and simply the Fat Controller. Loudmouthed, impeccably tailored, and a fount of bombastic erudition, the Fat Controller initiates Ian into the dark secrets of his arts -- of marketing, money, and the human psyche -- and takes Ian, and the reader, on a wild voyage around the edges of reality. As we careen into the twenty-first century, Self perfectly captures the zeitgeist of our times: money is the only common language; consumerism, violence, and psychosis (drug-induced and otherwise) prevail; and the human soul has become the ultimate product.</div>]]> 1993 3 0 false Sun Apr 01 20:51:11 -0700 2007 Sun Apr 01 20:52:06 -0700 2007 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=119116