Martin Amis has died

[BeyondGeography]

He was brilliant and funny. Reading “Money” was one of the first things that made the 80s bearable for me. He also wrote London Fields and Time’s Arrow, among many other things.

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[Laffy Kat]

1. Amis was one of Christopher Hitchens best friends...

Hitch also died of esophageal cancer.

[leighbythesea2]

2. Oh no

I have several of his books on my shelf, and re-read them from time to time. Brilliant writer.

[Laffy Kat]

4. Yes, I miss Hitch so much.

I certainly didn't agree with everything he said, but he was such a great writer and could be funny as hell. "Vanity Fair" has never been the same. Of course, Grayson Carter left, too.

[Buckeyeblue]

5. Both smokers and drinkers...that's the double whammy

Either vice is tough enough on its own. But combined, they take their toll.

[Sky Jewels]

3. RIP to a great writer. His quote about humorlessness

makes me think of Trump ... ZERO sense of humor, signifying ZERO intelligence and ZERO self-reflection.