EPISODE · Jul 14, 2026 · 51 MIN
An ’80s Novel about Self and Money
from Between The Covers · host Jay Ruud and Stacey Margaret Jones
Martin Amis’s 1984 novel Money: A Suicide Note is Jay’s pick this week for his list of the 100 Most Lovable Novels in the English Language. Though the main character, John Self, is thoroughly detestable, Amis’s novel is thoroughly enjoyable because of the author’s command of voice and craft. Chaos Reader is in her slow reading era.
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