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Post by lockjawsghost on Jan 30, 2007 12:03:14 GMT
i finished this last week, it was bloody fantastic, Sara's passages in particular were very moving. i've not seen the film version (don't you think they always ruin good books? i'm not going to watch Perfume either) have any other LCers read this?
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Post by Geo on Jan 31, 2007 21:53:24 GMT
No you need to watch the film of it.. It is one of my favourite things ever.
It is like American Beauty meets Trainspotting..In my mind anyway.
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Post by lockjawsghost on Feb 1, 2007 10:48:54 GMT
a funny thing: you know when you read you picture the characters playing out the scenes in your head, well i imagined Harry as Giovani Ribisi (sp? he was Phoebe's brother Frank in friends), and according to IMDB he was offered the role. i may well check this film out, if it's half as good as the book it will be...well, bloody good.
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Post by johnwednesday on Jul 23, 2007 14:07:10 GMT
he's an incredible writer, such a shame that he's almost completely unknown whilst fucking dribble like harry potter is lauded by idiots everywhere. Anyway, the film is very good, i was surprised by how closely the director stuck to the story. Check out Last Exit to Brooklyn, i think it's probably Selby's best. The film of that is excellent too
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Post by QuincyMD on Aug 1, 2007 13:50:11 GMT
"Requiem for a Dream" is an OK movie but I found the Ellen Burstyn scenes far more interesting than Jared Leto and Marlon Wayans bits whilst the least said about Jennifer Connelly being dildoed the better.
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Post by lockjawsghost on Jan 2, 2008 14:55:52 GMT
santa gave me last exit to brooklyn, so expect a shoddy review any time soon. so far it's brilliant, although i haven't got to the nasty gang rape yet.
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Post by The Moog on Jan 2, 2008 16:56:41 GMT
The film made me want to curl into a ball and rock back and forth, thinking of happy times and things thatcouldnevereverpossiblydestroyus. It is a horribly disturbing film. It should be shown in schools everywhere. The kids would never want to do drugz. |
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Post by mcqueen on Jan 20, 2008 23:41:18 GMT
I loved the film- such a dark outlook on the world and what addiction of any type can do to you. Brilliant.
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Post by lockjawsghost on Jul 17, 2008 12:23:25 GMT
well, i finally finished last exit (i did read a couple of other books in between). i'd heartily recommend it, once you slip into the style of writing it's very absorbing. gritty, sad, and quite hard to read at times (ie tralala).
has anyone read the room and/or the demon by selby? if so, are they any good?
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