Patrick Melrose Novels

[Tom Beshear]

Yes, they are very good, at least the first three. I hope to get around to 
the last two soon.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "rich" <richard.romeo at gmail.com>
To: <pynchon-l at waste.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2012 1:23 PM
Subject: Patrick Melrose Novels


> half way thru Edward St. Aubyn's fictional life of Patrick Melrose. a
> very dysfunctional modern British guy from a very fucked upper class
> family which sounds run of the mill but Mr. St. Aubyn is quite the
> writer, without the puzzles mind games and journeys to the university
> library for obscure facts (though there is some of that), but with
> simple and very rich human misery and despair. you can feel the sweat
> and desperation of these characters, far from the workshopped typical
> bland crap posing as modern fiction. thank god for that
>
> anyway, i recommend reading
>
> http://www.amazon.com/The-Patrick-Melrose-Novels-Mothers/dp/0312429967
>
> rich