(Published by Penguin Books Ltd)
 |
He has his detractors but this is probably Amis’ best book. It concerns the degenerate hedonism of an English film-maker trying to make it big in the Big Apple. He reels from one social blunder and pointless one-night stand to another in a haze of booze and drugs. It lambasts writers, actors and Hollywood in a hilarious way and despite John Self’s immorality, he’s a loveable rogue.
The DJ 
September 2003
