Title: Kept reading hoping it'd get better...It didn't
Product review: The premise for London Fields was absolutely fascinating, I'd never read anything by Martin Amis, and I settled into the book not knowing what to expect, but being very excited to experience something new.What a complete waste of time. I think the problem is that I'm simply not sure how to enjoy this thing. The characters are certainly not meant to be realistic in any sense - but at the same time, they're all complete jackasses, so even as metaphors it's hard to care. There is ZERO plot - not a necessity but the book feels like it moves an inch over the 300+ pages. And absolutely no driving force.I've always had this theory that if you publish something, someone somewhere, somehow will enjoy it, and if you're a big enough name, that number will be exponentially bigger. I'll trust that London Fields is the one to fit the rule and that Money and Time's Arrow are much more worthwhile.
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