What are you reading?

[Monkeys Fist 43090]

Just started "The Lair of the White Worm", Bram Stoker, on iBooks.

Anyone read it?

No but I take it you've read Dracula.

Indeedy.

Felt compelled to wear moody make up and cut myself afterwards.

And go to Whitby?

Lettuce know what you think as I love Dracula (but read it years ago).

Will do. ( it's free on iBooks btw)

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Finished Darkly Dreaming Dexter the other night, mindless but decent overall.

 

Began 'The Talented Mr Ripley' by Patricia Highsmith, enjoying this alot at the moment.

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Been recommended 'Wolf Hall' and so started reading it a few days a go. Only a chapter in and liking the style it's written in so far, just haven't had the chance to read on yet.

[Park Life 71]

3/4 through Imperial Bedrooms by Brett Easton-Ellis. Utter class. Cold, observational, funny in a dark way and distant. But enough about me.

Edited August 18, 2010 by Park Life

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"The Game" by Nick Strauss.

 

Would suggest any red blooded man give this one a read, its fucking epic.

[Jimbo 175]

Trauma Room One - Dr Charles Crenshaw

 

Written by the surgeon who initially tried to save the life of JFK as he was brought to Parkland hospital Dallas, he documents the startling difference in the "official" government description of the fatal bullet wounds againt those that he witnessed.

Jimbo heading to Texas with a book on conspiracy theories under his arm. Patsy in the making imo.

 

Well, now you mention it me and Mrs Jimbo are headed to Dallas at the weekend to visit Dealy plaza and the school book depository, it's set up exactly as it was on the day of the shooting, so accurately it doesn't even have a Lee Harvey Oswald at the window.

Goes without saying you will be taking Mrs. J. up the Grassy Knoll

 

As long as I'm the lone gunman, I'm sure she'll have no objections.....

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3/4 through Imperial Bedrooms by Brett Easton-Ellis. Utter class. Cold, observational, funny in a dark way and distant. But enough about me.

 

ooooh, didn't know he had a new one out.

 

Cheers Parks!

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Finished Darkly Dreaming Dexter the other night, mindless but decent overall.

 

Began 'The Talented Mr Ripley' by Patricia Highsmith, enjoying this alot at the moment.

I've read the third one in the series. Ripley's Game. Someone loaned me it and I wasn't expecting much but was pleasantly surprised, as Freddie Shepherd might say. The film by Wim Wenders is canny good too actually. Called 'The American Friend' with Dennis Hopper and Bruno Ganz (Hitler in 'Downfall').

Edited August 19, 2010 by alex

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3/4 through Imperial Bedrooms by Brett Easton-Ellis. Utter class. Cold, observational, funny in a dark way and distant. But enough about me.

 

ooooh, didn't know he had a new one out.

 

Cheers Parks!

 

I was an avid reader of all his stuff back in the day but once they started making movies out of them the interest waned.

Is it merely a middle aged Less Than Zero?

 

Now Donna Tartt

[Ayatollah Hermione 14060]

The Count of Monte Cristo. Very good, obviously.

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Keep meaning to read some Dumas.

All Quiet on the Western Front btw.

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finished anna karenina yesterday. light summer read. not a touch on jilly coops tho.

 

onto gilbert keith

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The Mayor of Casterbridge-Thomas Hardy

 

Read this down in Dorchester (Dorchester actually being 'Casterbridge'). The Mayor's house is now a Barclays Bank btw. ffs.

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Doing Tess of the D'Urbervilles for A-Level more or less ruined Thomas Hardy for me, unfortunately.

[Park Life 71]

Finished Darkly Dreaming Dexter the other night, mindless but decent overall.

 

Began 'The Talented Mr Ripley' by Patricia Highsmith, enjoying this alot at the moment.

I've read the third one in the series. Ripley's Game. Someone loaned me it and I wasn't expecting much but was pleasantly surprised, as Freddie Shepherd might say. The film by Wim Wenders is canny good too actually. Called 'The American Friend' with Dennis Hopper and Bruno Ganz (Hitler in 'Downfall').

 

The Talented Mr Ripley and Ripeys Game ( the one with Malkovich and Winstone) are both crackers. Me and Mrs P must have watched the former about 10 times.

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Doing Tess of the D'Urbervilles for A-Level more or less ruined Thomas Hardy for me, unfortunately.

 

Know what you mean.

 

Gemma Arterton revived it for me like.

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Doing Tess of the D'Urbervilles for A-Level more or less ruined Thomas Hardy for me, unfortunately.

 

Know what you mean.

 

Gemma Arterton revived it for me like.

Never saw that although I've seen 'Tess' (the Polanski fillum with Natasha Kinsky), which is canny.

[Park Life 71]

3/4 through Imperial Bedrooms by Brett Easton-Ellis. Utter class. Cold, observational, funny in a dark way and distant. But enough about me.

 

ooooh, didn't know he had a new one out.

 

Cheers Parks!

 

I was an avid reader of all his stuff back in the day but once they started making movies out of them the interest waned.

Is it merely a middle aged Less Than Zero?

 

Now Donna Tartt

 

It is. But there is more erasure of persona, it is also cynical, but not obvious cynicism - cynicism that comes as a surprise. It is the novel Baudrillard would have written if he was a novelist. It is the cool LA surfaces and ice cold mineral waters, it is Xanax driven into the darkest canyons of the mind. It is relentlessly stylish and observational in a way that the workds judder up against you and you have to double check your own thougts. I like reading it in the bookshop.

 

The first Donna Tart was excellent (A secrety history) the rest is rubbish.

Edited August 19, 2010 by Park Life

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Doing Tess of the D'Urbervilles for A-Level more or less ruined Thomas Hardy for me, unfortunately.

 

Know what you mean.

 

Gemma Arterton revived it for me like.

Never saw that although I've seen 'Tess' (the Polanski fillum with Natasha Kinsky), which is canny.

 

Got that on dvd. Filmed in Normandy btw.

[Park Life 71]

Doing Tess of the D'Urbervilles for A-Level more or less ruined Thomas Hardy for me, unfortunately.

 

Know what you mean.

 

Gemma Arterton revived it for me like.

Never saw that although I've seen 'Tess' (the Polanski fillum with Natasha Kinsky), which is canny.

 

Watched The Tennant last night.

[Guest alex]

Doing Tess of the D'Urbervilles for A-Level more or less ruined Thomas Hardy for me, unfortunately.

 

Know what you mean.

 

Gemma Arterton revived it for me like.

Never saw that although I've seen 'Tess' (the Polanski fillum with Natasha Kinsky), which is canny.

 

Got that on dvd. Filmed in Normandy btw.

Aye, well I knew it was northern France (Normandy or Brittany) from watching it back then. Supposedly because Dorset / Wessex doesn't look like that any more (not much of it does anyway). Probably more to do with money like.

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Doing Tess of the D'Urbervilles for A-Level more or less ruined Thomas Hardy for me, unfortunately.

 

Know what you mean.

 

Gemma Arterton revived it for me like.

Never saw that although I've seen 'Tess' (the Polanski fillum with Natasha Kinsky), which is canny.

 

Watched The Tennant last night.

 

 

Sposed to be awesome that, always meant to watch it. What you make of it?

[manc-mag 1]

Doing Tess of the D'Urbervilles for A-Level more or less ruined Thomas Hardy for me, unfortunately.

 

Know what you mean.

 

Gemma Arterton revived it for me like.

Never saw that although I've seen 'Tess' (the Polanski fillum with Natasha Kinsky), which is canny.

 

Got that on dvd. Filmed in Normandy btw.

Aye, well I knew it was northern France (Normandy or Brittany) from watching it back then. Supposedly because Dorset / Wessex doesn't look like that any more (not much of it does anyway). Probably more to do with money like.

 

Yeah sorry it might have been Brittany perhaps. N France tho as you say. I was gutted when I found out, mainly cos I think of England being so distinct from France.

 

Having said that the weather should probably have given it away cos it was sunny most of the way through the film.

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Doing Tess of the D'Urbervilles for A-Level more or less ruined Thomas Hardy for me, unfortunately.

 

Know what you mean.

 

Gemma Arterton revived it for me like.

Never saw that although I've seen 'Tess' (the Polanski fillum with Natasha Kinsky), which is canny.

 

Got that on dvd. Filmed in Normandy btw.

Aye, well I knew it was northern France (Normandy or Brittany) from watching it back then. Supposedly because Dorset / Wessex doesn't look like that any more (not much of it does anyway). Probably more to do with money like.

 

Yeah sorry it might have been Brittany perhaps. N France tho as you say. I was gutted when I found out, mainly cos I think of England being so distinct from France.

 

Having said that the weather should probably have given it away cos it was sunny most of the way through the film.

I wasn't correcting you btw (if I'm right it'll look like I'm a right sad twat - which I am, tbf - and I've just gone and wiki'ed it ). I just knew it was Northern France. It's a bit like when you know the urban bits in Full Metal Jacket were done in Docklands and you can't get that out of your mind when watching it.

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Doing Tess of the D'Urbervilles for A-Level more or less ruined Thomas Hardy for me, unfortunately.

 

Know what you mean.

 

Gemma Arterton revived it for me like.

Never saw that although I've seen 'Tess' (the Polanski fillum with Natasha Kinsky), which is canny.

 

Got that on dvd. Filmed in Normandy btw.

Aye, well I knew it was northern France (Normandy or Brittany) from watching it back then. Supposedly because Dorset / Wessex doesn't look like that any more (not much of it does anyway). Probably more to do with money like.

 

Yeah sorry it might have been Brittany perhaps. N France tho as you say. I was gutted when I found out, mainly cos I think of England being so distinct from France.

 

Having said that the weather should probably have given it away cos it was sunny most of the way through the film.

I wasn't correcting you btw (if I'm right it'll look like I'm a right sad twat - which I am, tbf - and I've just gone and wiki'ed it ). I just knew it was Northern France. It's a bit like when you know the urban bits in Full Metal Jacket were done in Docklands and you can't get that out of your mind when watching it.

 

what.the.fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck???!!!!

 

....cheers for that! Wanker!