I liked early Amis a lot, but I stopped reading him some time ago. I admire Hitchens on literary topics - I think he is very astute. McEwan, I read a bit. But I suppose it's more the ideological phenomenon that they represent together that interests me.
“The devil will let a preacher prepare a sermon if it will keep him from preparing himself.”
“I always feel that art in general and acting in particular should make the audience a little uncomfortable, to slap them and wake them up.”