Kennedy

As usual I read about this in the Guardian, but if AL Kennedy's website is anything to go by, her books are probably pretty damn good.

here's a couple of highlights:

SN’T ALL LANGUAGE ESSENTIALLY MEANINGLESS ?
I’ve told you before – keep away from those academics.
Of course, when I say “table”, I don’t mean quite the “table” you do – but that’s a good thing. It means you help me to make my “table” mean more.
Language used carefully unites more than it divides, communicates more than it obscures, but it’s also like a gun – it can do as much damage as the person in control of it has the power to inflict. So it’s our duty to learn how to use and understand the words around us. Hint - rush into a room
full of Wittgenstein fans and yell "Fire !" - check if they interrogate your meaning for a fortnight, or run for the exits.

DO YOU LIKE YOUR BOOKS ?
They’re the best I could do at the time. But no, I don’t like them. And it’s not part of my job description to even find them bearable.

but the whole thing is here