Success

Newly reissued for contemporary listeners, Martin Amis’s Success explores the contrasting lives of foster brothers Terry Service and Gregory Riding, whose personalities are starkly different—Terry is neurotic and insecure, while Greg is arrogant and contemptuous. After a tragic event, Terry moves in with the affluent Riding family, and the narrative follows their tumultuous adulthood in a cramped London apartment. As Greg thrives in chaos and hedonism, Terry grapples with emotional baggage from his past, showcasing the unpredictable nature of luck and life changes. With sharp, incisive writing, Success delivers a compelling story laced with dark humor and moral reflection.