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This was......a challenge. I'd seen a lot of reviews saying this was a work of genius, and it's very clever writing, but quite smug and smartarse with it. The protagonist is possibly the most unlikeable I've ever read, and I spent most of the book trying to figure out whether he - and the novel - was a satire/critique of toxic masculinity and excess consumerism or the worst kind of antihero, and having finished it I'm still not entirely sure.

Not that I'm not finding West Ham v Leeds terribly exciting...... #BooksAndBooze

#ReadHarder challenge 22: a book with a cover you don't like
I fear the 80s soft porn style cover is indicative of the contents

Whenever revisiting a favorite author after some time has gone by, I always wonder if the old magic will be back. In this case it was. What do we want to see done with characters like John Self, and their seemingly endless list of negative qualities (misogynist, abusive, racist, selfish, perpetually drunk, to name a few). Do we want to watch them change their ways or revel in their downfall? This has some great dark comic riffs on this question.

#expressyourself #MOvember
Apparently John Self expresses himself by making a movie about money, while "living money, talking money, and spending money on all the excesses 20th-century culture has to offer: drink, dope, sex, fast food, and love."
On my TBR shelf but from that description...sounds like a terrible novel! On the other hand, Amis hasn't let me down yet, and this is probably his most famous, so I can't not read it ?‍♂️
@Cinfhen

#7days7covers #covercrush Day 7

(Re-using my photo from a post I made last year)

These hashtags are sooo much fun to follow 😍! Anyone not playing yet, please do!!

Remember The Catcher In The Rye? Well, Money: A Suicide Note is basically the grown up‘s version. If you like your narrators drunk, rich, and horny, then this is the book for you! Amis reportedly based the book on his experiences as a scriptwriter on the film Saturn 3 (remember that classic?). If this is really what the script-writing life is like... Full review here: http://keepingupwiththepenguins.com/money-a-suicide-note-martin-amis/

#MoneyCityManiacs #TimbitTunes @TheKidUpstairs @Cinfhen

I had a few of these Penguin Ink titles because the covers are just so fantastic. I ended up gifting them to @emilyhaldi to make room for new books.

They were my first thought for #carryingthebanner. #musicalnewyear

I love this cover!

Never read any Amis - neither Kingsley nor Martin - but what is #silverandgold but money? 💰 💰 💰
#SeasonsReadings

What do you do when you have loads of #moneymoneymoney? Spend it on drink, dope, sex, fast food, and love. If you're John Self, that is.

I know nothing about this book that @Reviewsbylola gifted me, but love these Penguin editions. Is this worth moving up my tbr???

#ABBAinAugust

#MoneyMoneyMoney #AbbaInAugust @Meredith3 @Mdargusch @emilyhaldi @Reviewsbylola

#Promiscuous #HeatOfJuly @Cinfhen @BarbaraBB

I loved all your discussion in my recent post regarding how some novelists include themselves in their books, such as what Amis did here. I‘m giving this a pick, although I know it‘s not for everyone. I actually almost bailed a couple times because John Self is creepy. But others in this story are too, and I couldn‘t resist seeing what would happen eventually. The overall result is a memorable book. #1001Books

I don‘t think I‘ve ever read a novel where the author inserts themselves in the story several times like this. Do any of you know of any other examples?

Photo is of Martin Amis at around the time *Money* was published (1984). He sure looks like an intense personality, and judging from the snippets I read about him while searching for a photo, it seems he was/is, indeed!
#1001Books

A beautiful day today after a week of daily rain!! This is my current #1001Books read. I almost bailed a couple times, the MC is unlikeable, but think now I‘ll be able to stick with this to the end. We‘ll see!

My Book Outlet order arrived today! Love these Penguin covers 😍.

The fifth book in the back is just a very cheap one that I threw into the cart to meet the minimum total for a discount to apply.

#BadandBoujee and assholey

#Aprella @Cinfhen @Mdargusch @Reviewsbylola @emilyhaldi

I read this for a graduate class, and Money provides both exceptional cultural commentary and exemplary prose. Despite his flaws, the protagonist is, well, somehow endearing.

#RichMansDream #FierceFeb @batsy @Cinfhen

#IfIWasYourGirlfriend..... I'd probably end up taking out a restraining order, Martin. #rocktober @Cinfhen @BarbaraBB

I gestured at my litre of fizzy red wine. “Want a drop of this?” I asked him.
No thanks. I try not to drink at lunchtime.”
So do I. But I never quite make it.”
I feel like shit all day if I drink at lunchtime.”
Me too. But I feel like shit all lunchtime if I don‘t.”
Yes, well it all comes down to choices.."he said. “It‘s the same in the evenings. Do you want to feel good at night or do you want to feel good in the morning? It‘s the same with life.

With the completion of Money, my bingo board is a little fuller! (Note: I use post-it notes to figure out my options.)