Takes the biscuit

Reading these commentaries is like talking to an alcholic with extremely bad breath. You know there is a point being made, but the fumes and the stink make you utterly unable to focus on it.

That's British Spin on A.L. Kennedy. You've got to hand it to the guy. He's managed to read enough of her stuff to be able to come up with a characterization. Me, I can't do it. Milne, Younge, Bunting, Jones (Terry), I can usually get to the end of. But a few lines of A.L. Kennedy and I'm reeling - I'm gone.