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| Books & Authors Recommended and not so recommended reading. |
03-03-2007, 12:49 PM
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Less Than Zero
I'm reading Less Than Zero at the moment and I'm comparing it to American Psycho, and I got Rules of Attractions the other day and I'll start that when I'm finished Less Than Zero and I find the long run-on sentences interesting and people are afraid to merge and I tried to buy Galmorama the other day but they didn't have it in.
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03-10-2007, 01:03 AM
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This is the only book I ever wished I could take back reading. I am fine reading things like fear and loathing, or burroughs but this book seemed to cross the line everywhere it went. One scene in particular is stuck in my head forever. I think you will know the scene once you get there.
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I want to thank you TinyMachines for your post. I printed it out and am doing some research on the things you listed.
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03-10-2007, 08:29 PM
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the rape of the girl? or do you mean american psycho? in which there are many scenes
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03-10-2007, 08:38 PM
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yes, the rape of the girl.
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I want to thank you TinyMachines for your post. I printed it out and am doing some research on the things you listed.
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03-11-2007, 06:34 AM
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The twelve year old? It was one of the best bits.
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03-11-2007, 09:03 AM
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its style would piss me off if it were yoked to different subject matter, but i think its perfect. the whole book is like this surreal, hollow journey nowhere. i think its brilliant.
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03-11-2007, 09:58 AM
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i think less than zero is far better than nick mcdonells book Twelve, his book is like a pathetic attempt at the dead minimalism ellis achieved. and god the ending was lamentable.
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03-13-2007, 01:24 PM
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Less Than Zero was excellent. I've finished it and have now begun Rules of Attraction. Catcher in the Rye sucks compared to Less Than Zero.
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03-14-2007, 02:47 PM
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I prefer Lunar Park to any of BEAs previous. I like the poetic blankness of LTZ but it lacks something when I read it now. I am not comfortable with BEAs use of violence. I don't think that he asserts his authority as an author in LTZ to really reinforce a moral message in the violent scenes. That criticism is one that is more relevant in particular to Glamorama that is gorier.
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03-15-2007, 03:51 PM
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I believe me and Ellis would get on very well; his outlook on the world mirrors mine.
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Much of the urge to ban is driven, just like Puritanism, by the fear that some people, somewhere, may be enjoying themselves; the rest by the terror of politicians and bureaucrats who fear that if they don’t do something, anything, we might begin to wonder why we pay them. Tim Worstall, (2007)
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03-16-2007, 11:15 AM
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you and thousands of others, there are quite a few generation x writers like him. i've seen interviews with ellis and he always comes off as so tired and partially depressed, i think it would be a let down to meet him.
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03-18-2007, 08:14 AM
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Actually i agree. Tried to watch the online interviews with him on BBC but they won't work.
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Much of the urge to ban is driven, just like Puritanism, by the fear that some people, somewhere, may be enjoying themselves; the rest by the terror of politicians and bureaucrats who fear that if they don’t do something, anything, we might begin to wonder why we pay them. Tim Worstall, (2007)
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03-18-2007, 08:51 PM
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keep trying, they're an example of what hes like now, he just looks tired and my girlfriend said he sorta looks like a pig, his skin is bad now, and the interviewer sounds like a 14 year old. I dont know its just his work has had the biggest effect on me compared to any other especially with american psycho and when i see all these interviews hes just not what I picture, like the guy who actually sat down and wrote it. Then again I like the rock band Hole but when I see Courtney Love, shes a mess.
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03-19-2007, 03:50 AM
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This thread is getting bizarre and ridiculous.
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03-19-2007, 02:56 PM
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Got to see the interview where he talks about American Psycho and the sequel to Less Than Zero. He sounds very normal, doesn't he?
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