What an incredible dissection of an alcoholic's lifestyle! So much blacking out, so much regret. It's really depressing. There is an element of monotony but it might only be a symptom of severe self loathing or of someone who has definitely given up. The book is no where near as emotionless as Crash.
Everything is drawn very cartoonishly: Selina's outfits, the tennis match ("Fielding... holding his barndoor-sized steel bat in one hand and a dozen yellow tennis balls in the other" pg 31), Fielding in general...
What to make of the description lists? Selina's wardrobe and list of fears (page 15) sets up a nice definition of her.
The telephone as a friend and enemy. Money as the answer to everything: obesity, love, friendship.
Caduta Massi means "rock fall" in Italian. Beau soleil means sunshine but that's less interesting than rock fall.
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