After reading and enjoying Firmin by this author, I was pleased to be offered The Cry of the Sloth on Amazon Vine. Unfortunately, it left a lot to be desired for me. The book consists almost entirely of letters, which are satirical but unfortunately largely unfunny.

The book centres around Andrew Whitaker, the editor of a literary magazine called Soap. He sends a series of letters, including rejections of submissions to the magazine, letters to his mother and sister, to his estranged wife, and to various other people.

The book didn't make me laugh, and for me it just didn't work. ( )