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Dozens of laugh out loud moments - not so much incidents per se; more the beguiling virtuosity of Amis' metaphors. Includes one of the greatest sentences ever published: 'He said "hello" like a resolute halitotic sounding out a new friendship.' Certain passages in the novel, particularly Geoffrey at his most arch, stand shoulder to shoulder with Nabokov.