Oct 14

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LOVE, ETC. BY JULIAN BARNES

A Roundtable Appraisal by Evil Dean, Good Dean, and Sleepy Dean

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EVIL DEAN   Phwoah! Right naff biscuits les maudit romans anglais and no mistake.

GOOD DEAN   What?

EVIL DEAN   Not always will I be able to retrofit these pensées for your benefit.

GOOD DEAN   But what did you say?

EVIL DEAN   Christ, give me strength! Allright. This. Book. Is. Thin. It is thin, this book.

GOOD DEAN   Yes, but I think it’s entertaining.

EVIL DEAN   Oh indeed! You think it’s entertaining! You think bloody David Lodge is entertaining.

GOOD DEAN   So?

EVIL DEAN   So, someone should bomb England back to the Stone Age and be done with it.

GOOD DEAN   I suppose –

SLEEPY DEAN   Knock it off!