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Original Title:	Grey Area
ISBN:	0871136732 (ISBN13: 9780871136732)
Edition Language:	English
Characters:	Zack Busner

Grey Area

Will Self

Paperback | Pages: 287 pages

Rating: 3.66 | 922 Users | 35 Reviews

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Title	:	Grey Area
Author	:	Will Self
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 287 pages
Published	:	February 6th 1997 by Atlantic Monthly Press (first published 1994)
Categories	:	Short Stories. Fiction. European Literature. British Literature. Literature. 20th Century. Anthologies. Collections

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A New York Times Notable Book of the Year, Grey Area demonstrates Will Self's razor-sharp wit in nine new stories that delve into the modern psyche with unsettling and darkly satiric results. "Inclusion®" tells the story of a doctor who is illegally testing a new antidepressant made from bee excrement. "A Short History of the English Novel" brings us face to face with a pompous publisher who is greeted at every turn by countless rejected authors. In "The End of the Relationship" a woman who has been left by her boyfriend provokes — "like some emotional Typhoid Mary" — that same reaction among all the couples she goes to for comfort. The narrator of "Between the Conceits" declares without hesitation that London is controlled by only eight individuals, and, thankfully, he is one of them.

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Ratings: 3.66 From 922 Users | 35 Reviews

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I was curious about Will Self as an author since I've seen numerous copies of his books around, and I found the premise of most of his novels to be both strange and promising. I originally began reading Great Apes last year but found myself not in the mood for it at all, so I sadly had to put it aside. I finally got around to start reading his anthologies first, and Grey Area , I suppose, was a good place to start as any. Comprised of nine tales, this collection was an incredibly odd mix of the

Would have read this much quicker if I hadn't been ill/busy. Pretty good, will be reading more of his books

In small doses, this can be fun stuff if you like the idea of playing with an idea taken to some extreme. But Self is clever. Or, at least, thinks he is clever and takes great pains to let you know it. I don't know if I'd like to spend any time at all with the author in a social situation. Reading these pieces gave me a sense of satisfaction in following his ideas through to their ends, but relatively little pleasure in language or story.

Would have read this much quicker if I hadn't been ill/busy. Pretty good, will be reading more of his books

I re-read half of this but lost interest. So I dont know whether to mark this as read April 2012 or Feb 2009 when it was (approximately) originally read. Ill keep the original date. OK. I made a decision. Good for me! On a second read its clear this isnt as strong as his later collections. The stories here read like imitations of J.G. Ballard and Georges Perec and Martin Amis (not on purpose, of course), and dont always sustain ones interest, being of the Russian short story school variety. The

Will Self is seldom dull, and I was excited to read some of his shorter pieces having previously enjoyed many of the novels of his that I have read. Despite the word-play and witty nature of the prose, some of the earlier stories in this collection felt slightly underwhelming, perhaps underdeveloped. In the second half, however, I found more that really absorbed and intrigued me, some thought-provoking satire on modern life for certain. My favourites were the title story (on the repetitive

Loved this. A collection of nine short stories that range from satirical to plain weird. They're surprisingly accessible considering Self's reputation as a sesquipedalian. I haven't read any of his other books, partly for this reason, so these short stories were the ideal introduction.