Something to Tell You - Hanif Kureishi

A rather large book filled with not-quite-likable characters which more than proves the point that "psychoanalysis doesn't make people behave better, nor does it make them morally good. It may well make them more of a nuisance, more argumentative, more demanding, more aware of their desire and less likely to accept the dominion of others". Well, all apart from the awareness bit - one of the things that I found frustrating about this was how the central narrator (a psychotherapist) never seemed to find satisfaction in the places he looked for it...