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bazza
* Dog in the Sand *
Ireland
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 Posted - 11/06/2002 : 07:04:41
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no question. american psycho.
i wash maself with a raaaag on a stick.
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matto
= Cult of Ray =
USA
954 Posts |
Posted - 11/06/2002 : 07:54:24
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for me 'the bone people', keri hulme.
was 'psycho' written in the 80s or just take place? (only saw film)
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vilainde
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Niue
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Posted - 11/06/2002 : 08:01:25
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I think the book was written in the early 90's.
And yeah, it's disturbing, but I found much worse: try to read anything by the marquis de Sade, especially the Story of Juliette or the 120 Days of Sodomme. Now that's ugly.
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bazza
* Dog in the Sand *
Ireland
1439 Posts |
Posted - 11/06/2002 : 08:51:06
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american psycho was written i think in 1989 by brett easton ellis.
ill never look at a clothes hanger the same way again. yikes!
i wash maself with a raaaag on a stick.
huhhhhhhhhhh! |
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El Barto
= Song DB Master =
USA
4020 Posts |
Posted - 11/06/2002 : 12:17:27
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| I'm not a big reader, but the third and final Chapter of 1984 was the most disturbing thing I've read in a book. It's very...twisted. |
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big_galoof
= Cult of Ray =
USA
310 Posts |
Posted - 11/06/2002 : 12:43:31
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irvine welsh's "filth" ranks up there, imho.
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pong
= Cult of Ray =
France
315 Posts |
Posted - 11/06/2002 : 13:56:19
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YEAH El Barto. i've just saw the name of the tropic, that i decide to write "1984". it's THE book that someone must read in his life. because that kind of futur is not so far... this book open your eyes to what don't want the future will be.
- Pong
"whatever happen to me?" |
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
15297 Posts |
Posted - 11/06/2002 : 17:35:20
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i've only read GLAMOURAMA and THE INFORMERS by Brett Easton Ellis. I loved GLAMOURAMA and that was plenty disturbing.. though slightly cartoonish as well.. didn't care for THE INFORMERS..
i really dig BEE though.. i think he's tremendously talented (and misunderstood).. up there with Don Delillo.. |
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vilainde
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Niue
7443 Posts |
Posted - 11/07/2002 : 01:14:51
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Yeah, The Informers isn't that great, but Glamourama has to be my fave. I would rank his books as follows: 1) Glamourama, 2) Am Psycho, 3) Rules Of Attraction, 4) Less Than Zero, 5) The Informers. Did I miss any?
Have they already released in the USA the movie based on the Rules Of Attraction? I really wonder how it's gonna be. That lame guy from Dawson's Creek is acting in it.
Regarding the Marquis de Sade: you can read the 120 Days of Sodom (in english) here:
http://www.monsieurlesix.be/bibliography/eng120-0.html
I definitely don't recommend it to anyone. Leave a bucket next to you in case you'd want to throw up...
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bazza
* Dog in the Sand *
Ireland
1439 Posts |
Posted - 11/07/2002 : 02:45:42
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anyone comment on the film version of 1984? little disappointing.
also - totally agreed about the last chapter. its very sad. watched midnight cowboy last night and cried at the end. big wuss.
i wash maself with a raaaag on a stick.
huhhhhhhhhhh! |
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pong
= Cult of Ray =
France
315 Posts |
Posted - 11/07/2002 : 03:26:28
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yeah, i don't recommend "120 days of Sodome" to anyone too. this book is pure perversion. i begin to read it a few years ago, and after 100-150 pages, i close it and don't burn it just because it's a book, and i'm not a Nazi ! but, if you want to read Marqui de Sade, it's better to read "la philosophie dans le boudoir" (don't know it in english).
- Pong
"whatever happen to me?" |
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Itchload
= Cult of Ray =
USA
891 Posts |
Posted - 11/07/2002 : 06:15:41
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| The most disturbing non-Sade book I've read is probably JG Ballard's Atrocity Exhibition. I really liked it, it's very fragmented and surreal, classic early Ballard. Speaking of Sade, anyone see the Pasolini film on 120 Days of Sodom? there's one that sticks in your head for awhile. |
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bazza
* Dog in the Sand *
Ireland
1439 Posts |
Posted - 11/07/2002 : 09:18:58
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aha! itchload - you dont know by any chance was the joy division song of the same name based on the book? not too sure... some buddies say yes - some say no. what you think?
cheers
i wash maself with a raaaag on a stick.
huhhhhhhhhhh! |
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Itchload
= Cult of Ray =
USA
891 Posts |
Posted - 11/07/2002 : 16:36:37
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| Bazza, I know for a fact Ian named the song after the book, JG Ballard was one of his favorite authors. He also loved Crash. |
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bazza
* Dog in the Sand *
Ireland
1439 Posts |
Posted - 11/08/2002 : 03:41:01
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thank you sir. you are a gent.
i wash maself with a raaaag on a stick.
huhhhhhhhhhh! |
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theyellowbook
- FB Fan -
United Kingdom
2 Posts |
Posted - 11/10/2002 : 09:17:09
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Against Nature - Joris Karl Huysmans
I don't know if I'd call it the most shocking book I've ever read, but it's really amoral and left me feeling uneasy. It's also a fascinating glimpse into the interests of the author - esoteric to say the least. Influenced Oscar Wilde and cronies - well worth a read, if you haven't already.
http://www.huysmans.org.uk/
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holzgrafe
- FB Fan -
USA
75 Posts |
Posted - 11/10/2002 : 10:26:02
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| The Bible. Don't think I'll ever recover. |
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bazza
* Dog in the Sand *
Ireland
1439 Posts |
Posted - 11/13/2002 : 04:52:46
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one flew over the cuckoos nest.
sad.
if a man is alone in a wood and there is no woman around to hear him - is he still wrong? |
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KingOfSiam
- FB LinkMaster -
USA
460 Posts |
Posted - 11/13/2002 : 08:08:45
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Barney goes to the zoo
It mixes comedy with learning- I love it! There always seems to be a moral to every Barney "novel" Mesmerizing!! |
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