The Golden Notebook - I wanted to like this book out of fondness for Helena Michaelson, a lovely and super bright person. I did enjoy it at first, but in the end the intellectual discussion of political activism and gender wore me down. A bit too heavy going for the prize.
Ubik - I love the way the door charges five cents to open and the guy with no money has to wheedle his way out of the apartment. But the sci-fi element stopped me both caring and concentrating enough on the characters, and meant after a certain point I didn't care enough about what felt like a coming reveal showing that the highest levels of power and business were implicated in the ruthless use and abuse of the little guy. The sci-fi transposition didn't seem to make this clearer or more meaningful for me.
Capital - complete load of fucking arse. Lazy journalisty take on London's variety. Heard it all before, felt like the author knew he was dragging it out, completely love free and pointless book.
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