Put simply, David Peace is a genius. This novel is outstanding - both in terms of what it says and also how it says it. His interesting use of short sentences emulates the thoughts and 'general noise' that go on in your head, especially under stress, and is just perfect. As the tempo increases, so the sentence length decreases until, in places, they are just single words. Clever repetition of words and phrases also adds to the beauty of this author's writing style and makes the pace of the book even more frenetic.