Sam Savage 'Firmin: Adventures of a Metropolitan Lowlife'

A story about a perverted and pretentious rat. Bohemian my ass! Trying too hard to be sophisticated. Really liked the idea of the book, obviously otherwise wouldn't have bought it, but really didn't feel that it was pulled off well. Didn't like Firmin at all, no connection and didn't feel especially sorry for him. At times wanted it to be typically rat like, but then didn't follow it through. Where was the book and literature passion I thought I would be getting?