More Liver reviews
Posted by Chris H on October 14th, 2008Nicholas Royle in the Independent, Justine Jordan in the Guardian, Keith Miller in the TLS, and the Metro.
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Time Out Liver review
Posted by Chris H on September 13th, 2008One of the first reviews of Liver, from Time Out.
The Butt review
Posted by Chris H on May 14th, 2008Michael Bywater reviews The Butt in The Independent.
An Amazon reader review
Posted by Chris H on May 14th, 2008of The Butt can be found here
Icon magazine review
Posted by Chris H on February 29th, 2008The architecture magazine Icon reviews Psychogeography
The Book Of Dave - Guardian Review
Posted by Chris M on May 30th, 2006M. John Harrison, 27th May 2006
Tough Tough Toys For Tough Tough Boys - SpikeMagazine.com review
Posted by Chris M on February 27th, 2006Robert Clarke, April 1998
“In his new collection of short stories, Will Self once more welcomes us to the terrifyingly trenchant world of the literary recusant. With his usual irreverent wit and unrestrained surrealism, Tough Tough Toys For Tough Tough Boys sees Self move from the ridiculous to the downright absurd through a mixture of high art and low life, leaving in his wake a darkly satirical collage of contemporary fiction.”
Cock And Bull - Amazon.com Reader Reviews
Posted by Chris M on January 31st, 20067 reader reviews
“Not one for the faint-hearted (if you’re easily offended, better steer clear of this one)! Self’s Londoners live weird existences that I feel would fit in very well with Hieronymus Bosch’s “Garden of Earthly Delights”. Probably Self would treat any attempt at analysis of his work with some disdain, but nevertheless I felt that (as usual) he was attempting to challenge the reader’s view of morality and sexuality. Self seemed to me to be saying that human sexuality (for that read sexual roles) is both ambiguous and mutable: the commonly-held view that all is black-and-white is nonsense, rather it’s all various shades of grey. I enjoyed the book immensely - it’s challenging, funny and disturbing……” - Mr. G. Rodgers
C0ck And Bull - Amazon.co.uk Reader Reviews
Posted by Chris M on January 31st, 20067 reader reviews
“Very, very funny. The problem with Will Self is that he cannot write without being ultra-ironic and cool, but here it works. The stories (2 novellas), about a woman who grows a penis and rapes her husband, and a man who develops a vagina, could have been merely vulgar in the hands of a lesser writer. But Self writes with such linguistic variety, panache and humour that he lifts these stories to the level of highly intelligent satire. They are shocking, obscene and hugely enjoyable (plus they make some very interesting observsations about gender along the way).” - A Reader
My Idea Of Fun - Amazon.co.uk Reader Reviews
Posted by Chris M on January 31st, 20067 Reader reviews
“I think the previous two reviews are evidence enough that this book needs to be read…anything that can sway opinion so widely demands attention. It’s a dirty, smart, sickening, hilarious book, and no matter which (if any) of these four descriptions you agree with you have to admit that it is a brilliant piece of work. I read it a few years ago and it is now in the possession of an acrimonious ex girlfriend, so I’m just here to buy it again. I strongly urge you to also. ” - A Reader
