David

Better than the average potboiler, good if you like this kind of thing. I don't particularly. I didn't find the characters all that interesting or sympathetic but it's tightly plotted and keeps you guessing until near the end (well, it did me - but I'm never very good at working these things out). Reads like the screenplay for a Sunday evening ITV1 crime drama.

A strange yet compelling picaresque adventure story about two Wild West assassins. Very strange indeed. Also poignant, occasionally funny and frequently very violent. It's an existentialist western directed by David Lynch. Not what I was expecting at all but I loved it.

Wow. Really liked this. Love the studied, cynical misanthropy. It's like a cross between American Psycho and La Nausée. Very funny. Want to read more Houellebecq now.

I love Pride & Prejudice but I didn't like this at all. A weak, thin plot padded with excessive dull detail, plus poor characterisation and some very clunky writing. Made me cringe badly at times.

Finally got round to ticking this one off the list. And I think I understand both why some people love it and some hate it... An astonishing piece of writing but not without its flaws.