Girl, 20
by Kingsley Amis
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Read in June, 2007
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Posh Britannia fans. So not Mr. Hornby
I picked up Girl, 20 for free and with the notion that a literate English-speaking person should read at least something by at least one Amis. This colored my reading. The book cover's proclamation: "acidly funny, shamelessly entertaining" also prejudiced me. I expected it to make me laugh, or at least nod appreciatively.
I did not.
Possibly I do not understand 1970s British satire. The loss, no doubt, is mine.
Possibly I did not follow the musical threads of the n...more
I did not.
Possibly I do not understand 1970s British satire. The loss, no doubt, is mine.
Possibly I did not follow the musical threads of the n...more
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Read in April, 2008
'Lucky Jim' was far more knock-you-out enthralling, but 'Girl, 20' is far more nuanced. I stumbled over the first two chapters, though. Every once in a while you pick up a book and the first few pages seem unintelligible for no good reason.
As comic as this book is, there are many sobering moments that are frighteningly insightful. What seems like a romp ultimate turns out to a be a pretty profound novel about age and responsibility, free will and the affects of our choices on ourselves and l...more
As comic as this book is, there are many sobering moments that are frighteningly insightful. What seems like a romp ultimate turns out to a be a pretty profound novel about age and responsibility, free will and the affects of our choices on ourselves and l...more
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