Better than Life (Red Dwarf)

"We're talking about the trigonomics of four-dimensional space, you simple-minded gimboid, we're not talking about some seedy game of pool in a back street Scouse drinking-pit."

Lister's pool shot has to be one of my favourite scenes in this book, but all of it is top-notch and funny to boot. Arn's mental instability is topped only by the disregard the entire Human race held for the Earth, and the Eurovision and Star Trek references were well appreciated.

"You wouldn't catch her peeing in no stand-up you-rinal. Be a cold day in hell before you searched through her handbag and found a pair of testicle handcuffs."

Lister's love life predictably yo-yos from "perfect" to "dismal" throughout, and it's interesting to see some of the television episode ideas come to life. They sometimes spin off in a different direction, of course, but the whole book is well packed with amusing moments.