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[Jan Deal]

Going through a William Burroughs spurt at the moment, so I am re-reading Cities of the Red Night.

[Metarie]

Back to the safety blanket of Hitchhikers Guide to The Galaxy. Good stuff. Although I'm about to start So Long and Thanks For All the Fish which I don't like as much as the previous three. And don't even get me started on Mostly Harmless. I've had it sitting in my house for nearly 4 years and never been able to get past the 3rd chapter.

[KimyReizeger]

Today I read a German kids book about pirates. I say 'read', but it was always about the pictures for me.

[thehunger]

Originally Posted by KimyReizeger

Today I read a German kids book about pirates. I say 'read', but it was always about the pictures for me.

Was it a good picture book?



I tried reading Albert Camus - The Myth of Sisyphus but it hurt my head a bit. Might have a break (give up for now) and read Milan Kundera - Immortality.

[KimyReizeger]

Originally Posted by thehunger

Was it a good picture book?



I tried reading Albert Camus - The Myth of Sisyphus but it hurt my head a bit. Might have a break (give up for now) and read Milan Kundera - Immortality.

Yeah, not bad. Plenty of stuff to look at and some fold outs too - under the deck and such. It proclaimed on thefront 'Kind wissen mehr', which translates as 'kids know more' - but I learnt little.

Discard Sisyphus.

[thehunger]

Originally Posted by KimyReizeger

Yeah, not bad. Plenty of stuff to look at and some fold outs too - under the deck and such. It proclaimed on thefront 'Kind wissen mehr', which translates as 'kids know more' - but I learnt little.

Discard Sisyphus.

Fold outs are cool...but really the pictures should explain the story. That's the whole point of picture books! It's for the kids who can't really read but like to pretend they can read...

I really liked the last book I read by Camus called The Outsider, but he went mad with this one I'm trying to read. Mad.

Maybe Philosophy isn't my thing.

Just finished 'Battle Royale' now on 'My Fault' by Billy Childish.

[Lucky Rathen]

I am about halfway through "Heart Shaped Box" by Joe Hill. It's shit, and all the way through it I've thought that it just reads like a second rate Stephen King, with ideas lifted entirely from Stephen King books, except with an even worse writing style than the King-meister himself. It reads like all King books - great horror ideas and brilliant imagination, but terribly written and corny as hell. Today, out of curiosity I looked him up on wikipedia - Joe Hill (writer) - Lo and behold! He's Stephen King's eldest son! Which explains the similar writing styles, and also how the lame fuck managed to get a book contract with this shit book.

[KimyReizeger]

Originally Posted by Lucky Rathen

I am about halfway through "Heart Shaped Box" by Joe Hill. It's shit, and all the way through it I've thought that it just reads like a second rate Stephen King, with ideas lifted entirely from Stephen King books, except with an even worse writing style than the King-meister himself. It reads like all King books - great horror ideas and brilliant imagination, but terribly written and corny as hell. Today, out of curiosity I looked him up on wikipedia - Joe Hill (writer) - Lo and behold! He's Stephen King's eldest son! Which explains the similar writing styles, and also how the lame fuck managed to get a book contract with this shit book.

Why has he stolen a Nirvana title? Bit unimaginative.

[Lucky Rathen]

Originally Posted by KimyReizeger

Why has he stolen a Nirvana title? Bit unimaginative.

That's the lamest thing about it, the main character is an aging rock star, and the author manages to fit in a reference to a band, or a singer, or a song on every page. It kinda reminds me of when people used to write essays in secondary school and they would squeeze in a reference to their favourite band. In this book the guy can't just turn on the radio without it being mentioned that a Nirvana track is playing, instead of just "he turned on the TV" it's "he turned on the TV, "March of the Pigs" by Nine Inch Nails was playing", anytime he picks up a guitar he has to mention he started strumming "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" etc, it's so chock full of musical references it's a little embarrassing.