Heavy Water: And Other Stories"Heavy Water and Other Stories demonstrates Martin Amis's stylistic brilliance with nine stories that are witty, funny, and sardonic. Frankly entertaining in its satirical take on the human condition in modern times, whole worlds are created - or inverted. In "Straight Fiction everyone is gay (apart from the beleaguered "straight" community); in "Career Moves screenwriters submit their works to little magazines and poets are flown first-class to Los Angeles. |
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User Review - saschenka - LibraryThing9 short stories, many preambles to later novels; heavy use of 'irony' re one-dimensional plots: poems instead of screenplays as major hits, gay culture preferenced instead of straight, etc. Not worth a second read, just random ideas the author apparently had to get out of his system. Read full review
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User Review - kirstiecat - LibraryThingThis barely gets the 3/5 stars I am giving it and I am really starting to think Martin Amis is a little over-rated. One thing I can definitely say is that I have enjoyed his novels more. There are ... Read full review