The lead character is bitter, washed up and alone, and surrounded by the only people in the world who are less likeable than he is.
Thirty-five yeafterfter its publication, "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas," illustrated by Steadman at bargain rates (he's still bitter), holds up as more than a generational relic.
During those high-toned dinner discussions, when something difficult or bitter came up, as it sometimes did, you could feel both Maxwell and his wife not only accepting its arrival but almost welcoming it.
The Gingered Boom Boom takes Boomsah Genever, Domaine de Canton and Regan's orange bitters, served up in a martini glass.
A bitter bust-up between Spain's prime minister, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, and the media giant Prisa, publisher of the newspaper El País, mirrors the intimacy that once reigned.
The two of them – Tuckett first – would consecutively marry and divorce the same student contemporary, Penny Allen, whose bitter break-up from McEwan still makes headlines.
Like many Palestinians he sees some similarities between 1987 and today -- mainly that both erupted out of bitter, pent-up frustration -- as well as important differences.
In 2011, after a bitter break-up, her ex-boyfriend uploaded dozens of photos of her naked to a porn website, along with her contact details and the name of the school where she works.
The Quiet American (Phillip Noyce, 2002) 10pm, Sky Movies 2 A faithful, politically adept adaptation of Graham Greene's novel about a love-triangle in tense and troubled 1950s Vietnam, in the long, bitter build-up to the 60s war.
The grasscourt specialist has dipped to 81st in the rankings after only once managing to string two wins together in a miserable 2016 season punctuated by her bitter break-up with her comedian boyfriend.
