Books like What a Carve Up!

One of the true joys in life, in my opinion, is the right to differ. Few things can be compared to the feeling you get when you read a book (or see a movie) which everyone has been raving about and realize that it's utter crap. I really wanted that to be the case with What A Carve Up, although, having read Coe in the past, I knew there wasn't much chance for that. It's one of those books that I feel there's not much point talking about. No matter what I say about it, you cannot grasp the true brilliance of Coe's masterpiece until you've read it. No words can do it justice. Political comedy, an accusing point with the finger to the powers that be or a mystery novel? Coe proves that sometimes there's absolutely no point in categorizing what's beyond categorization. P. S.: The chapter about Dorothy is one of the most traumatic, brilliant and, simply put, perfect chapters in the history of literature, while the symbolism of the ending had me just blankly staring at the page for what seemed like a very long time.