"Quoting Martin Amis saying “The men all have names like Hilary and Julian. The women all have names like Julian and Hilary” might have been amusing, but that’s only true of some of the early books. It’s entirely uncharacteristic of works like The Sea The Sea, The Philosopher’s Pupil and so on— books, by the way, that were well beyond Amis’s capacity. " GET EM HENRY
"Quoting Martin Amis saying “The men all have names like Hilary and Julian. The women all have names like Julian and Hilary” might have been amusing, but that’s only true of some of the early books. It’s entirely uncharacteristic of works like The Sea The Sea, The Philosopher’s Pupil and so on— books, by the way, that were well beyond Amis’s capacity. " GET EM HENRY
That was the line that really tipped me over the edge.
Thanks, Henry! Great stuff, as usual. I'm a bit embarrassed to admit that this hadn't crossed my mind (though I find it great fun)
https://allvisibleobjects.substack.com/p/the-leg-dilemma-part-1
Haha that’s nuts, but yes good fun!
I think that’s all fair game. Thats life! But his critical opinions on her work are inadequate
I loved it!