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The Information

By: Martin Amis
Narrated by: Steven Pacey
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 How can one writer hurt another where it really counts? The answer: attack his reputation. This is the problem facing novelist Richard Tull, contemplating the success of his friend and rival Gwyn Barry.

Revenger's tragedy, comedy of errors, contemporary satire - The Information skewers high life and low in Martin Amis's brilliant return to the territory of Money and London Fields.

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All stars
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but Pacey butchered some pronunciations of names (like Jorge Luis Borges).
I found the book less interesting and funny than Money or London Fields but hey, maybe I'm too young to read about midlife crises yet.

Well read

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Thoroughly recommend. Full of pathos, a satirical romp. You either love Amis or you don't.

A great listen

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A sweaty epic of writerly envy and hubris set in Londons gut, narrated to glorious perfection

So funny, so nasty. Achingly brilliant

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Although 'The Information' isn't Amis's finest 17 hours 20 minutes (it's overlong, weirdly structured, and - even by MA's usual standards – self-indulgent), it's still absolutely packed with brilliant writing and snigger-out-loud black comedy. Crucially, Steven Pacey is the *perfect* narrator to bring all this brilliance out in the most vivid form.

I hereby request that Steven Pacey is forthwith enlisted to read Amis's critical/journalistic writings ('The War Against Cliche', etc.)

Amis + Pacey = A Match Made In Heaven

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Compared to the previous books in this series - Money & London Fields - I found this to be an unnecessarily long and unfocused story. The humour lacked energy, the story (or should I say stories) drifted aimlessly and the characters were ill-defined. Some hard editing could have improved it.
I’m a fan of Martin Amis but this was hard going.

Vague and Disappointing

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