“Jake did a quick run-through of women in his mind, not of the ones he had known or dealt with in the past few months of years so much as all of them: their concern with the surface of things, with objects and appearances, with their surroundings and how they looked and sounded in them, with seeming to be better and to be right while getting everything wrong, their automatic assumption of the role of injured party in any clash of wills, their certainty that a view is the more credible and useful for the fact that they hold it, their use of misunderstanding and misrepresentation as weapons of debate, their selective sensitivity to tones of voice, their unawareness of the difference in themselves between sincerity and insincerity, their interest in importance (together with noticeable inability to discriminate in that sphere), their fondness for general conversation and directionless discussion, their pre-emption of the major share of feeling, their exaggerated estimate of their own plausibility, their never listening and lots of other things like that, all according to him.”
Quote by Kingsley Amis
Work
In Jake's Thing, the reader is taken on a journey with the protagonist as he navigates the challenges of adulthood and the quest to understand his own identity. The narrative is rich with emotional depth and thought-provoking insights, offering a nuanced look at the human condition in contemporary society. more
Author
Kingsley Amis was a celebrated British novelist known for his sharp wit and incisive social commentary. His works often delved into the complexities of modern life, particularly in the post-war era. Amis's writing style was characterized by its sharp dialogue and satirical tone, which won him a dedicated following among readers and critics. more
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