I have commented on Cock and Bull several times previously now, so I will refrain from reiterating what I've already said (I finished reading it a week ago, so I don't have any new light to shed on today's portion).
I will focus instead on how interesting reading the interview between Self and Amis was. This was not even because of the content. It was because of how the interview, as Self and Amis' exact words, demonstrates who they are, and can be used in examining their works. The interview was far more intriguing because it was two authors we've read, rather than one being interviewed by someone unrelated. It made for a much better comparison point. Seeing both authors as authors, rather than as narrators, sheds an entirely different light on the works. It was also fascinating to hear them talk about their own works, and each others. It is one thing to speculate about a work, and another to hear about it from the author himself.
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