--- product_id: 15125149 title: "Martin AmisLondon Fields" brand: "martin amis" price: "₱2788" currency: PHP in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.ph/products/15125149-martin-amislondon-fields store_origin: PH region: Philippines --- # Martin AmisLondon Fields **Brand:** martin amis **Price:** ₱2788 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Martin AmisLondon Fields by martin amis - **How much does it cost?** ₱2788 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ph](https://www.desertcart.ph/products/15125149-martin-amislondon-fields) ## Best For - martin amis enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted martin amis brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Martin AmisLondon Fields ## Images ![Martin AmisLondon Fields - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51U6EfpVbPL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars One word: Incredible. Incredible. Incredibly Incredible. *by M***A on Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2007* A mistress of seduction, having `come to the end of men' and a belief in the possibility of love, seeks her own murder--and sets about ruining the lives of two very different men in order to bring it about. The narrator of the novel--a self-described failure at art and love--is terminally ill and now rapidly failing at life, too; he's set himself the task of chronicling the rather ignoble efforts of Nicola Six and her pyrrhic dual seduction. The proceedings are set against an ominously looming worldwide crisis of nuclear and climactic proportions.That, in maybe an eggshell, is the plot of *London Fields.* A nice enough hook, but as in any Amis novel, it's the execution that has you swallow the line and sinker, too. No one writes like Martin Amis. No one. Pity, too. It's poetry, in great parts, his style--an epic metropolitan voice as if Homer had been reborn in London with a wicked sense of humor, both castle and gutter, and a penchant for writing about deadbeats, sex-obsessed middle-aged guys, and a world gargling down the toilet-tube.How even a sub-intelligent reader can possibly run his eyeballs over this novel and see in it only cynicism, nastiness, disgust, and mocking hatred is beyond comprehension. Are they paying attention to what Amis has actually written right there on the page in black and white--or only what has been written *about* him?*London Fields,* like much of Amis' work is a deeply-felt and elegiac novel that is actually quite heartbreaking in its inimitable way. Rude, often crude, scalding and scornful, relentlessly, unrepentantly bleak--yes, that's all true, thank God, but Amis' style...and what a style!...is a corrosive that strips away all self-serving illusion and sentimentality to expose the skeleton of the last honest humanism still possible.Here is Amis on one of his characters in *London Fields*:`In the book, she stood for something. In the flesh, she was pointless: a complete waste of time. Or not quite. In the flesh, she broke your heart, as all human beings do. I watched her, an older man, failed in art and love. Fat ankles. Dear flesh.'A waste of time that breaks your heart. In a sense, that sums up Amis' view on life, love, history, and existence itself as presented in *London Fields.* But the vitriolic comedy and famous disgust that Amis directs towards and lavishes upon everyone and everything is, in fact, the lament of the idealist who sees how very very far short human beings fall from anything even a kissing cousin of humanity.His exaggerated characters, yes, arguably caricatures, are nevertheless uncomfortably familiar and that's precisely what makes their misdeeds and misadventures so uncomfortably compelling--and, I suspect, arouses so much wrath in those who consider the truth to be bad taste. These are, indeed, people we `know,' and sometimes even love; worse still, if we could stop the automatic monkey finger-pointing for five minutes, we realize these people are *us.*Five stars, if that's all I can give it. *London Fields* deserves at the very least a small constellation of them. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars Amis at almost his best. The portrait of Keith Talent and his world *by A***N on Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2014* Amis at almost his best. The portrait of Keith Talent and his world, including the Black Cross pub, comes off well : rather than simply being the sort of obnoxious prole that most would cross the street to avoid, he has some redeeming features and even a certain dignity, and his self - defeating life as a cheater ( and constantly being cheated himself ) has a horrific fascination. Other characters are less well fleshed out and the unlikely ménage of Hope, Lizzyboo and the awful baby Marmaduke is too grotesque to be more than a caricature : Amis ( who is certainly from a similar affluent background ) finds some sympathy for them but not enough as its Keith who forcibly grabs our attention and keeps it., ### ⭐⭐⭐ 3.0 out of 5 stars Huh? *by M***A on Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2023* This book needed an editor. I had no idea what was going on half the time. Had it been about 100 pages shorter, maybe it would have been coherent. And I love Martin Amis. Alas. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.ph/products/15125149-martin-amislondon-fields](https://www.desertcart.ph/products/15125149-martin-amislondon-fields) --- *Product available on Desertcart Philippines* *Store origin: PH* *Last updated: 2026-04-26*