Grim sex scenes and trite in-jokes recycled pointlessly

Ambition

Sat, 15 Jun, 2013 - 01:00

Review: Caroline Delaney

So I’m reluctant to say that Julie Burchill’s Ambition is the worst book I’ve ever read in case it prompts anyone to pick it up. But it is definitely in the top five.

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