Vivid memoir of love, loss, dental trauma, and life in the shadow of the author's father, Kingsley. Typically intelligent, though at times perhaps more self-conscious than self-aware, Amis clearly delights in demonstrating his command of English and employs extensive footnotes to (admittedly) good structural effect. Compelling, candid, witty and occasionally irritating, this book kept me up late and has propelled Kingsley's Letters to the top of my must-read list.
(Siobhan Thomson - bwl 14 July 2002 ) |
