Jake's Thing

One of the best descriptions of K. Amis’s writing style I’ve heard to date was “eloquently misanthropic”, which is exactly what it is. Jake’s Thing is cruelly funny. It’s not a book to be taken too literally and seriously. It’s satiric to the core. Jake is a pathetic figure, but somehow generating readers’ sympathy. All his misogynistic statements aim to entertain and underline his own misery. In fact, reading through other reviews, I think it’s really interesting how K. Amis works with readers’ sympathies.