The Mark And The Void

A little too concerned with itself, perhaps, but funny and intelligent and thought-provoking. Enjoyed it very much.

Cleverly written and funny in places, I thought this book had some important points to make but I got frustrated by the bloated middle part. I think it needed a bit of editing and a little more left to the reader rather than obviously pointed out, but this does have probably one of the densest narrators in modern fiction, it makes you wonder how Claude got his job in the first place, although his friends are hardly any more intelligent or observant. Also, Paul and Igor get a bit annoying, particularly Igor. Otherwise, I enjoyed most of this book.

very very funny

Paul Murray's books don't come along very often, but they are worth the wait. I laughed out loud a dozen times at this one.