false <![CDATA[Dead Babies]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167095467m/18833.jpg 18833 9 If the Marquis de Sade were to crash one of P. G. Wodehouse's house parties, the chaos might resemble the nightmarishly funny goings-on in this novel by the author of London Fields. The residents of Appleseed Rectory have primed themselves both for a visit from a triad of Americans and a weekend of copious drug taking and sexual gymnastics. There's even a heifer to be slugged and a pair of doddering tenants to be ingeniously harassed. But none of these variously bright and dull young things has counted on the intrusion of "dead babies" -- dreary spasms of reality. Or on the uninvited presence of a mysterious prankster named Johnny, whose sinister idea of fun makes theirs look like a game of backgammon. 85997 1975 Dead Babies total:616|5:68|4:204|3:218|2:93|1:33| 616 2029 935 49 5 2 false false Wed Aug 22 00:28:33 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 22 01:53:40 -0700 2007 4 2 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 11 04:12:31 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 17 03:31:53 -0800 2008 Man Bites Dog, the characterisati...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jul 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 05 19:24:47 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 05 19:50:02 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Jun 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 12 01:04:02 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 14 05:19:46 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 1 2 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 25 18:55:43 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 25 18:56:46 -0700 2007 1 0 false false Sun Aug 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 01 04:11:27 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 09 08:58:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jun 22 09:24:19 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 09:46:01 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Feb 21 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 19 10:16:49 -0800 2009 Sun Apr 19 13:03:27 -0700 2009
Talented Brit author, Martin Amis + drugs and narcissism of Bret Easton Ellis + hedonism and perversion of Chuck Palahniuk = Dead Babies

I swear this book seemed liked Less Than Zero, The Rules of Attraction, Fight Club, and Choke all mixe...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 30 17:41:07 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 02 13:17:01 -0700 2009
Done. Amis really really hates these characters. Ever...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 04 14:46:14 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 06 13:26:37 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Jun 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 20 10:52:48 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 11 09:27:51 -0700 2009 Con: There were no simpathetic characters.
Pro: Lots of sex and drugs.
Con: Only sex and drugs.

Overall: It started off interesting and I was intrigued by the direction there weekend seemed to be heading, but by Saturday night I just didn't car...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jun 23 00:26:38 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 23 21:38:47 -0700 2009
1) have, for the first time in reading a book, uttered a profusion of obsenities and promptly dropped the book in shock and/or horror and/or disgust.
2) have been unable to eat solid foods for some time.

i enjoyed it, very much.
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