'Dogma' by Lars Iyer

As the Age of Gold was followed by the Age of Silver, then by the Age of Bronze and the Age of Iron, so now we are now, according to Lars's friend W, entering the Age of Shit, where, according to W, Lars (who appears in the book only through the eyes of W.) will come into his own: "That's where I will wear my great grin, says W. ... That's where I'll perform my cosmic dance, like a strutting, overfed chicken". One of the memorable comic literary duos of the last decade, these bolted academics (c.f. bolted lettuces) first appeared in Spurious. There is no substantative difference between the books, so you might as well read my review of the first one here. This book contains more of Lars's and W.'s efforts to grease the slopes of philosophy. The first book has the advantage of being better; this one has the advantage of being more once you've read the first. 

    January 2016